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DHR Health to begin offering liver transplant services in Valley

DHR Health will begin offering liver transplants within the next month or so and is only pending the hiring of necessary personnel.

Rio Grande Valley’s Art Hurtado hand picked to run in Hawaiian 100-mile race

Brownsville's Art Hurtado is one of 135 distance runners hand picked to compete in the Hurt 100, a mountain trail endurance race through the semi-tropical rain forest above Honolulu, Hawaii.

Death penalty trial for Edinburg man accused of killing trooper begins Monday

Saturday, April 6, 2019 was a night of confusion that forever changed the life of 49-year-old Trooper Moises Sanchez, his family and the law enforcement that responded to Sanchez’s aid.

Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre seeks reelection

After 35 years, Cameron County Tax Assessor-C0llector Tony Yzaguirre is running for reelection to the office he helped transform.

Smaller Valley schools struggled to meet state score averages

With the Texas Education Agency releasing its yearly Academic Performance Reports after a collaborative lawsuit to challenge last-minute changes to the grading system, large valley school districts passed with flying colors while smaller school districts struggled to meet the state average.

TSTC names Eladio Jaimez as Harlingen campus provost

Texas State Technical College has named Eladio Jaimez as provost of its Harlingen campus.

Teen charged as adult in fatal Cameron Park shooting

A 16-year-old has been charged as an adult for the May 2023 murder of a 22-year-old man in Cameron Park.

Donna City Council shakeups follow $61M halt in bridge funds

DONNA — Just two weeks after the Donna City Council unanimously voted to halt some $61 million in funding efforts for the commercial expansion of the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge, the council’s new majority continued to shake things up at city hall.

The end of the Pharr Interchange Project construction is in sight

The Texas Department of Transportation in Pharr is estimating that the Pharr Interchange Project will be fully completed by the end of May.

Family, friends mourn death of former San Benito school board president

SAN BENITO — Family and friends are remembering former San Benito school board President Michael Vargas as a passionate community leader who fought to better public education.