Tough market: Rising mortgage rates making home buying harder
The Rio Grande Valley was already struggling with housing affordability, and now higher mortgage interest rates are making it worse.
Hidalgo, Willacy County officials break ground on Raymondville Drain project
RAYMONDVILLE — Rio Grande Valley leaders are leveraging regional thinking to combat regional problems.
Weslaco ISD to weigh retention stipends
Weslaco school district trustees will consider approving a $2,000 recruitment and retention stipend next week that would be paid for out of federal ESSER funds, but the move does not have the support of the district’s superintendent.
Valley’s love for Olivia Newton-John goes back to 1975 Brownsville concert
The year was 1975 and crowds gathered in Brownsville in anticipation of seeing a young up-and-coming pop star. Her hair shined and glimmered under the spotlight of the Jacob Brown Auditorium.
Hidalgo County judge issues disaster declaration for ongoing drought
Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez declared a state of disaster for the county on Thursday due to the ongoing drought.
RGV to receive monkeypox vaccine
Wetter weekend expected for the RGV
After many weeks of dry, hot weather, the Rio Grande Valley is expected to get some beneficial rain beginning on Friday and continuing through the weekend.
House hunt: In La Feria, it’s turning into a buying market
LA FERIA — One of the hottest housing markets in the Rio Grande Valley is located here in the small city of La Feria, where a Mercedes developer is constructing not one, but three, separate single-family residential sites.
Rerouting headache: Demolition, construction of Pharr Interchange requires additional detour starting Friday night
If you thought traffic was bad now, eastbound commuters should prepare for more headaches as contractors will close the existing McAllen to Edinburg direct connector for approximately eight months.
Lin-Manuel Miranda calls McAllen church production ‘illegal’
Award-winning playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda alluded to possible legal action in response to a McAllen church’s rendition of his popular musical “Hamilton.”
