Mid-Valley Town Crier

Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta stumps for Beto O’Rourke in McAllen and Brownsville

BY VALERIE GONZALEZ AND DENISE CATHEY | STAFF WRITERS A Hispanic civil rights icon visited Rio Grande Valley residents in Brownsville and McAllen on Saturday to...

Mercedes man killed after ATV strikes concrete barrier

A Mercedes man was killed Saturday morning after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving struck a concrete barrier and turned over, police said.

District director for U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores resigns amid sexual harassment allegations

BY PATRICK SVITEK | TEXAS TRIBUNE The district director for Texas’ newest congresswoman, Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, recently resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment. The website Current Revolt,...

Drug smugglers toss marijuana over border wall in Brownsville

When several people tried to climb the border wall with bundles of marijuana in Brownsville, they didn’t know they were being watched.

Somber ceremony marks 21st anniversary of causeway collapse

PORT ISABEL — Time may have dulled some of the pain from the deaths of eight people killed in the Sept. 15 partial collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway in 2001.

Weslaco woman charged with cattle theft

The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced Wednesday that it had arrested a Weslaco woman accused of stealing three head of registered Beefmaster...

La Mafia to headline San Benito music festival

The city of San Benito is getting a chart-topping visit at this year’s South Texas Music Festival.

Former Gulf Cartel leader sentenced to life in prison

The man who led the Gulf Cartel during its violent war with the Los Zetas Cartel has been sentenced to life in prison. U.S. District...

New toolbar promotes inclusivity on Hidalgo County’s website

A new tool was unveiled Wednesday designed to help people with disabilities navigate the Hidalgo County website, which officials hope can aid during emergencies.

‘Resolution’ reached in lawsuit filed against Catholic Diocese of Brownsville

Although a summary judgment was issued in one civil lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville alleging church officials tried to protect a priest accused in the alleged sexual assault of two siblings, a second lawsuit in reference to same case indicates a “resolution” was reached with one of the victims.