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Walmart to award scholarships to Texas, Oklahoma students for government program

High school students interested in pursuing a career in government or want to gain leadership skills will be meeting this year for a competitive...

Candidates seek to gain ground amid FBI’s Cuellar probe

While speculation grows over the circumstances that led to the FBI’s presence at U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s home and office last week, challengers for...

The struggle to be OK: Depression deepens for athletes as COVID rages, expectations remain

For many years, Anthony Lamb thought he wasn’t worthy, not deserving to have a dad. The thoughts sent him reeling into a dark place. Depression...

TIMELINE: Biden and the Border Wall

If CBP has its way, 86 new miles of border barrier would wall off the entire Rio Grande Valley despite President Biden's executive order...

CBP proposal would nearly wall off entire Rio Grande Valley

Despite President Joe Biden's executive order halting the construction of border wall construction and recent representations by the government in federal court that no...

UTRGV paying students to get COVID booster

EDINBURG — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced Friday that it’s paying students to receive their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The...

Slightly higher temps ahead; Frigid days give way to warmer weekend

After two days of frigid temperatures, the Rio Grande Valley will experience slightly warmer temperatures this weekend. The highs on Saturday will be around 56...

DHS: Non-U.S. individuals required to be fully vaccinated before entering the U.S.

All non-U.S. individuals planning to enter the United States through land borders with Mexico and Canada will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...

DHS: ‘Remain in Mexico’ restarts in the Valley

BY VALERIE GONZALEZ AND DINA ARÉVALO | STAFF WRITERS The Department of Homeland Security has once again begun enrolling migrants seeking asylum in the United...

Cold temperatures to stick around throughout Friday

As an arctic cold front continues to impact the Rio Grande Valley this Friday morning, meteorologists report the frigid temperatures will continue throughout the...