The Brownsville Herald

The Cameron County District Attorney's Office and appellate attorneys for Death Row inmate Melissa Lucio agree that favorable evidence was "withheld" from the defense during her 2008 trial.

For the third consecutive presidential campaign, both major parties are fielding candidates whose disapproval ratings are higher than their positive ratings. Low voter turnout in state primaries and caucuses has enabled extremists to dominate the process and select candidates who aren't in line with the preferences of most party members, and voters.

LOS FRESNOS — Patty Hernandez, a freshman-sophomore math teacher at Los Fresnos United, part of Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, has been honored with the Most Innovative Teacher Award by Noble Texas Builders.

Rehearsals are underway at the Camille Playhouse, which will wrap up its Diamond Jubilee season May 10-12 and 17-19, with "Bye Bye Birdie," the 1950s send up about small-town America teenagers, rock & roll and the Elvis Presley-inspired teen idol Conway Birdie.

Spring is here! Although it’s exciting to see the flowers blooming again, to feel that fresh breeze before the summer heat heads our way, the combination of wind and flowers also brings in allergy season.

Some two dozen business leaders, former legislators and human rights activists sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday asking that he allow more immigrants to work while they are waiting for their visa petitions to be resolved.

In recent years, there has been a monumental shift in access to reproductive health care, marked by the availability of the first over-the-counter birth control at pharmacies, convenient stores and grocery stores — Opill. This significant milestone has empowered individuals to take control of their reproductive health like never before. However, as we celebrate this progress, it’s crucial to recognize that there’s still much work to be done, particularly concerning the accessibility of abortion pills.

Judging by the turnout, Wednesday’s “Rally in the Valley,” hosted by the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation at the Brownsville Events Center, was a huge success.

The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has removed another priest over allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.

MERCEDES — The plate with the shrimp and the rice and a passionate mix of cardamom and coriander and masala entices me into a sweet dream of memories.