The Brownsville Herald

Just five weeks after inaugurating direct, non-stop service between Brownsville and Orlando, Florida, and Burbank, California, discount air carrier Avelo Airlines has announced direct, non-stop service between Brownsville and Las Vegas.

After vandals covered the rainbow-painted crosswalks at 10th and East Adams and East Washington streets in white paint over the weekend, District 3 City Commissioner Roy De Los Santos wasn’t surprised.

SAN BENITO — The young man in the orange jumpsuit and the handcuffs waited nervously to learn his fate.

State Rep. Janie Lopez, whose district includes Cameron and Willacy counties, has been named to the 13-member Select Study Committee on Sustainable Property Tax Relief, state House Speaker Dade Phelan announced.

HARLINGEN — The RGV Boxing Hall of Fame is inviting the community to its second annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony press conference.

BROWNSVILLE — On a green morning laced with sunlight and the shimmer of blue of the sky, a house waited to be built.

The Brownsville Independent School District Police and Security Services Department is holding a youth leadership academy this week at department headquarters for students in fourth through eighth grades.

In the face of an unrelenting heat wave afflicting South Texas and much of the rest of the state, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has begun asking state residents to voluntarily reduce their electricity due to the extreme temperatures and anticipated record demand.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Got shrimp?

MISSION — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted five teams as part of its 2023 Class at the Mission Event Center on Saturday.