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Law enforcement to crack down on drunk drivers during Labor Day weekend

The pain of losing their 23-year-old daughter who was killed by a drunk driver May 10, 2015, was too much for James and Marilyn Lane to handle.

Brownsville woman admits to harboring undocumented immigrants

Failure to stop at a traffic light led to the arrest of a 36-year-old Brownsville woman for harboring undocumented immigrants at a home for financial gain, according to a federal criminal complaint.

On the front lines: Elections administrators report no threats to staff

Intimidation, harassment and threats against elections administrators, staff and poll workers nationwide have reached levels never seen before, fueled largely by baseless claims spread by Donald Trump and his supporters that the 2020 election was stolen.

TxDOT leads crackdown on drunk driving

Texas police agencies are stepping up enforcement efforts for the upcoming Labor Day holiday with a new initiative called “Drive Sober. No Regrets.”

Astronomy, the oldest science of al

Some of us are old enough to remember the excitement and wonder of the launching of the two Voyager spacecrafts in 1977. Those two have traveled and entered into interstellar space. If you wonder how their equipment is functioning, a back-up system of thrusters on Voyager 2 kicked on in 1994 after 17 years of waiting to be needed. There are still signals reaching earth from them. And those are low-bid products. The engineers and scientists who dreamed them into reality really did an amazing job.

Perez, Silva brothers lead Panthers past Tigers in district opener

WESLACO — Weslaco High running back Jeremy Perez has been waiting for his moment for the past three seasons. That moment came Saturday, receiving...

Nearly $3.5M awarded to South Texas veterans organizations

The Texas Veterans Commission presented $3.45 million in grants to 16 organizations that serve South Texas veterans in the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi areas.

Police accuse man of stalking 14-year-old boy

Police said that even after authorities warned a 24-year-old Brownsville man to stay away from a 14-year-old boy, the man continued to reach out to the teenager, which eventually led to his arrest.

Numbers Count: BISD recruiting students now year-round

As the 2022-2023 school year begins, the Brownsville Independent School District is updating its student lists, making home visits with students who haven’t shown up and encouraging families to make what it regards as the obvious best choice — Brownsville ISD.