Brownsville man accused in boy’s death indicted on intoxication manslaughter charge
Less than a month after 53-year-old Hector Martinez Jr., of Brownsville, was accused of striking a 6-year-old boy with his vehicle on South Padre Island that left him dead, a Cameron County grand jury indicted Martinez on an intoxication manslaughter charge.
UTRGV touts record enrollment for 3rd straight year as accolades accumulate
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is welcoming 5,827 incoming freshmen this semester — a school record — as it heads into its third straight year with a first day enrollment of more than 32,000.
Sweet relief: Filling up becoming less painful
Back in June there seemed to be little hope on the horizon for motorists enduring trauma at the pump due to the high cost of gasoline.
Peace justices file grievances for higher pay
As Cameron County Commissioner Court continues to address about a $5 million deficit and how to balance the 2022-2023 fiscal budget, two elected officials are seeking higher pay and the court will schedule a date for their grievance hearings.
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.
