The Brownsville Herald

Record power demand with the extreme high temperatures across the state has led the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to issue an appeal to reduce power use between 2 and 8 p.m. today.

The state’s power regulator warned late Sunday night of a “reserve capacity shortage” on Monday afternoon that could lead to some outages, and asked the public for conservation.

With temperatures soaring well above 100 this past week, there is little relief on the horizon for the Valley with temperatures moderating only a few degrees and no rain in the forecast.

San Benito hometown legend Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta has been through it all, from a brief stint in prison to having multiple No.1 hit songs and winning many accolades in his career, but the one thing he strived to get before his death in 2006 was to get inducted into “Hillybilly Heaven,” the Country Music Hall of Fame as the first Mexican-American.

HARLINGEN — The Valley is back on its perch at No. 1.

The Coast Guard crew members rescued four people from an overturned kayak and jet ski near South Padre Island on Friday.

Sales tax allocations slowed in May as most Valley cities showed modest year-over-year gains, state records show.

Have you ever looked up at the sky through a telescope? A little over 400 years ago an Italian named Galileo Galilei had the opportunity to use a new invention called a “come up glass” as he sat on his balcony late at night. He was watching for ships to come into the harbor, but since none were there, he turned the glass towards the night sky instead. When he looked at Jupiter, he was astonished. He noticed there were four other “moonlets” on either side of the planet. Since that time many people have studied the sky with optical aids and wondered about what they saw.

RGV Sports Hall of Fame celebrates eight new members

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Rio Grande Valley sharply increased this week, jumping by 25% by the end of the week.