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Cameron County again tables SpaceX decision

For a second time, Cameron County Commissioners Court discussed SpaceX matters behind closed doors but took no formal action.

Former IBC bank employee pleads guilty to embezzling $80,000

A former IBC Bank employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling more than $80,000.

Traffic routes to change on Pharr Interchange Tuesday

PHARR — Drivers on the Pharr Interchange traveling east toward Harlingen will be rerouted beginning Tuesday night as construction to expand the interchange continues.

State sales tax receipts up 16.4 percent for June

State sales tax for June came in at $3.68 billion, a 16.4-percent increase over the previous year.

TSC Foundation honors recipients of Finish Strong Scholarship

BROWNSVILLE — The Texas Southmost College (TSC) Foundation Board of Directors congratulates recent TSC Class of Spring 2022 graduates who were awarded the TSC...

Actor Cheech Marin lauds Valley artist’s expressive pop art

As articles and reviews poured out for the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside, California — also known as “The Cheech” — and the opening of its inaugural show “Cheech Collects” on June 18, one painting kept appearing again and again.

Small Miracles: One Boy Scout’s project inspires unexpected transformation

BROWNSVILLE — Sunshine shimmered off Camp RIO’s shallow resaca Friday as children paddled canoes filling the air with sounds of splashing and laughter — but while some see a typical portrait of a summer pastime, families witnessed small miracles unfold in the span of a week.

Full circle: Son of an immigrant, judge celebrates new citizens at naturalization ceremony

BROWNSVILLE — “I cannot be prouder to be among the first to greet you as ‘my fellow Americans.’”

Valley COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped 132% in June

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue rising across the Rio Grande Valley, increasing by more than 25% in one week.

UTRGV medical school classes mark white coat ceremony

EDINBURG — Clad in their new white doctor’s coats, the voices of over 100 prospective doctors joined with the voices of UTRGV School of Medicine faculty and practicing physicians Saturday in reciting the Hippocratic oath, signifying the initiation of their careers in medical service.