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Victor Godinez sentenced to death for trooper Moises Sanchez’s killing

EDINBURG — A jury after midnight Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old Edinburg man to death for killing state trooper Moises Sanchez more than four years...

RGV Boys Soccer Round Up: Donna North holds off Brownsville Vets, stays perfect

DONNA — Donna North senior Melvin Gomez scored a goal and assisted on another during the first half, and the defense held off a...

Universal Market & Indian Restaurant has an array of flavors for cuisine’s newcomers, lovers

McALLEN — Walking into the Universal Market & Indian Restaurant you are instantly surrounded with traditional Indian aromas coming from the restaurant buffet and awestruck with the selection of food in the market.

Brownsville’s Las Ramblas tapped by James Beard Foundation again

Las Ramblas at Market Square in Brownsville has been named a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation's "Outstanding Bar" category for the second year in a row.

Commentary: It’s 2024 and the battle for democracy in the US continues

The U.S. political environment is suffering from toxic polarization, with election deniers constantly spewing noxious vapors to negate belief in the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, the integrity of election administration and the honorableness of their political opponents. The constant pollution has blinded many from seeing the real state of things and is causing others to close their eyes to avoid the irritation. The resulting diminished public confidence and perhaps participation in elections creates more precarious conditions in 2024 than it faced in 2020 and 2022.

Editorial: Renewable energy growth is inevitable, but it’s best without political mandates

Renewable energy generation will continue; it’s inevitable. That conversion likely will be less problematic, and less costly, if politicians stop trying to change the world by force.

Region One Education Service Center to hold election for board of directors

The Region One Education Service Center has three seats up for election on the board of directors.

Four years after trooper Moises Sanchez died, a jury is now deliberating his killer’s...

The 16th day of Victor Godinez’s death penalty trial saw attorneys representing both sides give closing arguments to a courtroom filled to capacity with family members of the 29-year-old defendant and family members of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.

Registration deadline to vote in the March presidential primary is approaching

The deadline to register to vote in Texas for the 2024 March presidential primary is Feb. 5.

Commentary: Help American inventors bolster national security

According to a recent State Department-funded study, China leads the globe in 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies, including many in defense, robotics, energy, artificial intelligence and quantum tools. The United States ranks first in just seven, and comes second in most of the rest.