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Brownsville student wins Carl’s Jr. 2021 Founder’s Scholarship

A Brownsville student is among the 10 students nationwide selected to receive the 2021 Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founder's Scholarship. Each winner will receive...

27 people aboard Galveston Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19

BELIZE CITY (AP) — Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City...

Man found dead on West Brownsville street

The Brownsville Police Department is investigating the death of a man found in West Brownsville Friday morning. Police were called to the intersection of Florence...

Valley school boards defy Abbott on pandemic policy

EDINBURG — Leadership from several school districts in the Rio Grande Valley joined a statewide uprising against Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates...

Photo Gallery: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ border visit

BROWNSVILLE — Rio Grande Valley public officials who met with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday are optimistic but skeptical of...

‘A good first step’: DHS chief’s border visit prompts cautious optimism in RGV

BROWNSVILLE — Rio Grande Valley public officials who met with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday are optimistic but skeptical of...

Mask up: BISD to sue Abbott over mandate ban

By a unanimous vote Thursday afternoon, the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees authorized a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to allow...

10 deaths, 520 COVID-19 cases reported in Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County reported 10 deaths and 520 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, while the city of Donna announced it would be closing its office...

Court faults LNG review, order further analysis

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of environmental and community groups that last year appealed a November 2019 decision by the Federal...

Briones selected to lead Chargers hoops program

Brownsville ISD announced Tuesday that Santa Maria’s Albert Briones has been selected to be the new boys basketball coach at Brownsville Veterans Memorial. Briones, a...