Loan program deadline extended; BCIC still has $375,000 to spend
A zero-interest, forgivable loan program to help Brownsville small businesses hurt by the pandemic retain their low- to moderate-income employees has extended its deadline...
Hidalgo County reports 3 COVID deaths, 102 new positive cases
Hidalgo County reported three COVID-19 related deaths and 102 positive cases of the virus on Thursday morning.
The three deaths include an Alamo man in...
Abbott could be upsetting balance of powers with threat to veto lawmaker’s pay
By James Barragán | The Texas Tribune
Fresh off the defeat of two of his legislative priorities on Sunday night when Democrats abandoned the Texas...
Rain forecast for the Valley through the weekend
A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for the entire Rio Grande that will take effect from 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday morning.
The National...
NOAA: Average-sized ‘dead zone’ likely in Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An average "dead zone" is likely in the Gulf of Mexico, where a large area of water holding too little...
George P. Bush running for attorney general in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush on Wednesday launched his next political move: a run for Texas attorney general in 2022 that puts...
LETTERS: Shameful politicians
Politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, have been staging “immigration reform” for more than a century, after always benefiting themselves and ineligible factions.
They have empowered...
LETTERS: No truth or justice
In the 1940s, Superman opened with “Truth, justice, and the American way” (for whites only, there were no Black Americans in the series). In...
State sales taxes for month hit record $3.4 billion
State sales tax collections released Wednesday hit a Texas record of $3.4 billion for the month, an increase of 30.1 percent over a year...
3 more virus deaths reported in Cameron County
Three more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Wednesday afternoon.
This raises the total number of COVID-19...