The Brownsville Herald

Virus outbreak cancels whooping crane count in Texas

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has canceled this year's flights to count the only natural flock of whooping cranes —...

Mega vaccination sites to be set up in Houston, Dallas area

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Three mega sites to administer the coronavirus vaccine will be set up later this month at...

Herald Letters to the Editor

Vaccine clinics draw criticism Thank you for your continuing coverage of the limitations and problems of local vaccination clinics. However, there is an important issue the...

Importance of cardiac health highlighted during Heart Health Month

With February serving as American Heart Health Month, there’s no better time for local residents to take control of their cardiac health. According to information...

Cameron County reports 15 virus deaths

Fifteen more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Wednesday. Ten deaths were reported in Brownsville, two in...

College basketball, UTRGV communities reflect on life of Coach Hill

EDINBURG — The college basketball world and UTRGV campus community continue to mourn the loss of Vaqueros men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill, who...

Salty Swim: Local marathon swimmer to test waters in Florida

Sylvia “Sugar” Vela learned to swim at 55 and became good at it out of necessity. On Sunday she’ll swim in the first of a...

RGV adds 656 new COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths

The Rio Grande Valley added 656 new cases of COVID-19 to the roster Wednesday, along with 27 more deaths tied to the virus. Hidalgo County...

Letter calls for STAAR flexibility

All but one of the Rio Grande Valley’s state representatives have signed their names on a bipartisan letter with 61 other Texas House representatives...

PSJA High among seven RGV squads to earn TGCA basketball rankings

The PSJA High Bears were among seven high school girls basketball squads to earn statewide rankings in the latest edition of the Texas Girls...