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Photo Gallery: Brownsville woman to compete in national bodybuilding championship

Since February, Angelita Iracheta has been preparing to compete at the NPC Junior USA Championship in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 14. Read the full...

BISD receives more than $185 million in relief funds

The Brownsville Independent School District has been allocated more than $185.3 million for education purposes under the American Rescue Plan Act through the Elementary...

Lower Valley woman to compete in national bodybuilding championship

BROWNSVILLE — It’s 6 a.m. and Angelita Iracheta, co–owner of Complete 180 Nutrition, is already hard at work. Stretching with her husband Mike and...

Harlingen man dies from COVID-19 related causes

A Harlingen man in his 50s has died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Friday. This raises the total number of coronavirus-related...

UTRGV offers COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration for children 12 to 15 

With the expectation that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will soon be approved for individuals 12 to 15 years of age, the University of Texas...

Prosecutors: Texas man arrested in smuggling of 41 migrants

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Dallas man has been arrested on a charge of smuggling migrants after more than three dozen people were found...

EDITORIAL: Spreading help: As demand in U.S. wanes, we should  export vaccines

Conditions continue to improve across the United States with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. A significant number of Americans have been vaccinated against the...

SPI mayor delivers ‘State of the Island Address’

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — From travel bans and quarantine requirements to staff layoffs and furloughs, the past fiscal year was tough for many cities...

Commercial shrimp season coming to an end

Commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico will end 30 minutes after sunset on May 15. In order...

Mendez tapped for network; NewDEAL think tank recognizes rising leaders

Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez is among 19 state and local Democratic officials selected to join a NewDEAL (Developing Exceptional American Leaders), a progressive, pro-growth...