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Migrant Slowdown: Shelters housing fewer Central Americans

HARLINGEN — The U.S. Border Patrol has begun releasing fewer Central American migrants to the Rio Grande Valley’s shelters, indicating a drop in numbers...

Lady Chargers take bi-district series opener over Wolverines

The Brownsville Veterans Memorial Lady Chargers used 10 hits to power past the PSJA Memorial Wolverines in the opening game of a Class 5A...

Major solar site in county should begin operating next year

HARLINGEN — South Korean firm Hanwha Energy Corp. is building a 242-megawatt solar power plant in southwestern Cameron County which should start commercial production...

Nineteen COVID-related deaths reported in RGV

Hidalgo County officials reported Thursday 185 people tested positive for COVID-19, in addition to five deaths related to the virus. The majority of the deaths...

Brownsville man gets life sentence in drug smuggling case

A 40-year-old Brownsville man has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in federal prison after being found guilty of participating in...

DHR hospital coming to Brownsville

Edinburg-based DHR Health is opening a new hospital in Brownsville at the site of the former Brownsville Doctors Hospital at 4750 N. Expressway. DHR bought...

Rain chances of the Rio Grande Valley increase

A cold front colliding with a low pressure area forming over northeast Mexico will increase the rain chances for the Rio Grande Valley over...

Texas’ medical cannabis program could expand under bill OK’d by House

The Texas House gave approval on Thursday to a bill that would expand the state’s medical cannabis program to include those with chronic pain,...

Lawmakers pass bill that allows Texans to buy alcohol to go from restaurants

By Sami Sparber, The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate passed a measure Wednesday to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to go from restaurants, advancing...

Texas pushes closer to dropping handgun license requirement

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In Texas, where gun laws are among the loosest in the U.S., there is one line the state has long...