Power trip: Regulator erring on the side of caution
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been on the receiving end of widespread and harsh criticism for lack of communication and transparency during...
Nonprofit holds contactless bake sale to fund abortion access in RGV
Bakers from across the Rio Grande Valley held a contactless bake sale in an effort to raise money for the region’s only abortion fund.
The...
Texas ends clergy, spiritual advisers ban in death chamber
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prisons have resumed allowing clergy as well as spiritual advisers in the death chamber, reversing...
Memorial’s De La Garza, Pioneer’s Trevino shine at UIL 5A State Wrestling Championships
CYPRESS — McAllen Memorial’s Serenity De La Garza and Sharyland Pioneer’s Emily Treviño each made the most of their return trips to the UIL’s...
BCIC receives $2 million in CARES funds
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation $2 million for small businesses and entrepreneurs through the CARES Act Recovery...
IDEA students selected for 2021 QuestBridge College Prep Scholars Program
IDEA Public Schools announced that 14 Valley students have been selected for the QuestBridge College Prep Scholars Program.
The program is open to high school...
Texas lawmakers target sexual assault after Fort Hood death
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A year after a Fort Hood soldier was slain by a fellow member of...
TRO filed against Cameron County Sheriff to remain
Judge Gloria Rincones, of the 445th state District Court, ruled Friday that a Temporary Restraining Order petition filed against Cameron County Sheriff Eric Garza...
Texas House votes to ban school vouchers, cap AG spending in $246B budget
By Cassandra Pollock and Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune
The Texas House on Thursday night unanimously passed its proposed two-year, $246 billion state budget after...
Border Patrol: Drug filled truck smuggled across Rio Grande
U.S. Border Patrol agents say suspected drug smugglers managed to float a pickup filled with cocaine and marijuana across the Rio Grande, but they...