AEP crews working to restore all power in Valley
HARLINGEN — Days after widespread outages knocked out power to much of the Rio Grande Valley, AEP Texas was expecting to restore electricity to...
Laguna Madre area boil water notice continues
PORT ISABEL — The winter storms that swept through the Valley this week have created many challenges for households and organizations.
Residents and visitors of...
President Biden to visit Texas; to sign a major disaster order for winter storm
By Bryan Mena, Texas Tribune
President Joe Biden said Friday that he’ll sign a major disaster declaration for Texas after millions in the state suffered...
US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the...
IDEA Public Schools offering free meals to children at select campuses
IDEA Public Schools’ Child Nutrition Program will be serving bundled meals at select campuses to all children 18 years and under.
The bundled meals will...
17 Willacy residents COVID-19 positive
RAYMONDVILLE —State health officials have found 17 more Willacy County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, driving the rural area’s total case count...
Grocery shelves wind up empty: Food shortage compounds RGV misery
By STEVE CLARK and FERNANDO DEL VALLE, Staff Writers
This week virtually every restaurant with the lights on and any food to sell has had a line...
Texas power grid neared total collapse Monday
The Texas power grid may have come closer to total failure as a winter storm blew through the state Monday than previously thought, news...
Drivers packing stations for gas, but no shortage yet in Valley
HARLINGEN — Cars and trucks lining up to get gas and spilling out into nearby streets has been a common sight in cities across...
Winter woes may forecast more business hardships
McALLEN — Although it will likely take until April for a firm grasp on how this week’s winter weather and associated outages affect local...