86.6 F
McAllen

The Brownsville Herald

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...

Congressman: Border Patrol to discontinue use of costly surveillance blimps on border

Despite support from local Border Patrol agents for the current surveillance blimps in use in the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Temporary stay issued in Rubio case

U.S. District Judge J. Rolando Olvera Jr. has issued a temporary stay in the federal proceedings of John Allen Rubio, the Brownsville father found...

Documentary filmed in Brownsville on migration issues to premier this month

A documentary on migration issues that was filmed in Brownsville last year will premier virtually this month. “Oh Mercy: searching for hope in the promised...

Facebook launches worldwide campaign to promote vaccine awareness

A new nationwide study conducted by Facebook, Delphi and Carnegie Mellon University has revealed that only 74.4% of Cameron County residents would be willing...

Ocelot fest going virtual for 2021

BROWNSVILLE — Like their namesake, the popular annual Ocelot Conservation Festival is having to adapt, but thanks to the Friends of the Laguna Atascosa...

Judge says Texas officials need to speed up on foster care reforms

By Neelam Bohra, Texas Tribune Two years after U.S. District Judge Janis Jack ordered a long list of reforms for the Texas foster care system,...

Constable deputies encountering larger migrant groups along border

On a winding caliche road south of Mission, Deputy Constable Arnold Salazar saw the bright headlights of a U.S. Border Patrol pickup truck pierce...