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Harmony teachers, staff receive benefits upgrade

Teachers and other staff members of  Harmony Public Schools will receive a major upgrade to their employer-paid benefits package after Harmony's executive board unanimously approved...

Brownsville among CVS locations to administer COVID-19 vaccines

CVS Health will begin to administer coronavirus vaccinations at 70 CVS pharmacy locations across Texas, including Brownsville. The vaccination distribution will begin Feb. 11 with...

Starship launch slated today; SpaceX get FAA approval

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted approval for a high-altitude test launch and landing of SpaceX’s Starship SN9 prototype at Boca Chica Beach today. A...

Question of proof for eligible conditions emerges in vaccine rollout

On Jan. 13, a mother and daughter seeking a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic hosted by Hidalgo County and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD were questioned...

12 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Cameron County

Twelve more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Monday afternoon. This raises the total number of COVID-19...

Bill backing effort to ID migrants now law

EDINBURG — Five years after it was proposed on the House floor, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act was signed...

New asylum seekers being released in Brownsville

Following the rules of a new White House administration, about 50 asylum seekers a day are released at the Brownsville Bus Station after crossing...

Bill pushes for law school in Valley

Efforts by local lawmakers to pave the way for the region’s first public law school are underway. State Rep. Armando “Mando” Martinez, D-Weslaco, will present...

BISD to add playgrounds at all elementary campuses

The Brownsville Independent School District unveiled plans Monday to install playground equipment at each of its 34 elementary school campuses in a two-phase project...

733 new coronavirus cases in Hidalgo County as 13 more die

Hidalgo County reported 13 more COVID-19 related deaths and 733 new cases of the virus Monday morning. The deaths include a man over 70 from...