RGV Livestock Show gearing up for week of rodeos, livestock judging, music and food
MERCEDES — The steer, all gray and monolithic in size, bellowed as his owner struggled with its rope.
Brownsville ISD to receive $10 million to fund TIA raises over five years
The Texas Education Agency has awarded new Teacher Incentive Allotments to 778 Brownsville Independent School District teachers, bringing the number covered by the excellence program from 32 to 810.
Brownsville businessman takes top honor as SBA announces Valley winners
Nicolas V. Soto Jr., owner of NVS Corporation Services Inc., headquartered in Brownsville, has been named Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration Lower Rio Grande Valley District.
Man gets 35 years for fatal Brownsville shooting
A 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder last Thursday for gunning down a man outside a small apartment complex in Brownsville more than two years ago.
Letters to the Editor | Week of March 11-16, 2024
This week’s letters questioned police decisions, pretrial treatment of defendants and opposition to the proposed exchange of land between the state and SpaceX, along with the presentation of political positions.
Border Patrol agent, National Guard soldiers who died in La Grulla helicopter crash identified
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas said on Sunday that the Border Patrol Agent who died in a helicopter crash Friday afternoon near La Grulla is Chris Luna.
Edinburg South Middle School student wins AIM Media Texas spelling bee
EDINBURG — “Haplography.”
Helicopter crash kills Border Patrol agent, 2 National Guard soldiers on border mission
The La Grulla helicopter crash on Friday afternoon killed two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent.
Editorial: Misinformation growth makes free, independent news media more crucial than ever before
It’s never been easier to access information; we can simply tap our phones and open uncountable amounts of information through the internet. Of course, it’s just as easy to post information as it is to read it, and people have used the resource to spread information that isn’t true, either by accident or by design.
Border at issue as Valley reps respond to Biden’s State of the Union address
The Rio Grande Valley congressional delegation’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address reveals that Republican and Democratic representatives agree on one point: border security must be addressed.