McAllen doc, Edinburg medical assistant convicted of healthcare fraud
A federal jury convicted a McAllen doctor and an Edinburg medical assistant following three hours of deliberations on Friday in a multimillion dollar healthcare fraud scheme.
Passing the torch: Brownsville’s ROCA takes over ‘Little Bit of Mexico’
A cherished Brownsville tradition will survive because of a gift of love from the Sisters of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (OVISS) to the Revival of Cultural Arts (ROCA).
Commentary: Texas remembers: Reflecting on COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day
On March 4, Texas will celebrate the inaugural COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day to remind us of our state’s strength, sacrifice and unwavering spirit during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. As the author and sponsor of Texas House Bill 2166, which established the COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day during the 88th Legislative session, we are honored to reflect on the profound significance of this historic event.
‘Echo’ actor Dannie McCallum’s origin story starts in Edinburg
Dannie McCallum's origin story begins in Edinburg.
Editorial: Recent phone system outage shows reliance, vulnerability of communications systems
It was a bit unnerving that last week’s phone system outage occurred just days after we learned that Russia plans to deploy armed missiles — some perhaps with nuclear warheads — into space, and as well as a weapon system that could send out energy waves that could take out other satellites.
Commentary: Online immortality: Coming to terms with the digital afterlife
It started with an urgent, mid-morning text message, accompanied by a breaking news photo that was going viral. A Rio Grande Valley man had lost control of his big rig on U.S. 77 in South Texas, resulting in a catastrophic wreck. The driver, a former U.S. Marine, died at the scene. I recognized his name and the trucking line immediately.
President Joe Biden argues for border bill passage in Brownsville visit
Speaking at the Brownsville Border Patrol Station in Olmito on Thursday, President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the U.S. Senate to reconsider a bipartisan border security and immigration bill that collapsed in the Senate earlier this month.
Calls on federal officials to demand Mexico release water to Valley in crisis grow
The region’s water shortage spurring Texas’ last sugar mill to close, tearing as much as $100 million out of the economy while cutting about 500 jobs here, is leading U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, and former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, a Republican, to blame federal officials for failing to demand Mexico comply with a treaty requiring it share reservoir supplies as farmers struggle to survive.