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Quinta Mazatlan celebrating Monarch Festival this weekend

Quinta Mazatlan is hosting a Monarch Festival on Saturday in honor of the monarch butterfly.

Judge pushes suspect in McAllen Memorial High School student’s killing to name the shooter

EDINBURG — A court hearing on Wednesday revealed that the Pharr man accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old teen soccer player from McAllen Memorial High School in 2017 did not pull the trigger, according to his attorney.

Driscoll Children’s Hospital receives $17M grant from Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation

EDINBURG — After 70 years, Driscoll has just received its largest donation yet that will help provide quality service at its newest hospital — Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley.

Drug trafficker who worked with former Donna police officer sentenced

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a convicted Donna drug trafficker who worked with a former police officer to move narcotics through that city to nine years in prison.

Gamez co-authored bill gives tax exemptions to women’s products

AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives has passed House Bill 300 by Representative Donna Howard, whose district includes Austin, and co-authored by state Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez, whose district includes Brownsville, relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.

RGV alumni group announces 2023 Boys State delegates

RGV Boys State Alumni Group sponsors have announced their 2023 selections for Texas Boys State delegates.

Comic Con to bring Ron Perlman, William Shatner to McAllen

Hellboy is coming to the Rio Grande Valley.

Clawing Through: Juarez-Lincoln fights past McHi, claws back into third round

LA JOYA — For 74 minutes, the McAllen High defense kept La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s high-powered offensive machine off the board. The Huskies, who entered...

Hidalgo ISD principal urged coach to change statement on student assault, affidavit says

A probable cause affidavit says Hidalgo Early College High School Principal Rafael Tinoco told a coach at the district to change a statement he made earlier this month on an alleged assault of a student, though Tinoco denies being guilty of witness tampering.

UTRGV Athletics unveils renderings of Vaqueros Performance Center

UTRGV Athletics unveiled on Tuesday renderings of the Vaqueros Performance Center, a new 45,000-square-foot facility being constructed north of UTRGV Baseball Stadium that will house the football program and be used by multiple sports upon completion, which is expected by the fall of 2025.
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