Pharr launches special unit for domestic violence victims
The city of Pharr announced the launch of the Domestic Violence Crisis Response Unit, which aims to help victims of domestic abuse.
The new unit...
Daily COVID-19 case totals are ticking up again in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of COVID-19 cases is climbing again in Texas.
Data from Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday showed the two-week rolling...
UTRGV’s Hill named unanimous choice for WAC Coach of the Year
EDINBURG — Late UTRGV men’s basketball has been named the unanimous choice for the Don Haskins Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award,...
PSJA High among four RGV softball teams to earn TGCA statewide rankings
The PSJA High Bears joined a group of four Class 6A Rio Grande Valley high school softball teams that earned statewide rankings in the...
McAllen school board OKs purifiers amid contention
The McAllen Independent School District Board of Trustees gave its blessing to an air purification project expected to cost at least half-a-million dollars Monday,...
In Valley for border tour, Gov. Abbott touts multi-agency operation targeting smuggling
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Gov. Greg Abbott visited the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday to announce the implementation of Operation Lonestar,...
Tractor-trailer catches fire on highway in Edinburg
A mattress that became lodged under a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning sparked the fire that completely burned the vehicle.
The Edinburg Police Department said on Facebook...
Virus deaths back down to single digits in Hidalgo County; 152 in hospitals
Seven more deaths due to COVID-19 were confirmed Tuesday morning in Hidalgo County, bringing the death toll to 2,694.
County officials also confirmed 216 new...
Border surge prompts push for more gov’t help
Federal officials are resorting to capacity mitigation strategies from the last surge in 2019 to address the current strain placed by rising migration trends...
Gov. Abbott to visit Mission on Tuesday over ‘border crisis’
Citing a humanitarian crisis, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office Monday evening announced he’ll be visiting Mission to discuss border security, a trip to the region...
