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Pharr to make pledged UTRGV medical school payment

Pharr is scheduled to pay the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley its agreed-upon annual payment of $500,000 on Tuesday, City Manager Juan Guerra...

Where are they now?: Defense stands out for Edinburg North’s Sanchez at St. Edward’s

BY TJ GARCIASt. Edward’s University senior catcher Melina Sanchez was the Hilltoppers’ defensive pillar all year long. Sanchez, a 2013 Edinburg North grad, was...

Defense raises new evidence as murder trial testimony comes to close

EDINBURG — Two guns.Moments before they were set to deliberate the fate of a Mission man accused of killing a Palmview man over a...

Customs seizes over 20 pounds of cocaine at Pharr bridge

PHARR – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized $201,280 worth of cocaine Monday at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge through vehicle and canine inspections.The Office...

LETTERS: On SB 4 and Hidalgo County former officials

Fight these state laws insteadThere are several organizations that have filed lawsuits against the newSB 4 law (the anti-sanctuary cities law that takes effect...

COMMENTARY: An RGV people of faith showing faith in the people

BY RABBI J. CLAUDIO KOGANOne of the ongoing phenomena that our Rio Grande Valley has experienced in the past several years is the migration...

Darling: Special session is ‘assault on cities’

McALLEN — A day after Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature, McAllen Mayor Jim Darling called the move “an...

San Juan fires city attorney as new administration takes over

SAN JUAN — The city commission’s first move under new Mayor Mario Garza, a former commissioner, came Wednesday as they fired City Attorney Javier...

Police find vehicle loaded with marijuana

RIO GRANDE CITY — Police seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana in Rio Grande City Tuesday during a traffic stop, according to the Texas...