Grant to study how to protect Laguna Madre
EDINBURG — A new endeavor to identify and prevent pollution of the Laguna Madre is about to begin with the help of a grant...
Jury hands down seven-year sentence in intoxication manslaughter case
EDINBURG — A jury found a Donna woman guilty Thursday of intoxication manslaughter for her role in a New Year’s Day car crash in...
SOUND ‘ROUND: American epics and new American standards
BY JON R. LaFOLLETTEVARIOUS ARTISTS — AMERICAN EPIC: THE COLLECTION (SONY)What Burns was to jazz and Scorsese to da blues, so now is antique...
REGIONAL RAMBLINGS: Luchadors return to RGV
BY EDUARDO MARTINEZThis weekend, two of the biggest Mexican pro wrestling stars from the 1980s and 1990s will be making appearances in the Rio...
COMMENTARY: Texas’ bail system is costing us all a fortune
BY GREG GLODIf you ask anyone, regardless of their political views, who they would rather have behind bars awaiting trial: Someone who poses a...
50 years ago: Hurricane Beulah was on a course for the Yucatan Peninsula
Sept. 15, 1967Hurricane Beulah intensified back to Category 3 with winds of 115 mph as it approached Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Weslaco ISD to propose 2-cent property tax hike
WESLACO — Weslaco school district voters have not seen a tax increase in eight years, but that could change next month.The board of trustees...
Business networking: Annual McAllen Biz Expo seeks to connect region
McALLEN — Exhibitors from across the region handed out pamphlets and business cards to anyone who walked by their booths Thursday in the large...
Second theft in 2 years investigated at La Grulla city hall
LA GRULLA — The Starr County Special Crimes Unit is investigating the theft of public funds from a city hall safe, the same safe...
TEA warns educators of circulating phishing email
McALLEN — The Texas Education Agency is warning of a phishing email targeting teachers and school districts across the state.The false email claims to...