Texas schools report more COVID cases in two months than 2020-21 school year
By Kalley Huang, Mandi Cai and Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Students in Texas public schools are facing another year upturned by COVID-19 as the...
Two women drugged, dressed in medical scrubs during smuggling attempt
Two women from Guatemala and Honduras were drugged and dressed in medical scrubs in an attempt to smuggle them through the Sarita checkpoint Wednesday,...
Watch: Armed, masked robbery suspects tie store clerk; police on the hunt
The Mission Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating three suspects accused in a string of armed robberies.
"At approximately 1:45 a.m. the...
House of hope: Agency helps repair Mercedes home damaged in 2019 storm; aid still...
MERCEDES — On the night of June 24, 2019, Richard Terry had been asleep in the two-story wood frame house he has called home...
DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in...
Two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths reported this week in Hidalgo County were unvaccinated
Hidalgo County health authorities reported 21 deaths from COVID-19 this week, with seven reported Friday.
Of the 21 deaths reported this week, 14 were unvaccinated.
County...
FAA schedules virtual public hearing on SpaceX heavy launch program
The Federal Aviation Administration will hold a public hearing — via Zoom — on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the SpaceX Starship/Super...
Other GOP states urge court to let Texas abortion law stand
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eighteen states threw new support behind Texas' ban on most abortions as the Biden administration...
Justice Dept. investigating abuse, mistreatment at Texas’ juvenile lockups
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
The federal government opened an investigation Wednesday into Texas’ long-troubled juvenile lockups, which currently detain nearly 700 teens who...
OPINION: Getting out: Public events increasing, but caution still suggested
It began slowly but steadily: A museum reopened here, a festival was held there. Little by little, residents everywhere are taking back their lives...
