Delta variant derails Weslaco water plant bribery trial again
A spike in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations fueled by the more virulent delta variant has derailed the timeline for the Weslaco water plant bribery...
Valley school boards defy Abbott on pandemic policy
EDINBURG — Leadership from several school districts in the Rio Grande Valley joined a statewide uprising against Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates...
Edcouch-Elsa ISD approves legal action against Abbott, plans on mask mandate
EDCOUCH— Trustees of the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District voted to take legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott over his executive order banning mask mandates...
Photo Gallery: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ border visit
BROWNSVILLE — Rio Grande Valley public officials who met with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday are optimistic but skeptical of...
‘A good first step’: DHS chief’s border visit prompts cautious optimism in RGV
BROWNSVILLE — Rio Grande Valley public officials who met with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday are optimistic but skeptical of...
10 deaths, 520 COVID-19 cases reported in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County reported 10 deaths and 520 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, while the city of Donna announced it would be closing its office...
Laredo to share vaccines with employees from U.S.-based companies in Nuevo Leon
A cross-border agreement between a U.S. border city and the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon will allow some employees of U.S. based companies in...
Edinburg standoff suspect previously convicted of attempted capital murder
Edinburg police investigators allege the 30-year-old McAllen man charged in a standoff last Friday choked a woman and used a power drill to cut...
Edinburg CISD joins districts requiring masks, suing Abbott
EDINBURG — School board trustees here approved a resolution requiring masks and voted to sue Gov. Greg Abbott and the state over the ability...
Texas officials defy ban on mask mandates
By Joshua Fechter and Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
As Texas students too young to get vaccinated head back to school while the highly...
