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Judge: Air Force mostly at fault in 2017 Texas church attack

By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for...

Texas governor revives GOP’s thwarted new voting laws

By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday revived the GOP's thwarted efforts to pass new...

Texas GOP backs off changes to Sunday voting before next try

By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday that a special session starting this week will not change polling hours...

Botched tooth extraction lands Mission man in jail

Police arrested a Mission man who they accuse of practicing dentistry without a license out of his home. Mission police arrested 72-year-old Carlos Raul Flores...

Former La Villa jail staffer pleads guilty to bribery

McALLEN — A certified nurses assistant who previously worked at the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa has pleaded guilty to bribery. Veronica Ortega,...

EDITORIAL: Life or death: Halt on federal executions should lead to full review

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland last week announced an official moratorium on federal executions. The announcement wasn’t surprising, as President Joe Biden and Garland,...

Suspended McAllen police officer drove without tire

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper said in a probable cause affidavit that the McAllen police officer arrested early Monday morning for driving...

Migrant children shelter in Donna, a symbol of current influx, to close

A shelter for migrant children in Donna, at one point a symbol for the current influx experienced during the onset of the Biden administration,...

McAllen won’t pick up opossums for 60 days

In efforts to reduce the number of stray cats and dogs running loose in the community, McAllen city officials have suggested a 60-day moratorium...

Three more COVID-19 deaths reported in RGV, 185 new cases

Three more Rio Grande Valley residents were lost to COVID-19 and 185 more tested positive, according to data from the state and from county...