San Benito racing clock on road projects
SAN BENITO — Officials here are bracing to deal with rising asphalt costs and chances of supply cuts two months after crews launched a $700,000 project aimed at paving 20 streets.
Turtle nest found at bay surprises experts
Perhaps having assessed the price of beachfront property, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found an alternative, and instead of nesting on a white sand gulf beach, she found a spot inside Matagorda Bay.
San Benito leaders review policy on subdividing lots
SAN BENITO — Residents like Tom Goodman are fuming about a city policy requiring residential lots be subdivided before officials grant utility permits.
Legendary basketball coach Roy Garcia dies at 80
Legendary Rio Grande Valley high school boys basketball coach Rosendo “Roy” Garcia died Monday, his family announced. He was 80 years old.
TSTC student gets extra experience at area HVAC company
State adds jobs in May but Valley still lagging
HARLINGEN — Texas added 74,200 total non-agricultural jobs in May, marking the seventh straight month of setting new employment highs.
Harlingen gets state’s first podiatry school: Medical specialty in high demand due to diabetes...
Texas finally has a school of podiatric medicine and it happens to be in Harlingen, housed within UT Health RGV, the clinical arm of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine.
TSTC student motivated by family to flourish at area utility company
Local officials testify on infrastructure disparities before congressional committee
From the lack of interstate connectivity and how that impacts international commerce, to drainage infrastructure gaps, to expanding broadband access, officials here spoke of the Rio Grande Valley’s vast infrastructure needs as an underfunded but burgeoning metropolitan area.
Hospitalizations continue to increase as COVID risk level goes up
COVID-19 hospitalizations across the Rio Grande Valley are continuing their upward trend with the majority of the region now being at an increased risk of spread according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
