Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border as part...
The joy in cooking: San Benito HS students learn new dishes in summer camp
SAN BENITO — In this kitchen, what begins with gathering and measuring ingredients results in a variety of creative and tasty treats created by...
Bowhunter finds first silver carp in Texas waters
For the first time, biologists have confirmed invasive silver carp in Texas waters.
Two of the Asian natives were shot by a bowhunter in Choctaw...
Floodwaters Return: San Benito assessing city drainage system
SAN BENITO — After weeks of rain, residents have been trudging through flooded streets across low-lying parts of town, with floodwaters rising to some...
Majority votes to reopen 9-hole course in Harlingen
HARLINGEN — After more than a year, the Tony Butler Golf Course’s nine-hole short course is reopening just in time to welcome back some...
Ranger: 3 charged in 4 Texas killings planned to steal gun
NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas (AP) — Three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas this week met...
Regulators: Texans not expected to lose power rest of the summer
By Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune
Texas electricity regulators on Thursday told the public that their electricity should likely stay on through the rest...
‘We Don’t Have Much, but This Is Our Home’
Kristian Hernández Stateline.org
DALLAS — Juana, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant who has lived in the northwest part of this city for more than a decade,...
Border Patrol’s Missing Migrant Program helps identify body in New Jersey
EDINBURG — The Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector’s Missing Migrant Program helped identify a Guatemalan migrant whose body was found in the Delaware...
Beto O’Rourke group gives $600,000 to House Democrats’ stay in D.C.
By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
Beto O’Rourke has funneled $600,000 to Texas House Democrats in Washington, D.C., to help fund their stay, which could...