Food supply back on the road; Trucks rolling to restock stores
HARLINGEN — Clearing skies over the region’s big warehousing centers are sending food trucks rolling to restock grocery stores after Texas’ record freeze broke...
LeMoyne kids find shelter during outage
HARLINGEN — No lights.
No water, no heat … and for some, no food.
The winter storm and its resulting power outages threw many people into...
AEP crews working to restore all power in Valley
HARLINGEN — Days after widespread outages knocked out power to much of the Rio Grande Valley, AEP Texas was expecting to restore electricity to...
Laguna Madre area boil water notice continues
PORT ISABEL — The winter storms that swept through the Valley this week have created many challenges for households and organizations.
Residents and visitors of...
President Biden to visit Texas; to sign a major disaster order for winter storm
By Bryan Mena, Texas Tribune
President Joe Biden said Friday that he’ll sign a major disaster declaration for Texas after millions in the state suffered...
US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the...
IDEA Public Schools offering free meals to children at select campuses
IDEA Public Schools’ Child Nutrition Program will be serving bundled meals at select campuses to all children 18 years and under.
The bundled meals will...
Harlingen students get curbside meals; continues over weekend
HARLINGEN — “How many?” asked a masked server in the bitter cold.
“Five!” replied a fellow bus driver doubling as a server at Harlingen High...
Grocery shelves wind up empty: Food shortage compounds RGV misery
By STEVE CLARK and FERNANDO DEL VALLE, Staff Writers
This week virtually every restaurant with the lights on and any food to sell has had a line...
Harlingen opens warming center as residents brace for freeze
HARLINGEN — City officials have turned a community center into a shelter as residents braced for a new round of freezing temperatures amid lingering...