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Astro-tourism big business in Texas

Our view of the night sky is curtailed by all the light pollution that the growth of our cities has created, but the same...

Harlingen Happenings

By Mary Torres, Special to the Star I’m always on the lookout for free genealogy resources and recently found that the National Genealogical Society (NGS) has...

COMMENTARY: Silence of the lambs; forget unity

By Jim N. Taylor, Special to the MyRGV.com One must choose whether to exercise courage or fear if he is to be truthful in exposing the...

County streamlines registration; Franchise dealerships can do paperwork in-house

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced countless changes in the way business is conducted in all kinds of ways, and the Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector’s...

Valley law school bill passes House, heads to Senate

The Texas House approved legislation that would pave the way for the Rio Grande Valley’s first public law school. State Rep. Armando “Mando” Martinez, D-Weslaco...

Cameron County temporarily closes area beaches

The spring cold front that moved into the Valley overnight has forced Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. to temporarily close several Cameron County...

Couple plans to create community of Valley sketchers

HARLINGEN — To become a sketcher all you need are sketchbooks, a visual location, a pen and an imagination. Mario Leal, 37, and Michelle Calleja,...

Four RGV recipients of grant aimed to transform the US-Mexico border narrative

In a partnership with the Ford Foundation, the National Association of Latinos Arts and Cultures selected four projects from the Rio Grande Valley to...

Cameron County agrees to represent Sheriff Garza in civil rights lawsuit

Cameron County Commissioners Court this week voted that the county will represent Sheriff Eric Garza in a civil rights lawsuit filed against him by...

Former Primera police officer admits to possession child porn

A 32-year-old former Primera police officer remains in federal custody after admitting before a federal judge that he was in possession of multiple images...