New intake site in Donna expedites migrant children processing
A new expansion at the tent site in Donna serving as an emergency intake site for unaccompanied migrant children will be operational as of...
St. Edward’s to require COVID-19 vaccine for in-person activities
By Kate McGee, Texas Tribune
St. Edwards University, a small, private university in Austin with about 4,300 students, is one of a few universities in...
Texas governor bans mandated COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used his executive power Tuesday to ban state government and some private entities from requiring COVID-19...
Mexico’s vaccine campaign faces problems, successes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president lashed out Tuesday at criticism of the country's coronavirus vaccination effort, dismissing a pair of scandals as the...
7 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Cameron County
Seven more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Monday afternoon.
This raises the total number of COVID-19...
STAAR testing canceled for thousands of students experiencing technical issues
By Duncan Agnew and Neelam Bohra, Texas Tribune
Texas education officials advised districts to suspend the first day of STAAR testing after thousands of students...
Texans with at least one vaccine dose nearing 29%
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Almost 29% of the population in Texas has received at least one dose of the vaccination for COVID-19, according to...
Police identify 6 people dead in Texas murder-suicide plot
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities have identified six people found dead in a suburban Dallas home in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide plot.
The...
UTRGV chess team wins its third President’s Cup
By Victoria Brito Morales, Special to the Herald
The reigning chess champs have done it again.
The UTRGV Chess Team has won its third consecutive President’s...
When power went out, Texas oil and gas regulators rushed to defend industry’s image
By Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman, Texas Tribune
When the power went out for Marsha Hendler on Feb. 15, she rushed to her downtown San...