AP-NORC poll: People of color bear COVID-19’s economic brunt
NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, Elvia Banuelos' life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident...
Cuellar: Video showing dozens of migrants waiting to cross illegally into RGV is real
U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar confirmed the authenticity of a video circulating on social media that shows dozens of migrants waiting in line on the...
Lower Valley students tour new Eco-Tourism Center
LAGUNA VISTA — After years of planning, gathering funds and designing, this interactive and educational ecotourism hub is almost complete.
Officials say the South Texas...
TSTC Building Construction Technology program adapts as lumber prices increase
Hands-on work with lumber is essential to Texas State Technical College’s Building Construction Technology program.
And as students hammer, nail and saw to create a...
TPWD confirms major winter fish kill in coastal waters
The deep freeze of a month ago killed an estimated 3.8 million fish in Texas coastal waters, the fourth major weather-related fish kill on...
Three COVID-19 deaths and more than 800 new cases reported Friday in RGV
Three more people died due to complications related to COVID-19 throughout the Rio Grande Valley, county officials reported Friday.
One of those individuals was a...
Falcons get big district win over Hawks
The Los Fresnos Falcons traveled to Harlingen and picked up a key District 32-6A win over the South Hawks.
Los Fresnos used a strong second...
Harlingen High’s Vargas signs with TAMU-San Antonio
HARLINGEN — Jacqueline Vargas wasn’t planning on continuing her soccer career after high school, until COVID-19 kept her away from the sport.
After being diagnosed...
Some Texas colleges keep spring break, others adapt due to virus
By Megan Menchaca | Texas Tribune
As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some...
LETTER: The ugly truth about unaccompanied children
Having worked at both a juvenile detention center in California and as a child abuse investigator in Nevada, what I read today made sense....