Letter calls for STAAR flexibility
All but one of the Rio Grande Valley’s state representatives have signed their names on a bipartisan letter with 61 other Texas House representatives...
Grant to help bring utilities to Willacy County colonias
RAYMONDVILLE — For decades, Willacy County leaders have struggled to bring public services to boost colonia residents’ health in this sprawling farming region.
Now, the...
20 Willacy residents COVID-19 positive
RAYMONDVILLE —State health officials have found 20 more Willacy County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, driving the rural area’s total case count...
PSJA High among seven RGV squads to earn TGCA basketball rankings
The PSJA High Bears were among seven high school girls basketball squads to earn statewide rankings in the latest edition of the Texas Girls...
Congressman: Border Patrol to discontinue use of costly surveillance blimps on border
Despite support from local Border Patrol agents for the current surveillance blimps in use in the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
SPI Chamber to participate in COVID Rapid Testing Program
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Thanks to the expansion of a pilot program, small businesses in this coastal city will now be able to receive...
San Benito holds its first vaccination clinic
SAN BENITO — For Linda Valley, the coronavirus pandemic dredges dark memories of the polio epidemic that plagued her childhood, crippling her brother’s arm.
On...
25 Willacy residents COVID-19 positive
RAYMONDVILLE —State health officials have found 25 more Willacy County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, driving the rural area’s total case count...
Constable deputies encountering larger migrant groups along border
On a winding caliche road south of Mission, Deputy Constable Arnold Salazar saw the bright headlights of a U.S. Border Patrol pickup truck pierce...
Order halting Biden’s deportations moratorium extended
A court extended a nationwide temporary injunction on President Joe Biden’s moratorium on deportations of certain people, records show.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Drew...