Biden pauses wall work; inherits increasing backlog of immigration cases
Much began to change hours into a new presidency Wednesday, with an executive order penned to halt border wall construction as a larger number...
Civil rights lawsuit filed over US immigration policy requiring wait in Mexico
Cartel kidnappings, gang rape, disappearances and floating bodies — these terrors fill the affidavits provided by asylum seekers recounting their experiences in Mexico for...
Valley reps look ahead to Biden’s first 100 days
The inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signified a change in the country as Democrats officially took control of both...
Gutierrez Middle School instructor teaches science in practice
HARLINGEN — Making s’mores is easy.
Just build a solar powered oven and pop them in.
Stumped?
Just ask Cesar Gonzalez’s integrated science students at Gutierrez Middle...
Harlingen man sentenced for making terrorist threats
A Harlingen man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for possessing chemicals to make a bomb.
Joel Haden Schrimsher, 19, was arrested in...
Lyford picks up key district win over Monte Alto
LYFORD — The Lyford Bulldogs have been playing their home basketball games without fans at Veterans Gym, but that didn’t mean there was any...
Upheaval at the Capitol for Valley senators
McALLEN — There was a big shakeup in Rio Grande Valley politics at the state Capitol last week.
Every two years, the Texas lieutenant governor...
Search for new manager; Pandemic restrictions impacting Harlingen convention bookings
HARLINGEN — The Harlingen Convention Center is searching for its third general manager since opening less than two years ago.
Late last month, Arturo Menendez...
CBP to construct facilities for processing immigrants in Donna
As nonprofits in the region prepare for an influx of immigrants under the Biden Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection received authorization Tuesday from...
All-STAR Football: Cardinals’ Quilantan displays athleticism in adding football
HARLINGEN — Harlingen High athlete Eric Quilantan has been a standout in several sports throughout his Cardinals career, and he added football to the...