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RGV farmers stand to lose millions as Donna grain company declares bankruptcy

One of the Rio Grande Valley’s largest agricultural companies is facing a potential liquidation that could put local farmers out of millions of dollars.

Practical classroom: Tapas/wine bar hosts hospitality students

University hospitality and tourism students from the Upper Rio Grande Valley traveled to the Lower Valley recently to get a taste of the real world, so to speak.

Venus, Moon inspire April photos

I hope we will see your tweens and teens for the Astronomy 101 session at the San Benito Public Library on Tuesday. We begin promptly at 5 p.m. and end at 6 p.m. so you can still enjoy a family dinner. The activities are appropriate for students in 3rd to 8th grades and are designed to provide active experiences and build personal knowledge of astronomy. This session will relate to the reason for the seasons and motions of the planets in our solar system.

Improvements to CBP app for asylum seekers amplifies access

A recent update to a federal government phone app now allows families seeking asylum to find appointments to request asylum together, an improvement to the system that pushed others to separate at the border.

Annual South Texas Greenpower USA Showcase held at the Brownsville-SPI International Airport

The cars are silent until the green flag comes down — signaling the race start — then nearly as one, the hum of electric vehicles sounds as racers take off from the starting line Saturday at the annual South Texas Greenpower USA Goblin and F24 Showcase at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport.

Photo Gallery: Annual South Texas Greenpower USA Showcase held at the Brownsville-SPI International Airport

The annual South Texas Greenpower USA Goblin and F24 Showcase was held at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport over the weekend. Read the full...

Global Games: Brownsville autistic athlete sets sights on Vichy, France

After winning national and international Tae Kwon Do competitions, third-degree black belt Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr. of Brownsville has his sights set on the 2023 Virtus Global Games.

Pope Francis leaves hospital; ‘Still alive,’ he quips

A chipper-sounding Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away...

Photo Gallery: Students re-enact traditional Lenten devotion

Incarnate Word Academy (IWA) students re-enact The Way of the Cross Friday, March 31, 2023, a traditional Lenten devotion that depicts the journey of Jesus to Golgotha through 14 stations. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)

Child Abuse Prevention Month to kick off April 1 with benefit runs

HARLINGEN — Child Abuse Prevention Month begins April 1, but it happens every day.