Rainy days coming back to the Rio Grande Valley
If you haven’t cut the front and back yards of your home, you are going to want to do it Tuesday or Wednesday.
‘Maestro del acordeón’: Music legend Paulino Bernal dies at 83
Rio Grande Valley music legend Paulino Bernal has died after a brief battle with cancer. He was 83 years old.
Move over Midas: UTRGV’s Lowery wins everywhere he goes
When UTRGV volleyball head coach Todd Lowery hired Vini Baigan as an assistant coach in 2015, Baigan had concerns about two things.
Moody Clinic receives $1,000 from BEST-AFT
The Brownsville Independent School District employees’ organization BEST-AFT this past week donated $1,000 to the Moody Clinic, a nonprofit rehabilitation clinic where children receive speech, physical and occupational therapy regardless of ability to pay.
Winter constellations come into view
Doesn’t it seem as though Texas is made to star-gaze? From the Lone Star in our flag, to “The stars at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas,” we just can’t seem to get enough of those stars … and don’t forget, the Cowboys have stars on their helmets and jerseys, not cowboys.
Volunteers work to keep the Valley’s coastal waterways clean
Fishing boat captain Benny Vasquez picks his way through the mangroves Saturday morning with a nearly full plastic litter bag to fish out bits of trash from the muddy vegetation by State Highway 48.
Following shooting scare at Porter, Brownsville ISD parent urges live-shooter protocols
Patricia Valenzuela, a parent representative on a state-mandated school security committee, stood up at the group’s first meeting to offer comments about Brownsville’s response to a could-have-been shooting incident on the first day of school.
Rio Grande Valley congressional candidates still seeing widespread support
Democratic congressional candidate Michelle Vallejo continues to attract support from statewide leaders, drawing endorsements from current, former and aspiring Democratic elected officials.
Two international bridges in Cameron County are getting new tech
Cameron County plans to install some new technology at the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville and the Free Trade Bridge at Los Indios that can help stop vehicles fleeing from the United States into Mexico.
South Texas Democrats push for forums as Republicans fail to sign up
Democratic candidates are asking a local organization to reconsider their recent decision to scale back an all-day forum after a majority of invited Republican candidates failed to sign up for the event.
