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Defense rests in death penalty case against trooper Moises Sanchez’s accused killer

EDINBURG — After ten days of testimony against the 28-year-old Edinburg man accused of shooting Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez, defense attorneys rested their case.

Late goal lifts Diamondbacks past Raiders, improve to 3-0 in district

PHARR — PHARR — Sharyland Pioneer sophomore Jared Arevalo scored the go-ahead goal with five minutes remaining and the Diamondbacks edged past the PSJA...

State rests in death penalty case against Edinburg man accused of killing trooper

Prosecutors on Friday afternoon rested their case-in-chief against 28-year-old Edinburg resident Victor Alejandro Godinez, who is accused of shooting Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez on April 6, 2019.

Valley’s food safety social net reacts as Texas passes on $350 million in children’s...

Children in the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the state are being left out of a new federal program aimed at helping address food insecurity during the summer break.

Editorial: Border issues require cooperation rather than confrontation

The waves of people coming to our borders seeking asylum is a crisis that has plagued our country for nearly a decade. It's only getting worse as wars, failed governance and economic collapse around the world drive more and more people to flee their home countries and seek refuge in this country, which has long been a bastion of hope, freedom and economic opportunity. The numbers of refugees have overwhelmed U.S. officials as the backlog of requests for safe haven continues to rise.

Medical examiner says gunshot caused DPS trooper’s death, not surgery

The eighth day of the death penalty trial for Victor Alejandro Godinez continued Thursday afternoon with testimony from the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.

Editorial: Remedial courses gain new importance after COVID-related fallback

Several years ago Republican state officials took aim at remedial courses at community colleges and other educational institutions. They argued that taxpayers’ money should not be used to teach students things they should have learned in high school.

Commentary: Harlingen shouldn’t backslide on four years of lifesaving

In 2022, 14,000 dogs and cats were killed in the Rio Grande Valley’s animal shelters. How many of those were in the city of Harlingen’s no-kill shelter?