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Vagabond Streak: TSC to hold memorial service for Brownsville’s Ruben Herrera

Ruben Herrera, Brownsville attorney and Texas Southmost College trustee who died unexpectedly March 3 in Madrid, Spain, had a vagabond streak that took him throughout Latin America and to places around the world.

$17 million grant helping fund new UTRGV medical school residencies

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine announced Thursday that it’s been awarded a $17.5 million grant to expand its Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, a continuation of financial support to help build more opportunity for medical workers locally.

Editorial: Mexico isn’t only culprit for lack of sufficient water, damage to Valley economy

After more than a half century as one of the Rio Grande Valley’s biggest cash crops, injecting up to $100 million into the region’s economy every year, the South Texas sugar industry has come to a bitter end — unless creative growers opt for alternative sweetening sources such as sugar beets or even stevia.

Grand flavor, personality at Brownsville’s El Mesquite

BROWNSVILLE — I know the meal will serve my appetite very well because I can’t find any place to park until I drive to the back.

Editorial: Cornyn could bring reasonable thinking back to border issues among US Senate Republicans

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has announced his desire to replace the retiring Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader. We hope his efforts — and tenure as the Senate’s top Republican member — are successful.

Cameron County’s Sophia Benavides retains seat; tax assessor-collector race heads to runoff

Cameron County Commissioner Pct. 1 Sophia Benavides easily batted down a challenge from Erika Perez Murillo in Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary, while the race for county tax assessor-collector will go to a runoff on May 28.

CBP finds howler monkeys ‘climbing’ out of vehicle window at Brownsville bridge

You can hardly call it a smuggling attempt.

What to know about the upcoming primary runoff elections in Texas

More than 40 races across Texas are going to a primary runoff election on May 28. Here’s what to know about the process.

RGV election results: March 5 Democratic and Republican primaries

This page will be updated throughout the course of election night with unofficial results of competitive races from multiple sources. Results are not official until canvassed. Make sure to check back here periodically.