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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...

Cameron County to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Los Fresnos

Cameron County health officials will host two COVID-19 vaccinations clinics this week in Los Fresnos. Residents will need to collect a voucher in order...

BEARING WITNESS: Family already-reeling from grandfather’s death loses mother to COVID

BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO Rio Grande City native Heidi Saenz died on Aug. 3, 2020, unexpectedly taken by COVID-19. She took her last breath at the...

Former Mercedes city attorney sanctioned by state bar

A former Mercedes city attorney has been sanctioned by the State Bar of Texas after he admitted to professional misconduct earlier this month. Juan R....

Edinburg music legend Eric ‘Fly’ López immortalized with mural

Ice Cream and Anarchy. Bible Bashers. Filthy F----rs. Although no one knows how many bands Eric “Fly” López played in, some say it could’ve...

DSHS announces vaccine supply to ramp up in February

The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Friday that doses of COVID-19 vaccines would be distributed at capacity to registered health care providers next...

Texas passes 1 million mark for vaccine doses given

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has distributed more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday, as the state...

House votes to impeach Trump

WASHINGTON — A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he...