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DHS plans to restart MPP in Brownsville, pushing asylum seekers to Mexico

The Biden administration is planning to reimplement a program allowing migrants to request asylum and wait for their immigration court hearings from Mexico by...

Deadly shooting prompts homicide investigation in Hidalgo County

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured from gunshot wounds. Sheriff J.E. “Eddie” Guerra said...

Judge extends temporary restraining order in Weslaco school district suit; due process hearing set...

EDINBURG— A judge Thursday extended a temporary restraining order preventing Weslaco Independent School District from terminating its former human resources director based on an...

Reversing course, health authority opts to extend school mask mandate in Hidalgo County

EDINBURG — Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr. Ivan Melendez extended the county’s mask mandate for local schools Thursday despite indicating earlier this week that...

Builder sets plans for 3 residential subdivisions

Local home builder Esperanza Homes announced plans this week for three new residential subdivisions in the Upper Valley. The McAllen-based firm, which has developments stretching...

‘Taste of fall’ like temperatures coming to the Rio Grande Valley

Get ready for some fall like temperatures this weekend, as a cold front will pass through the Rio Grande Valley. Although it will be hot...

Grand jury indicts man who pulled gun on McAllen police, shot himself 

A 38-year-old man who pulled a handgun on a McAllen police officer and shot himself in the hand as officers subdued him has been...

Hidalgo County reports seven COVID-related deaths, 191 cases

Hidalgo County’s steady decline in COVID-19 cases took a turn Thursday as officials reported 191 people tested positive for the virus, in addition to...

Edinburg CISD still needs to collect $265K in employee overpayments

The Edinburg school district is still inching toward collecting $6.1 million in overpayments made to employees during a payroll error in August, although its...

Highest paying jobs in McAllen, Edinburg that require a graduate degree

Those with graduate degrees earn more on average than those without them—but not all jobs are equal. And while rising tuition costs are enough...