Vela congratulates Blue Ribbon Schools
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela congratulated the four schools in his congressional district that are being recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools, Rising Scholars Academy...
599 new COVID cases in Hidalgo County as 11 more die
Hidalgo County reported 11 additional COVID-19 related deaths and 599 positive cases Wednesday morning.
According to a news release from the county, 10 of the...
Weslaco ISD drops mask requirement
Masks are now optional at Weslaco Independent School District, a spokesperson for the school said Wednesday.
Masks were required up until Monday, spokesperson Arminda Munoz...
State suspends indicted Starr County JP without pay
A Starr County justice of the peace arrested last week as part of a drug conspiracy case was suspended Wednesday without pay by the...
Former Houston cop involved in US Capitol riot pleads guilty
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 storming of the...
Officials: Many migrants from border camp staying in US, some brought to the Valley
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MARIA VERZA and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border...
Valley officials break ground, tout Pharr interchange expansion
PHARR — The city of Pharr, the Texas Department of Transportation and Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture broke ground Tuesday morning on the long-awaited Interstate 2...
Starr drug conspiracy suspects plead not guilty
The roles of some of those arrested in Starr County last week on a drug conspiracy charge were defined Tuesday during the second day...
OPINION: Top tier: New DHR status improves medical services for many
We congratulate DHR Health on its designation as the first Level 1 trauma center in South Texas. The achievement marks a major change in...
