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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to 246 in Hidalgo County

The number of new COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations in Hidalgo County continue to climb, with the latter now at nearly 250. The county reported...

Pharr police arrest man accused of killing stepson

Hours after being called to a fatal shooting, Pharr police located and arrested a 40-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his 24-year-old stepson. Pharr...

Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press (AP) — The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities...

McAllen school district welcomes, preps new teachers

McALLEN — The McAllen Independent School District welcomed its newest educators to the family Tuesday with the district’s annual new teacher orientation. Tuesday’s orientation marked...

Valley COVID hospitalizations jump as 3 die

There were three additional COVID-related deaths reported in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday as hospitalizations continue to rapidly increase. HIdalgo County reported two additional...

Dozens of legislators from across nation join Texas Democrats in DC for voting rights...

Raga Justin, Emily Caldwell and Allie Morris The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — More than 100 legislators from 30 states converged on the District of...

OPINION: Earned right: Honorably discharged veterans have earned a path to citizenship

There are no degrees of citizenship, but if there were, who deserves most to be called an American — a person who by sheer...

Judge temporarily halts Abbott’s order restricting transportation of migrants in Texas

A federal court temporarily halted Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that restricted civilians from transporting migrants. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone signed the temporary restraining...

Border Patrol arrests MS-13 gang member, convicted sex offender

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents recently arrested a previously convicted sex offender and a Mara-Salvatrucha gang member who crossed illegally into the United...

Judge blocks Abbott’s order to pull over vehicles with migrants

By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas from ordering state troopers to...