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Despite Texas high court ruling, some mask mandates remain

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Some Texas cities, counties and school districts remained defiant Monday and kept in place mandates requiring...

Man accused of nearly running over DPS trooper during multi-city chase indicted

A 20-year-old man accused of leading Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a chase from San Juan to Rio Grande City last year...

LETTERS: Tenth plague

We are back to where we were more than a year ago. Delta variation’s deaths are almost 100% among unvaccinated. Republican states of Florida, Texas...

LETTERS: Inspired by crowd

It was July 20, and my second consecutive visit to Edinburg City Hall for a council meeting; this time there were more vehicles in...

McAllen ISD board to consider renaming board room

McALLEN — Trustees of the McAllen Independent School District started the process of renaming its board room at the administration building at its Aug....

Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete border barrier

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune The Texas Department of Transportation is set to pay nearly $25 million for the construction of a nearly 2-mile...

New law allowing Texans to carry guns without permits stirs mix of fear with...

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Texas Tribune A new state law will soon let most Texans carry handguns in public without going through training or having...

Mercedes plans for ‘financially strapped’ budget

Mercedes officials are looking to tighten the city’s financial belt as they work to develop a balanced budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. An increase...

New bait for feral pigs targets fertility

Farmers and ranchers have a new tool in the seemingly impossible effort to control destructive feral hogs: birth control. The Texas Agriculture Department has approved...

Siding with Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts mask orders in Dallas...

By Allyson Waller | The Texas Tribune The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday temporarily blocked mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties, marking a pivotal...