Valley Morning Star

A group of national and local environmental organizations on Monday filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration for allegedly “failing to fully analyze and mitigate the environmental harms resulting from the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch program at Boca Chica.”

A jury on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old Rio Hondo man to 55 years in prison for fatally stabbing a Harlingen teen 67 times.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on Monday announced more than $11 million in grants for water projects in Brownsville, La Feria, Donna and Hidalgo County.

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College student Jazlyn Roque recalls the day when she asked a man what his career as an electrical lineworker entailed.

HARLINGEN — “Parch.”

Three boaters who were initially reported missing by their families were found Saturday 30 miles northeast of South Padre Island by the Coast Guard.

Shelters in a Texas city struggled to find space Saturday for migrants who authorities say have abruptly begun crossing by the thousands from Mexico, testing a stretch of the U.S. border that is typically equipped to handle large groups of people fleeing poverty and violence.

As officials and communities across the Valley continue to recover from the powerful storm that ripped through the region over the weekend, several school districts have announced closures. 

AEP Texas said in a news release sent just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday that 400 line workers are restoring service to 38,500 customers in the Rio Grande Valley who are still without power as of 9:30 a.m.

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College’s dual enrollment programs offer high school students an entrance to a college-level education and can prepare them with the skills they need for great-paying jobs.