Valley Morning Star

BROWNSVILLE — The Cameron County District Attorney's Office has seized about $85,000 in cash.

To the long list of miseries being caused by the unrelenting extreme heat, add the recent dramatic spike in gas prices.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, whose district includes Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy counties and eastern Hidalgo County, and U.S. Rep. Mike Carey introduced H.R. 5073, the Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act, aimed at increasing the country's energy independence while allowing energy companies to consider intangible drilling costs when calculating their income for tax purposes, just as other industries utilize similar deductions.

HARLINGEN — "Keep it simple. Win every day."

The lights dim, the curtains open and there’s a stillness in the air as the actors make their way onto the stage.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision is a major win for the Biden administration, which had argued that the rule was integral to its efforts to maintain order along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Turning on the oven with high temperatures stuck in the triple digits appeals to almost no one.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.

HARLINGEN — The city’s employee health insurance premiums keep climbing while officials determine how deep workers will be digging into their pockets to help cover costs.

SAN BENITO — A 47-year-old Brownsville man is being held on $120,000 bail, facing charges of aggravated kidnapping and car theft after authorities accused him of stealing a car with a disabled woman riding in the back seat.