Honoring ‘El Bebop Kid’: Tejano singer pushes for Freddy Fender’s Country Music Hall of...
Incredible as it may seem, Freddy Fender is not in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Photo Gallery: UTRGV program makes local history, culture accessible to teachers
The trips, and an identical one the week before, are a new addition to the university’s Ancient Landscapes of South Texas professional development initiative, which for the second year running will teach over 125 Valley educators how to incorporate local cultural and natural history into their classroom coursework.
Area high school students experience TSTC’s Precision Machining Summer Camp
HARLINGEN — Around 20 area high school students from Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties are participating in a free Precision Machining Summer Camp hosted by Texas State Technical College’s Workforce Training and Continuing Education department.
Sepulveda marks first State of the City address as Harlingen’s mayor
HARLINGEN — New businesses are opening while housing starts jumped as the city's finances are standing "strong and robust" amid the city's "transformation," Mayor Norma Sepulveda told a packed audience during a rousing State of the City address capping her first year in office.
Cameron County’s first Walk-On’s to open in Harlingen
Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda announced the first Walk-On’s Restaurant and Sports Bistreaux location in Cameron County will be opening in the city.
Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center inducted into Guadalupe Hall of Fame
LOS FRESNOS — The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center has won national recognition for its more than 30 years of work preserving and promoting conjunto music and Mexican American arts.
City of San Benito working to fill top jobs
SAN BENITO — The city’s new commission is taking on one of its biggest jobs — building its top administrative team.
Stock market today: Wall Street swings to mixed close as Fed hints of rate...
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street swung to a mixed finish after the Federal Reserve hinted it may raise interest rates two more times this year, even as it held them steady Wednesday.
No relief: RGV heat dome expected to persist
The unusually powerful heat dome sitting over the Rio Grande Valley and creating dangerously high temperatures doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to leave.
State Rep. Lopez stands by first session, helped pass 12 bills
HARLINGEN — After her first legislative session, State Rep. Janie Lopez, whose district includes Cameron and Willacy counties, is standing behind what she describes as one of the most productive sessions completed by freshman legislators.