Valley Morning Star

SAN BENITO — After three years of deep division within San Benito's school board, the district is seating a new board of trustees, whose members are pledging to work together to boost students' academic success.

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk.

HARLINGEN — Some Texas State Technical College Nursing students recently heard about some job opportunities that they might pursue after they graduate.

HARLINGEN — They call it the wild factor, but it could easily be called the "wow" factor.

Ever been concerned for someone's welfare due to mental health concerns but just don't know what you can do to help, or even how to identify cause for concern? Experts at South Texas Health System have provided Rio Grande Valley residents with resources to aid during times of struggle.

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks.

HARLINGEN — Officials’ financial management earned the city high marks in its annual audit finding cash reserves jumped to a record stockpile of $31.4 million while sales tax revenue climbed 25 percent to an all-time high during the last five years.

The Port of Harlingen was among the top 150 ports in the United States for waterborne tonnage in 2021, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which ranked the port 106th in its recently released report “The U.S. Coastal and Inland Navigation System: 2021 Transportation Facts & Information.”

An 18-year-old Lozano man is facing multiple charges after he fired a gun during a domestic disturbance on Tuesday when his ex-girlfriend tried to pick up her belongings.

Silvestre Garcia was sworn-in as the mayor of Combes by Juan A. Magallanes, State District Judge of the 357th Court, on Tuesday.