Hidalgo County seeks private company to run Willacy County jail
The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved seeking requests for proposals from private companies to operate the Willacy County Regional Detention Facility.
Shrimping grinds to a halt as import oversupplies add to ongoing woes
The Gulf shrimping industry, including the Brownsville-Port Isabel fleet, shrinking steadily over the last couple of decades, is now in a state of near total collapse thanks to new, unprecedented challenges in addition to the usual.
Kicked off from Brownsville, Witness at the Border begins another pilgrimage from Texas to...
BROWNSVILLE — The border. They appeared here, one by one, then in groups, each greeting one another as friends brought together by the cause of humanity.
Quintero ready for next chapter with area construction company
Photo Gallery: World AIDS Day remembers those lost at the Basilica Of Our Lady...
Cricket reaches out to families in need
HARLINGEN – The cold November can herald the coming holiday season with joy and a sparkling anticipation.
TWC labor commissioner Alvarez, Harlingen native, to resign
HARLINGEN — Texas Workforce Commission appointee Julian Alvarez III, a Harlingen native and formerly the chief executive at the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, will leave TWC this month after six years as one of three commissioners at the agency.
Harlingen student enrollment recovering
HARLINGEN — As the school district recovers from the coronavirus pandemic’s impact, enrollment is up for the first time in about three years — by 38 students, officials said.
Lighting of the Arroyo offers Christmas fun
HARLINGEN – “Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six!”