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Sales tax numbers up, but inflation playing a role

State sales tax revenues continued to soar, with October numbers 11.9 percent higher than last year.

National Butterfly Center in Mission wraps up annual event

MISSION – A flurry of warm yellows and soft browns glitter in sunlight as tawny emperors rise for a moment before clustering around a log glistening with butterfly brew.

San Benito streamlines subdividing

SAN BENITO — After months of community pressure, city commissioners are streamlining a costly process requiring home buyers subdivide properties sitting on more than one lot while they also scrapped a clause giving the city rights to cut off violators’ utilities.

San Benito’s Garcia runs wild, earns POTW nod

San Benito running back Fabian Garcia slashed through the Los Fresnos’ defense Friday, scoring all five of his team’s touchdowns en route to a...

Doctors concerned with viral infections among infants in Valley, Texas

An early peak of viral infections in Texas children, including the Rio Grande Valley, is prompting concern among parents and health officials trying to stave off a triple-threat at home, hospitals and doctor’s offices.

Valley International Airport embarks on upgrading its VIP lounge

HARLINGEN — A major upgrade is in store for passengers at Valley International Airport who have a VIP card to access the airport’s special lounge.

Harlingen, drainage district team up to help drain Spanish Acres ‘bowl’

HARLINGEN — For decades, neighbors have struggled with flooding in a subdivision that dips into a “bowl” along the city’s northern edge.

TSTC Career Services Interview Practicum a success

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College’s Career Services department recently held its first in-person Interview Practicum after holding them virtually for two years due...

Possible superintendent removal fizzles at South Texas ISD

MERCEDES — An effort to put aside South Texas Independent School District Superintendent Marco Antonio Lara in favor of an acting or interim replacement went nowhere last week.

Coast Guard lancha interdictions up 11.5% in fiscal 2022

The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted 87 Mexican lanchas fishing illegally in U.S. waters in fiscal year 2022, seizing nearly eight tons of catch and detaining 373 fishermen off the Texas coast, officials say.