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
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
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.