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Sen. Lucio files bill on athlete assaults

AUSTIN — State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. filed a bill Monday that would prohibit a student from participating in school district or UIL-sanctioned extracurricular...

Weekend forecast calls for snow, sleet or freezing rain

Could the Rio Grande Valley see snow this weekend? There’s a possibility as a series of cold fronts will bring increasingly colder weather to...

Treatments take back seat in COVID-19 fight, promising remdesivir research continues

Sabrina LeBoeuf Austin American-Statesman AUSTIN, Texas — In the battle against coronavirus, preventative vaccines often occupy the main stage. All the while, however, experts continue...

13 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Cameron County

Thirteen more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Monday afternoon. This raises the total number of COVID-19...

San Benito CISD names 2021 spelling champion

For the past several months, San Benito students had been preparing for the school district’s annual spelling competition with help from their parents at...
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43 Willacy residents test COVID-19 positive

RAYMONDVILLE — State health officials have found 43 more Willacy County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, driving the rural area’s total case...

San Benito to hold its first vaccine drive today for people 65 and older

SAN BENITO — After weeks of pushing for vaccine dosages, city officials today are planning to administer about 300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine...

COVID-19 testing starts for migrants released from federal custody

Migrants released from federal custody into the Rio Grande Valley are receiving COVID-19 tests, though no positive results have yet to be reported. The Texas...

Luby’s rescuers giving up the fight

A last-ditch effort to save the Luby’s franchise has failed, and assets of the company will be sold, company executives say. They really mean it...

Harlingen, San Benito elections set for May 1

HARLINGEN — In Harlingen and San Benito, most city commissioners whose seats are on the line are facing challengers with a week to go...