City taps library tech for super park; $235,000 kiosk to help check out books
HARLINGEN — Soon, a new kind of “red box” will be helping library patrons check out books at the city’s expanding super park.
At the...
All-STAR Volleyball: Aguinaga excels in new role, earns defensive award
HARLINGEN — When the Harlingen High Lady Cardinals needed someone to lead the back row, junior Elena Aguinaga stepped up and excelled.
She was one...
Nuns to run charity marathon this weekend
BROWNSVILLE — Nuns are preparing for a run on Sunday to raise funds for their nonprofit organization offering social services in the Rio Grande...
Hidalgo Co. reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths, 511 new cases
Ten more Hidalgo County residents have died due to COVID-19 and 511 have tested positive for the disease, the county reported Friday in a...
20 Willacy residents COVID-19 positive
RAYMONDVILLE — State health officials have found 20 more Willacy County residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus, driving the rural area’s total...
Walmart to test delivering groceries to high-tech porch coolers
HARLINGEN — Walmart, which has been testing delivery in a half-dozen U.S. cities over the past two years, is going to try bringing home...
Starr County mother confronts cartel about missing son
A Starr County mother filed reports with U.S. and Mexico law enforcement when her teenage son went missing in Miguel Aleman on Dec. 29....
Big invasive shrimp were netted in ship channel in July
HARLINGEN — A voracious, cannibalistic predator that may eventually pose a threat to the $500 million-a-year Texas shrimp industry has turned up in the...
Students showcase livestock at annual Tip-O-Tex Show
SAN BENITO — Along with their finest boots, buckles and collared shirts, participants added face masks to their attire at this year’s annual livestock...
Harlingen museum visits were down 90% in 2020
HARLINGEN — Even museums sometimes go back in time.
The number of visitors to the Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum was off 90 percent in...