Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over Uvalde school shooting
By Robert T. Garrett | The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
AUSTIN — An emotional Gov. Greg Abbott was interrupted by an equally emotional Beto O'Rourke...
Desperation becomes sorrow after elementary school shooting
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and ACACIA CORONADO | Associated Press
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after...
‘Complete evil’: Texas gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers
By ACACIA CORONADO and JIM VERTUNO | Associated Press
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The 18-year-old gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a...
March sales tax revenues total $3.37 billion, up 37 percent
State sales tax revenue for March totaled $3.37 billion, and after adjustment for consequences of Winter Storm Uri last year, showed an increase of 37.2 percent.
Pharr’s Cano, Harlingen’s Muñiz to serve on state disabilities committee
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed six new members to the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities on Monday, including two Rio Grande Valley residents.
According to...
District 34 Congressman Filemon Vela resigning early from Congress
BROWNSVILLE — Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas said Thursday he will soon leave office for a job in the private sector rather than finish what was already his final term in Congress.
Texas January jobless rate stable, Valley up sharply
Texas added 29,000 non-agricultural jobs in January as the state jobless rate remained steady at 4.6 percent.
But the Rio Grande Valley region did not...
Abbott seeks task force to address teacher shortages in Texas schools
Governor Greg Abbott has sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency requesting a task force be created to address teacher shortages in Texas...
Hidalgo County’s homeowner assistance program goes statewide
What originally started as a pilot program in Hidalgo County to assist homeowners with payments on delinquent property taxes has now launched as a...
Texas primary sets up Abbott-O’Rourke race as midterms begin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democrat Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising...
