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U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez on Monday announced more than $11 million in grants for water projects in Brownsville, La Feria, Donna and Hidalgo County.

More Hidalgo County school districts are adding their weight to the fight against school vouchers. Since PSJA ISD’s school board approved an anti-voucher resolution earlier this month, at least Donna and McAllen trustees have done the same, with La Joya ISD’s board set to discuss a resolution on the same front Wednesday. Gov. Greg Abbott made “school choice” a top priority for the year, supporting that goal through vouchers or education savings accounts, which would let parents use state funding to educate their children outside public schools.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is currently investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred Monday night leaving one Donna resident dead.

One of the Rio Grande Valley’s largest agricultural companies is facing a potential liquidation that could put local farmers out of millions of dollars.

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a convicted Donna drug trafficker who worked with a former police officer to move narcotics through that city to nine years in prison.

RGV Boys State Alumni Group sponsors have announced their 2023 selections for Texas Boys State delegates.

Two men received stiff sentences on Tuesday for loading up tractor-trailers with meth and moving the drugs across the country.

DONNA — After a brief closed-door discussion, the Donna City Council gave its unanimous support to exploring the feasibility of locating a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility here with the potential for supplying SpaceX with the vital fuel it needs to power its rockets.

A 33-year-old Donna man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for the continuous sexual abuse of a child.

DONNA — Officials here approved a partnership with the Community Loan Center, a Brownsville-based organization that offers short-term loans which city employees can repay via payroll deduction.