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Pharr man pleads guilty in La Villa Detention Center smuggling scheme

A 24-year-old Pharr man this week admitted to paying a prison guard at the La Villa Detention Center to smuggle a cellphone to an inmate charged with hostage taking.

ELECTION RESULTS: The rundown on the May 6, 2023 races in the RGV

Here's a rundown of the May 6, 2023 elections in Hidalgo County and Cameron County cities, school districts and local entities.

More than 27,000 early ballots cast across Valley with Brownsville mayoral race topping interest

Twenty elections for cities, school districts and other entities in the Rio Grande Valley have as of Monday drawn more than 20,000 voters over the course of seven days during early voting.

Early voting begins for local elections in Hidalgo County

The first day of early voting for the May 6 local entities election saw a slight uptick in voters when compared to the last local entities election in 2021.

Here’s a roundup of candidates in the May 6 election for Valley cities and...

Early voting for the May 6 elections for Hidalgo County cities and schools begins Monday morning for a number of municipal and school district races.

Texas General Land Office announces new disaster funding awards for RGV

The Texas General Land Office has announced more than $18.5 million in disaster relief funding that will aid communities across the Rio Grande Valley affected by the floods of 2019.

Edcouch man shoots at house; crashes into pole

An Edcouch man is in custody after he allegedly shot at a La Villa resident who chased him down in his vehicle before the alleged shooter crashed into a pole on an empty lot.

High court affirms conviction for man who killed off-duty Border Patrol agent

The Texas Court of Criminal Criminal Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a 38-year-old La Villa man who is on death row for killing an off-duty Border Patrol agent in Willacy County in August 2014.

Former La Villa jailer intends to plead guilty in bribery case

A former correctional guard at the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa filed a notice of intent to plead guilty to at least one of the two charges against him for allegedly taking a bribe to smuggle a cellphone to a federal inmate.

DPS searching for person who caused chain-reaction crash that killed La Villa motorcyclist

The Texas Department of Public Safety is looking for the driver of a blue pickup truck who investigators believe caused a fatal crash north...