Tag: Mercedes
Cowgirls pick up win in back-and-forth battle with Mercedes
MERCEDES — Saturday’s District 32-5A match between the Brownsville Porter Cowgirls and Mercedes Lady Tigers went down to the wire, offering a thrilling show...
Mercedes approves budget; greenlights tax, water rate hikes
Mercedes city officials moved forward with implementing increases in the city’s property tax rate, and water and sewer rates during a special meeting Tuesday...
Mercedes ISD parts ways with security company after staffing shortages
The Mercedes Independent School District parted ways with the security firm the board of trustees hired last month following reports that security posts and...
Mercedes moves closer to a nearly 7 cent tax hike
The city of Mercedes is one step closer to implementing substantial increases to its property tax rates, water and sewer rates, and public debt...
COVID claims 15 more lives in Hidalgo County
COVID-related deaths and positive cases continue to rise in Hidalgo County as officials report 15 deaths and 356 more people testing positive for the...
Mercedes mayor’s house on fire
Firefighters are currently at the scene of a fire at the home of Mercedes Mayor Oscar Montoya.
The fire started late Thursday afternoon, said Montoya,...
Mercedes man convicted of killing 16-year-old will appeal
The sole Hidalgo County resident to be convicted of murder by a jury during the pandemic has notified an appellate court of his intention...
Man arrested for holding up aloe farmer at gunpoint
MERCEDES — Police arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly tying up an aloe vera farmer here in shrink wrap last year and forcing him...
20 more die due to COVID in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County reported 20 COVID-related deaths Thursday, marking the highest number of fatalities of the week so far.
In contrast, the county reported 11 deaths...
Mercedes woman charged with animal cruelty, resisting arrest
A 51-year-old woman is behind bars after an animal control officer observed a boxer with mange while dropping off an opossum cage at a...