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HARLINGEN — A work crew targeting drainage upgrades along with a bigger street paving program are on their way as part of Harlingen’s new $57.8 million general fund budget coming with a 6-cent tax cut while padded with the largest cash cache in the city’s history.

The Port of Brownsville’s Foreign-Trade Zone, FTZ No. 62, broke another cargo record in 2022, according to the U.S. FTZ Board’s 2022 report to Congress published Aug. 22.

SAN BENITO — About a year after the San Benito school district’s past school board hired Superintendent Theresa Servellon on a split vote, the new board of trustees is planning to discuss her contract.

HARLINGEN — Luis Escobedo, who is studying for an Associate of Applied Science degree in Architectural/Civil Drafting Technology at Texas State Technical College’s Harlingen campus, recently started an internship at Guzman & Munoz Engineering and Surveying Inc. in Mercedes.

A bumpy, historic stretch of a former highway in Brownsville is in line for a total rebuild as part of the city's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), with work likely commencing the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.

BROWNSVILLE — She's always been the sweet one, the strong one, the brave one who faced vicious fires with her skill and determination while tending the wounded with a gentle hand.

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.

The city of Edinburg’s economic arm — and its finances — are still reeling from a year’s worth of upheaval in leadership and finance staff.

SAN BENITO — After about two months into the search for the city’s next city manager, Commissioner Tom Goodman wants commissioners to speed up the process, calling for the hire of a recruiter to select candidates for the job.

EDINBURG — A jury on Friday found a 62-year-old Pharr man guilty of killing his brother in 2021 while robbing him of $100 before dumping his body in a local park.