Tag: #NL5
Missing goat craze has Willacy County area on the hunt as rewards mount
Somewhere in the Rio Grande Valley there's a goat wandering around, probably scared but completely oblivious of the furor it has caused the greater South Texas area.
Mexican citizen sentenced for child’s death during smuggling attempt
BROWNSVILLE — A 30-year-old Mexican citizen is in federal prison following his conviction of attempted immigrant smuggling resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Operation Border Health Preparedness to offer free health services July 24-28
Operation Border Health Preparedness will provide free health services next week at several locations throughout the Valley, hosted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and its community partners.
McAllen High alum Nixon signs with New York Yankees organization
McAllen High alumnus Aaron Nixon is going pro.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council gets $2.3M for transit funding
Transit agencies in Brownsville, Harlingen, South Padre Island and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council are among the recipients of $95.1 million in state and federal funds being distributed by the Texas Transportation Commission, which governs the Texas Department of Transportation.
EDITORIAL: Valley lawmakers cross aisle in the name of better policy
The growing abyss between our two major political parties has bogged down the legislative process to a bare trickle, a situation that many fear will only get worse as the election season, and accompanying rhetoric, heat up.
Hidalgo County mulls severing ties with PVAS, building its own animal shelter
EDINBURG — As the costs of dealing with stray and lost animals continue to rise, Hidalgo County officials are considering cutting ties with the nonprofit organization that has run animal control services here for decades.
Edinburg police say scammers are posing as cops to steal personal information
The Edinburg Police Department is warning residents that scammers have cloned the agency’s general phone line and are calling people posing as police officials while asking for social security numbers.
227th unaccompanied veteran laid to rest at RGV State Veterans Cemetery
MISSION — As a bugler performed taps, a deafening hush that was already prevalent in the environment was then accompanied with bowed heads and somber hearts.
San Benito searching for interim city manager; Sotelo rejects contract
SAN BENITO — After about three weeks on the job, interim City Manager Gavino Sotelo suddenly resigned as the city’s new commission searches for a replacement amid its hunt to fill the city manager’s position.