Tag: Progreso

EDINBURG — A 29-year-old Pharr woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for an alcohol-fueled chase in 2022 from Progreso that ended in a fiery crash in Weslaco that killed a Mercedes High School senior on the verge of graduation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Wednesday found a large cache of guns, magazines and some ammo hidden in a vehicle at the Progreso International Bridge.

Federal prosecutors allege that Progreso’s mayor stored and packaged drugs at the middle school he worked at and went into hiding after his brother was arrested last year for drug trafficking.

Homeland Security Investigations special agents on Monday morning arrested Progreso Mayor Gerardo Alanis on federal drug charges.

The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has publicly reprimanded the city of Progreso’s municipal judge.

Hidalgo County voters this year considered two bonds and eight tax-ratification elections and all but three failed to pass.

This page will be updated throughout the course of election night with unofficial results from multiple sources. Make sure to check back here periodically. Results are unofficial until canvassed by local entities.

Hidalgo County voters will have plenty to decide on this Tuesday as Election Day has arrived.

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday set the bond for the Progreso school district’s board president, who is accused of cocaine smuggling, at $250,000 with a $15,000 deposit, court records indicate.

Federal prosecutors allege that the Progreso school district’s board president was involved in smuggling approximately 88 pounds of cocaine in 2020.