Tag: Rio Grande City

Alejandro Solis wept after the 15-year-old Roma High School accordionist learned he had won in the 16 and under category at the 16th annual Big Squeeze competition.

For Fernanda Fuentes, music starts with a memory that harkens back to a conversation she had with her grandfather about the accordion, a conversation she recalled with as much warmth as the sun that blanketed her smile on the Thursday morning she shared her story.

A 2-year-old child was found with a group of dozens of migrants near the Rio Grande on Tuesday, border agents said, noting the child wasn’t accompanied by any family members, and further noted that the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is increasing once again.

Before a gymnasium full of cheering students, teachers, staff and district administrators, Putegnat Elementary Principal Aidee Vasquez acknowledged her school’s latest accomplishment Tuesday morning, the Distinguished Performance Award given by the Texas Education Agency.

RIO GRANDE CITY — Starr County leaders gathered on the steps of the courthouse Wednesday afternoon to receive earmarked federal funding, symbolizing renewed efforts to renovate the building.

It was all hands on deck as local, state and federal agencies responded to a large brush fire near the Starr County – Hidalgo...

Border agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested 136 people who were illegally in the country during four separate incidents across the region.  On Monday,...

EDINBURG — Jie Laboriante walked up to the microphone and waited for the next word. “Scrivener,” said John Foreman, official pronouncer of the 34th Annual...

The 34th Annual Regional Rio Grande Valley Spelling Bee was held at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance on Saturday. Jie Laboriante, a fifth-grader at...

Border agents seized over 450 pounds of marijuana following a vehicle pursuit near Sullivan City on Thursday. U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed in the Rio...