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Texas power grid neared total collapse Monday
The Texas power grid may have come closer to total failure as a winter storm blew through the state Monday than previously thought, news...
AEP Texas restoring power to all customers; ERCOT allows company to release electricity
HARLINGEN — After about four days of rolling blackouts, AEP Texas’ crews are busy restoring power to more homes after a state agency gave...
Panic buying discouraged; BPUB suspends rolling blackouts
The City of Brownsville and the Brownsville Public Utilities Board held a joint press conference Thursday morning where they talked about the suspension of...
Trevino signs disaster declaration for Cameron County
Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. signed a declaration of disaster that covers residents and property in the county.
In a news release, he said...
Hard freeze forecast for tonight; Feel like temps 17 to 27
It is going to be another cold night in the Rio Grande Valley.
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a hard freeze warning...
Migrants grounded in Valley, more to be released in trickles
Hundreds of migrants in Matamoros waiting to be processed into the U.S. in a few days could join the hundreds stalled in the Rio...
BPUB informed to suspend rotating outages
Rotating outages have been discontinued by Brownsville Public Utilities Board until further notice or unless any changes arise with the approach of the another...
AEP restoring power to ‘critical services’
HARLINGEN — The Rio Grande Valley’s power outages will continue for as long as a week as a state agency restricts AEP Texas’ electrical...
From the ashes: Ash Wednesday source of light for a community in the dark
McALLEN — They held signs that read “God loves you” and “God is with us, we’ll make it thru” as cars drove by the...
Daily coronavirus cases drop in Hidalgo County to 152; no deaths
Hidalgo County’s daily report of COVID-19 case activity dropped significantly from day to day, to 152 new cases announced in a news release Wednesday...