Tag: Starr County

The McRib's farewell tour has scheduled another round of dates.

Just one day after news broke that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas had greenlit the construction of new border wall in Starr County — waiving 26 federal laws in the process — both local and federal officials have been left with questions.

The copious rain that pounded sections of the Rio Grande Valley ahead of the Thursday cold front was great for lawns and other green things, but not enough to improve low reservoir levels up the river.

Record stores across the Rio Grande Valley will unite for Sabado Gigante, a record store festival showcasing the diversity of Valley vinyl stores and to pay tribute to Arnaldo Villarreal Ramírez, who is best known as Mr. Falcon, a trailblazer in regional music.

“Civil Rights in the Rio Grande Valley,” a traveling history museum, is hosting its second stop at the Landmark on Tower in Alamo from Thursday to Sunday with organizers encouraging community members to come learn history and have a conversation about it.

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic.

Red-crowned parrots, an endangered species native to northeast Mexico, have found a new and safer home in parts of South Texas, according to a new study led by researchers at Texas A&M University.

Gov. Greg Abbott visited ITD Precision Stampings in Harlingen Wednesday to tour the facility, spotlight the company’s role in the Texas manufacturing economy, and to tout the “Made in Texas” brand known around the world.

Disappointing. Frustrating. Unacceptable. That’s how U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-McAllen, described the hyperpartisanship within her own political party that has put a stranglehold on progress in the nation’s capital.

The South Texas Independent School District ranks among the best in districts the state and nation, according to the Niche.com Best School Districts rankings for 2024.