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Three die in La Grulla helicopter crash involving National Guard, Border Patrol

Three people have died after a helicopter carrying three National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent crashed in a field near La Grulla, the Associated Press reported, citing a county official.

Border at issue as Valley reps respond to Biden’s State of the Union address

The Rio Grande Valley congressional delegation’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address reveals that Republican and Democratic representatives agree on one point: border security must be addressed.

Grand flavor, personality at Brownsville’s El Mesquite

BROWNSVILLE — I know the meal will serve my appetite very well because I can’t find any place to park until I drive to the back.

Valley leaders blast feds on failed Mexican water deliveries

SANTA ROSA — Standing in the shadows of the last sugar mill in Texas on a foggy Monday morning, local leaders didn’t mince words on the many failures that have led to its recent closure. Nor did they waste time in calling for immediate action from federal authorities to avert further disaster.

Non-profit to train volunteer advocates for unaccompanied child immigrants

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights will hold two days of training April 20-21 in Harlingen for area residents who wish to serve as volunteer advocates for unaccompanied immigrant children while they are in federal custody.

Texas Bar fines Starr County DA for indicting woman with murder over abortion

The State Bar of Texas’ Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel has fined and imposed a probated suspension against Starr County District Attorney Gocha A. Ramirez for indicting a woman who sought an abortion in 2022 on a charge of murder.

Calls on federal officials to demand Mexico release water to Valley in crisis grow

The region’s water shortage spurring Texas’ last sugar mill to close, tearing as much as $100 million out of the economy while cutting about 500 jobs here, is leading U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, and former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, a Republican, to blame federal officials for failing to demand Mexico comply with a treaty requiring it share reservoir supplies as farmers struggle to survive.

Rio Grande City man dies after crash with flatbed trailer

The Texas Department of Public safety said a 34-year-old Rio Grande City man died Tuesday after the vehicle he was in rear ended a flatbed trailer.

Mexican delays deepen water crisis, forcing agriculture casualties

FALCON HEIGHTS — For farmers in the Rio Grande Valley, things are getting desperate.

Early hurricane season forecast may be elevated but RGV could be passed by again

Sea surface temperatures well above average in the Atlantic Basin and the approaching return of La Nina are fueling early talk of a busy Atlantic hurricane season this year.