Tag: Weslaco

Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner David L. Fuentes announced this week he is seeking a third term.

A 21-year-old Weslaco man was arrested on Nov. 27 for striking and killing a cyclist with a vehicle that he was borrowing in late September.

A former Weslaco city commissioner has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a bribery conspiracy involving a water treatment plant contract that involved tens of millions of dollars.

Tractor Supply Company has opened a location in Brownsville, making it the sixth location in the Rio Grande Valley.

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

A 26-year-old Mercedes man who had been accused of driving drunk and killing a 47-year-old man in a Weslaco crash has instead been indicted on a charge of manslaughter.

Tuesday night’s election results have shaken the political makeup of some Mid-Valley cities, affecting mayoral offices in two communities and nearly every race going to a runoff election in another.

More Hidalgo County voters went to the polls this November than the last comparable election cycle, according to unofficial early voting data published on the Hidalgo County Elections Department website.

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.

A lawsuit filed against Hidalgo County and two sheriff’s deputies over the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in Weslaco claims he was shot 10 times.