Tag: Willacy County

For years, Interstate 69 has been a major corridor for smugglers guiding migrants into Willacy County’s vast ranchlands as they journey toward a better...

A Houston-based mechanic pleaded guilty to charges related to coordinating a human smuggling operation in which 86 undocumented people were discovered by authorities in...

RAYMONDVILLE — From this small farming town, internet service has helped technologically transform much of South Texas’ rural landscape. Since 1952, Valley Telephone Cooperative has...

RAYMONDVILLE — Engineer Joe Muñoz will oversee a $2 million water tower repair project — even though he wasn’t the first pick for the...

RAYMONDVILLE — A veteran lawman has taken a top position at the Willacy County Sheriff’s Department after leaving his job as Lyford’s police chief. After...

EDINBURG — The Texas Water Development Board awarded an additional $2 million for the construction of the Raymondville Drain, a regional flood control project...

HARLINGEN — The high winds of the Rio Grande Valley continue to blow in money. E.on Climate and Renewables North America, a U.S. subsidiary of...

A Weslaco attorney accused of paying for confidential lists of people detained in Rio Grande Valley immigration detention facilities was arrested Wednesday. Federal authorities arrested...

A federal grand jury has indicted three people for selling immigration detainee roster lists to an attorney in exchange for cash. The United States Attorney’s...

RAYMONDVILLE — A judge is questioning a tough, new ordinance that led Sebastian’s game rooms to shut down. State District Judge Adolfo Cordova yesterday said...