The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the deadly crash on Sunday 6 de septiembre de 2026 at 12:02 a.m. on State Highway 4, west of FM 511 in Brownsville, Cameron County. A silver 2024 Jeep Wrangler driven by Eduardo Hernández, 24, struck a pedestrian who was left lying on the ground and then failed to stop, causing the victim’s death. Hernández was arrested, taken to jail and faces charges for leaving the scene and failing to render aid.

Brownsville police are investigating gunfire in front of a commissioner’s house. The case remains active and they are seeking to identify those responsible.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — During a Saturday special meeting, the city of Brownsville approved a $220 million Memorandum of Understanding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects while the City Commission approved a final reading of an ordinance to disannex approximately 444 acres of land. The MOU is a project designed to increase water availability in [...]

A Brownsville family received a water bill four times higher than normal. No leak was found, and BPUB says a team is working directly with the customer.

Growing up in Brownsville, JJ Contreras played soccer his whole life; however the Friday night lights always caught his attention.

Texas is putting more than $192 million into widening Highway 4, the road connecting Brownsville to Starbase.

Brownsville city commissioners voted unanimously to voluntarily disannex more than 444 acres at SpaceX's request, in exchange for a $220 million agreement to fund water‑infrastructure projects. The decision was made during a six‑hour special meeting after public comments both supporting and opposing the deal.

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board held a closed‑session meeting in which members discussed a proposed agreement with SpaceX and a position for director of Internal Audit, took no action on these items, and the board chair deferred further questions to a spokesperson, noting the board must serve any customer within its service area, including SpaceX.

Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville installed bi‑plane imaging equipment to treat stroke patients on site, reducing the need for hour‑long transfers to Harlingen and enabling faster, more precise thrombectomy procedures.