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Work is underway on a $1 million grant-funded project along Villarreal Avenue in San Carlos that will rebuild the road, construct drainage swales, and replace an aging lift station to mitigate neighborhood flooding.

Weslaco city leaders approved a new ordinance limiting vape shop operating hours from 7 a.m. to midnight and establishing strict fines for non-compliance.

Tense courtroom exchanges marked the punishment phase of the Rogelio Martinez capital murder trial in Cameron County as defense witnesses testified about his childhood trauma while jurors weigh the death penalty.

Grulla High School senior class president Miguel Sanchez excels academically as a certified phlebotomist with sights set on becoming a fetal surgeon.

CASA of Hidalgo County is hosting a free recruitment event in November to encourage local families to foster children, helping keep South Texas youth within the Rio Grande Valley.

The city of Mercedes is investing $180,000 to install 50 solar lights along the walking trail near the City Dome, improving safety and allowing residents to exercise during cooler hours.

With early voting underway, South Texas voters are encouraged to check their sample ballots as redrawn maps place some residents in new congressional districts.

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A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter in a November crash near Harlingen that killed a 77-year-old San Benito woman.

Former Primera public works director Luis Alberto Perez received eight years of probation and was ordered to write an apology letter after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a neighbor

The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce hosts the 33rd Annual Shrimp Cook Off and Seafood Festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, featuring live music, local vendors, and culinary competitions benefiting student scholarships.

Cameron County officials urge individuals with pending court cases to update their contact information as a new text reminder program launches for misdemeanor court hearings.

Voting began in Texas’s 34th Congressional District, featuring Green Party candidate Eddie Espinoza, an Army combat veteran and elementary teacher, and Republican Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and National Guard officer, among three others. Both stressed issues important to the Rio Grande Valley, especially the substandard tap‑water in San Benito and Brownsville and the need for flood control, while also addressing border security, health care and education.

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Federal prosecutors say a Guatemalan man who was extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to a smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants dead was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday. The migrants had been transported through Texas in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning in June 2022. Prosecutors say 50-year-old Rigoberto Ramon Miranda Orozco admitted to arranging the travel and accommodations for two of the people who died and one who was seriously injured. Others, including the truck

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Highlights from the Pioneer vs. Sharyland and Mission vs. Mission Veterans volleyball matches.

The Southland Conference released its preseason basketball polls, ranking UTRGV’s women’s team third behind Lamar and Stephen F. Austin and the men’s team fifth under new coach Brandon Chambers. Both Vaqueros open the season on November 2 at home in Edinburg, a key date for local fans eager to see the teams start play.

UTRGV’s football squad sits 2‑3 in conference play, tied for seventh, after road losses and injuries, but maintains a perfect 10‑0 home record dating back to last season. The Vaqueros must still face the conference’s top three opponents—Stephen F. Austin, Lamar and Houston Christian—with Lamar and Stephen F. Austin slated as the final two home games.