The City of Brownsville is informing residents of SpaceX Starship’s potential Eighth Flight Test Launch on Friday, July 24th, with a window between the hours of 5:45 PM PM and 7:45 PM CST.
SpaceX’s 13th test flight of Starship, scheduled to take place today, has been postponed until further notice.
Gladys Porter Zoo is inviting Brownsville residents to enjoy Brownsville Discount Days on September 11, 12 and 13, offering admission for just $2 per person.
T oday, the Gladys Porter Zoo is one of the biggest attractions in the Rio Grande Valley. The zoo has seen new residents in recent years such as Tookie Tookie, the zoo’s first toucan in 20 years , and Iggy, a male ocelot that arrived at the zoo in 2024 . He is the second ocelot resident as the zo...
L abor Day has come to represent many things, including the unofficial end of summer, just and yet another reason to have special mattress and furniture sales. It’s a far cry from the original focus of the day. Today the holiday commonly is said to celebrate the American worker, but the first Lab...
PORT ISABEL — Rio Hondo head coach Rocky James and senior star quarterback Matthew Lopez said their 26-21 win over Port Isabel was ugly. Rio Hondo won 56-0 the week prior, so the standards were high, but Friday night was a rivalry game and it was physical. It might not have been the cleanest foot...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — One week after falling in a defensive slugfest on the road against a tough Corpus Christi Veterans team, the Edinburg Vela SaberCats bounced back with an impressive offensive performance in a 55-25 non-district victory over the San Benito Greyhounds on Friday...
Edinburg Vela’s Caidyn Hoover sprints past the San Benito defense on his way for a touchdown during a game at Richard R. Flores Stadium Friday Sept. 04, 2026 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Edinburg Vela’s Jace Mendoza is tackled by San Benito defenders during a game at Richar...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. In one of the biggest stories of the week, 49-year-old Edinburg resident ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has seized a Pharr Crunch Fitness gym for nonpayment of taxes, according to Kevin Lyons, an agency spokesperson. The Crunch Fitness building, located at 500 N Jackson Road in Pharr, had a notice taped to the door on Frida...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen police are searching for a man wanted on several felony warrants stemming from a domestic-related investigation. Jakobie Deanthony Harris, 23, of McAllen, is wanted on two counts of violation of certain court orders, a third-degree felony; two counts of ...
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) will temporarily close a section of E. 14th Street this weekend as crews work to improve the city’s water infrastructure.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Penitas man was killed and two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash north of Palmview Friday afternoon, according to an update from the Texas Department of Public Safety. At approximately 1:47 p.m., DPS troopers responded to a crash on Texan Ro...
Get ready to show your team pride! The City of Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department is bringing the community together for Lunada Homecoming: Team Spirit Night on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Linear Park.
Road weary: Improvements progress as Brownsville traffic snarlsYesterday
New form of dialysis makes its way to Rio Grande ValleyYesterday
B ROWNSVILLE — They represent those who have no representation. The poor, the homeless, the AIDS sufferers of the 1990s, gay couples, straight couples, the addicts, the angry and the bitter joy in the midst of fear and loss and desperation. The musical “Rent” gives all of these people and their s...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week two of high school football in the Rio Grande Valley, and Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights. Our high school football coverage continues Friday in Harlingen, where our Valley Sports Central team will be closely following our Game...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS Rio Grande Valley works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our Forever Family partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet Sylvia, a 16-year-old girl who is ready to be matched ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As we head into the Labor Day holiday weekend, we are seeing some small chances for rain in the forecast. We are finally getting enough moisture back in the atmosphere to give the sea breeze something to play with each day, starting Saturday. The sea breeze woul...
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER HARLINGEN — Manny Gomez and Israel Gonzalez have been around the Bird Bowl for a long time. Gomez has been a part of Harlingen High’s coaching staff since 1995, when the Cardinals and Hawks met for just the third time. Meanwhile, Gonzalez took the field as a member of...
Hurricane season peak around the corner as drought conditions continue across ValleyYesterday
'First and absolutely last': Mother demands answers after 5-year-old leaves Edinburg Boys & Girls Club unsupervisedYesterdayA Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material Wednesday in Brownsville federal court, records show. Eduardo Longoria entered his plea without an agreement with prosecutors and is now scheduled for sentencing in December. He was arrested on March 25, 2025 in San...
H ARLINGEN — A developer’s town hall meeting might decide if the city opens a major drainage canal to an incoming data center spanning across hundreds of acres between Harlingen and Rio Hondo. In a heated meeting packing City Hall, commissioners unanimously voted to let Fluidstack hold a town hal...
T he Rio Grande Valley currently gets most of its irrigation and drinking water from the Rio Grande. But with water levels critically — and chronically — low, local residents express concerns that the river can’t meet the future needs of a region that is growing both in population and in industry...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Sept. 15) — Coast Guard Cutter Mallett crewmembers and Department of Public Safety personnel survey the damage done to the Isabella Causeway near South Padre Island, Texas, September 15, 2001. A tug pushing four barges allided with the causeway, causing 10 cars to fall ...
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island voters will head to the polls twice this fall, beginning with an Oct. 3 special election to fill the City Council Place 1 seat, followed one month later by the Nov. 3 general election. Early voting for the special election begin...
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By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PARADE Visitors looking for something beyond the beach during Labor Day weekend can explore another side of South Padre Island when the First Friday Art Walk returns Sept. 4. Scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m., the free monthly event gives residents and visitors an oppo...
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian and a regular columnist for the Port Isabel South Padre Press. He ha...
By: Dianté Marigny editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Summer may be winding down and school may be back in session, but September is anything but quiet along the Laguna Madre. South Padre Island and Port Isabel have a packed calendar this month, with Labor Day weekend celebrations, outdoor fitness e...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — When recruiting UTRGV’s first signing class in program history back in 2023, head coach Travis Bush and staff were tasked with painting a picture of what Vaqueros football would look like, because at the time, it didn’t exist. While on the recruiting trail, t...
STAFF REPORT The staff is back for another week of Pigskin Pick ‘Em. Check out who we think takes home wins during Week 2. The post RGVSports.com Pigskin Pick ‘Em (Week 2) appeared first on MyRGV.com .
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to operating human smuggling schemes that involved the social media recruitment of juvenile drivers, resulting in deadly high-speed chases, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office fo...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The westbound frontage near Stuart Place Road in Harlingen is temporarily closed as authorities respond to a vehicle fire Thursday morning. Harlingen police say that at about 10:43 a.m., they received a call about a travel trailer being pulled by a truck that ca...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Police Department is asking the public for help locating a man accused of burglarizing vehicles. Police say on Aug. 24, two victims reported that someone stole personal property from their vehicles in a parking area on the 200 block of Expressway 83....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this episode of Valley Storm Team, Forecaster Craig Verley takes a look at the newly released drought data for the Rio Grande Valley and explains a little bit about how it goes well beyond just rainfall. With the start of September, Craig also looks at the Cl...
Today, the City of Brownsville is launching a new Service Management System to improve our Call Center and 546-HELP services.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Courthouse will reopen its doors to the public on Friday after a suspected drunk-driving crash forced county officials to shut down operations for several days. Temporary entrances have been created while the courthouse's main entrance remains...
STHS, Prominence Health to raise awareness about malnutritionSep 3
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of the Rio Grande Valley from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. The heat index is expected to reach as high as 115 in some areas during the hottest part of the day. While the "feels like" temperature may reach 115 ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After an exciting week one of high school football, the Rio Grande Valley has voted for its first team of the week of the 2026 season. The Raymondville Bearkats took home the title with 1,050 total votes, or 46% of the vote. McAllen Memorial came in second with ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Emotions ran high Wednesday as Harlingen residents confronted city commissioners over a proposed artificial intelligence data center planned near the city. New York-based Fluidstack is planning the data center on roughly 1,800 acres between Harlingen and Rio Hon...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —A strong (and still strengthening) El Niño is firing up tropical activity in the eastern Pacific. We’ve got three systems at once, Hurricanes Lowell and Karina, plus Marie, which is expected to reach hurricane strength soon. Seeing multiple tropical cyclones in t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (Valley Central) — Before an exciting week two of high school football unfolds, Valley Sports Central still has to pick the athlete of the week from week one. Hassan Woolery of the Harlingen Cardinals is our first athlete of the week for the 2026 season following a dominating 42-...
Donna ISD accepts resignation of superintendent, names acting superSep 3
San Benito passes $20 million budget, votes down tax cutSep 3
T he National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley office has released its latest three-month outlook, which indicates that summer isn’t done despite what most of us might wish. The NWS noted a “slight lean” in the forecast toward hotter-than-normal conditions for September through Novem...
B ROWNSVILLE — City commissioners here voted Tuesday to move forward with the process of establishing a moratorium on the new applications for rezoning or permits for data centers in the city. Commissioners approved a resolution directing the city manager to initiate the process to adopt a tempor...
T he county judges for Hidalgo and Bexar counties are placing a “friendly wager” ahead of a college football showdown this Saturday. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros and the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners are facing off this Saturday at the Alamodome. As a result...
A lthough San Perlita ISD schools temporarily closed last week due to the “rapid spread” of COVID-19 cases, local health officials reassure the slight uptick is not a concern and is, in fact, common for this time of year. Dr. Juan Castillo, Cameron County’s health authority, explained the virus h...
T he Cameron County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people accused of smuggling marijuana into the Cameron County Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center. Victor Manuel Castillo, 27, and Alejandra Maria Guevara, 23, are charged with prohibited substance in a correctional facility, according to a new...
Hidalgo County judge makes bet with Bexar County judge over UTRGV-UTSA football gameSep 2
McAllen restaurant Momole earns authenticity award from Mexican ConsulateSep 2
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Better Business Bureau in the Rio Grande Valley is warning about a letter targeting veterans. People will send a fraudulent check, then later, a fraudulent letter claiming the veteran was overpaid in VA benefits and owes money to the U.S. Department of Veter...
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