H ARLINGEN — A $7 million offer to widen a main canal draining Valley International Airport is back on the table. Weeks after a data center developer offered to fund the project, city commissioners are set to consider Cameron County’s pitch to launch the $7 million project as part of an agreement...
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What should the future of housing look like in Brownsville? The City of Brownsville is inviting residents to be part of that important conversation as it hosts its second Housing Plan Community Open House on Thursday, October 29, 2026....
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A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready for launch from Vandenberg in this file photo. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX is set to launch a batch of 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Tuesday afternoon. The mission comes roughly 12 hours after it launched a series o...
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HARLINGEN, Oct. 2026 – Jane Camden of Harlingen is no stranger to hospitals, but she was amazed by the “beyond excellent” patient care that she and her husband recently experienced at Harlingen Medical Center. Ms. Camden – who worked at a hospital for 10 years in Missouri – said ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Alamo was presented with $2.45 million in federal funds on Tuesday for its new public safety building. Alamo city leaders broke ground on the building in February, marking the start of the first new public safety building since 1950....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The student accused of bringing a gun to Brownsville Early College High School last week is also accused of bringing the weapon to the nearby Texas Southmost College Rec Center the same day, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ValleyCe...
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S AN BENITO — The rush of the brass and the drums arrived like a rolling thunder with gallantry on the field. The marching bands from throughout the Rio Grande Valley arrived in the dwindling sky and the smokey clouds Saturday evening, amid a soft breeze now chilled with a crisp ...
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By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune G ov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commission would not be taking up the issue of a potential sale of Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX anytime soon, following a Texas Monthly news article saying as much...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Military Highway Water Supply Corporation public water system issued a boil water notice for customers in the San Juan and Alamo area on Tuesday. The notice comes after a 12" water line break in the San Juan area happened on Monday. Customer...
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Q ue Indiana Jones’ theme song. For those who have always wanted to live out their dream as Indy, or just simply have an interest in archeology, now’s your chance to experience the work first hand at the Archeology Fair at Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site. In observance...
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C omedian Gary Owen is making his way down to the Rio Grande Valley for the first time as part of his extended No Hard Feelings Tour at the McAllen Performing Arts Center on Sunday. You might have seen Owen in in his many viral comedy videos, interviews or from his wide range of ...
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A n analysis of South Padre Island’s parking supply ultimately recommended that the city pursue paid parking, but leaders haven’t committed to any plans yet. Jon Forster, a parking and mobility planner with consulting firm Fishbeck, on Oct. 5 delivered the findings of a parking s...
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The Los Indios International Bridge, also known as the Free Trade Bridge, is seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy: Cameron County) L os Indios International Bridge has been awarded nearly $9.2 million in federal funding for a commercial truck parking facility, according to an an...
