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By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS South Padre Island City Council members met with Broaddus & Associates on Aug. 11 to establish project-management roles, priorities and communication procedures for the proposed Convention Center renovation and annex project, while also di...
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS Port Isabel commissioners voted Aug. 25 to advertise a proposed 2026 property tax rate of $0.790416, matching the total rate used in 2025, after reviewing the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget and tax rate during a workshop. City Manager Jare...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The subjects of a murder suicide in rural Mission have been identified by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a welfare call after 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the 2500 block of Jessica Ave. The welfare check led to the discover...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Harlingen has approved an updated decorum ordinance to ensure the efficiency of commissioner meetings. A proposal to update the city's original ordinance was introduced in a regular city meeting on Aug. 5. On Aug. 19, the Harlingen C...
Check out the first RGVSports.com 5A/6A Top 10 poll of the season as voted on by our staff. The post RGVSports.com Preseason 5A/6A Top 10 Poll appeared first on MyRGV.com ....
Check out the first RGVSports.com preseason sub-5A poll of the season along with a preview for all of the RGV’s sub-5A schools. Others receiving votes: Port Isabel TEAM PREVIEWS DISTRICT 16-4A DI EDCOUCH-ELSA Members of Edcouch-Elsa’s 2026 football team. (Joel Martinez | The Moni...
S AN BENITO — The new city commission is planning a $20 million general fund budget coming with a $20.9 million fund balance and a 1-cent tax cut. While planning budget cuts, commissioners are proposing to trim the property tax rate from 70 cents to 69 cents per $100 valuation, M...
B ROWNSVILLE — Members of the public who have something to say about Cameron County’s proposed tax rate will have a final chance to speak next week before commissioners take a final vote. Commissioners set a public hearing on the tax rate for next Tuesday when they will also take...
Christian Castro A federal judge in Brownsville has denied the state of Minnesota’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office releasing ICE agent Christian Castro, who has a warrant in the state, from custody. On Wednesday afternoon, U....
Residents attended the Brownsville City Commission Meeting on Tuesday opposing the rumored building of an AI data center The post ‘We want to fight for what’s right’ appeared first on The Rider Newspaper ....
The Brownsville City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance concerning the voluntary filed disannexation of approximately 444 acres of land in Cameron County....
C ameron County officials want the public’s input on a road project that will eventually connect the Harlingen area, and the rest of the Valley, to the second South Padre Island causeway. The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority will host a public meeting about the Outer Pa...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff's Office will soon receive equipment upgrades as a result of federal funding secured by Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34). Gonzalez secured $375,000 to upgrade 61 patrol vehicles with bullet-resistant windshields. C...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Saturday keeps the heat cranked up across the Valley, with most spots landing between 100 and 102 degrees. Western areas, especially near Starr County, will once again push toward 107 degrees, keeping that familiar sizzle alive. These temperatur...
B ROWNSVILLE — Federal officials joined local leaders Thursday to announce Brownsville as one of four cities chosen to develop and pilot programs aimed at improving children’s health. Mayor John Cowen Jr. led a lineup of speakers who gathered at The Mitte to announce that Brownsv...
Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE—U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez recognized longtime South Texas public servant John Wood for more than five decades of civic leadership and public service, presenting him with a Congressional Record honoring his contributions to Brownsville and Cameron...
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island City Council members addressed the proposed tax rate, employee compensation, Island Gateway improvements and ecotourism initiatives during their Aug. 5 regular meeting. Council members approved Resolution No. 20...
Special to the PRESS South Padre Island voters will have an opportunity to hear directly from candidates seeking the Place 1 City Council seat during a candidate forum next month. The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce will host the City Council Special Election Candidate For...
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Board of Commissioners considered a proposed system for collecting contaminated water from boats to address a need raised by a tenant, renewed its windstorm insurance and received updates on d...
City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez, Mayor Norma Sepulveda and Commissioner Michael Mezmar are seen during a regular meeting Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Harlingen. (Courtesy photo) H ARLINGEN — The city is extending its moratorium on data center projects as an engineering firm studies ...
STAFF REPORT Check out the first RGVSports.com Top 10 volleyball rankings of the season as voted on by our staff. The post RGVSports.com Volleyball Top 10 Rankings (08/20/26) appeared first on MyRGV.com ....
San Benito Mayor Pedro “Pete” Galvan S AN BENITO — Mayor Pete Galvan’s calling on the new city commission to work through “growing pains” a day after a closed-session meeting in which the board was set to discuss City Charter issues including “forfeiture of office.” After a two-h...
T he city of Brownsville’s budget for the upcoming year is getting a bump thanks to a steady tax rate and expanding property values. Commissioners voted unanimously to advance the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year budget during their Tuesday night meeting, approving a first reading with addi...
The Brownsville City Commission took action on several major initiatives during its August 18, meeting, advancing investments in public safety, economic development, infrastructure, quality of life, and City services....
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For the second Brownsville City Commission meeting in a row, the chamber was packed with residents voicing their opposition to data centers in the city. More than two dozen people signed up to speak at Tuesday's meeting. Before the public comm...
ROMA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Starr County rancher says his newborn calf is recovering after becoming the first confirmed New World screwworm case reported in the Rio Grande Valley. Lucio E. Gonzalez Jr. says the calf, Milagro Starr, is now healthy and back with her mother and ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Raymondville man who killed his 70-year-old boyfriend in 2025 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to Cameron County court records. A court docket entry shows that Bernabe Vanegas Jr. waived his right to a jury trial and took a ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority is proposing to move forward with a 22-mile construction project that will lead to a second access at South Padre Island. The Outer Parkway project proposes to construct a new highway from I-69E to ...
C ameron County commissioners approved a 5% salary increase for elected officials, matching across-the-board pay increases for county employees, during their regular meeting last week. The raises are part of the county’s five-year plan to bring its wages closer to those of simila...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office invites the community to its Back-to-School Bash happening on Tuesday. An evening filled with fun, food and school-supply giveaways starts at 6 p.m. The event will take place at the Precinct 2 CRC located at 5...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Mercedes city manager Alberto Perez has resigned from his position, the city announced. Perez, a Starr County native, started his role as city manager in 2021. The Pan American graduate moved to Houston and Austin before returning home to the R...
A view of City Hall in the city of San Benito on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) S AN BENITO — City commissioners are set to meet Tuesday to discuss City Charter issues including “forfeiture of office, qualifications of elected officers” and “stan...
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With a former mayor now seeking his seat, South Padre Island Mayor Patrick McNulty says voters will have a choice in November between changing course or continuing the investments and projects his administration has put in motion....
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel City Commission reviewed an early draft of the city’s FYE 2027 budget (Fiscal Year Ending 2027) Tuesday, Aug. 11, as officials discussed employee pay, department expenses, equipment needs and the city’s 2026 property tax ra...
PRESS Staff Report The Office of Cameron County District Clerk Laura Perez-Reyes, in partnership with the City of Port Isabel, will host a Passport Fair on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Port Isabel Community Center, 213 N. Yturria St., Port Isabel. The fai...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a 5% salary increase for elected officials. The discussion and vote centered on a pay increase for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, according to the Aug. 11 meeting agenda ...
Carlos Yerena S AN BENITO — Under a split vote, interim City Manager Carlos Yerena is taking San Benito’s top administrative position. In a heated meeting, Commissioners Daniel Cortez, Rick Perez and Victor Manuel Gonzalez voted to appoint Yerena to the city manager’s post while ...
B rownsville’s Historic Battlefield Trail is one of three trails nationally vying for inclusion in the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) Hall of Fame this year. The other two are the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, located in the Buckeye State, and the Mount Vernon Trail in Virg...
B ROWNSVILLE — Beach-goers can expect to pay more for access to Cameron County coastal parks beginning this fall as officials prepare to roll out fee increases they say are meant to keep up with the rising costs of maintenance. During an early August meeting, commissioners approv...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — City officials gathered in Alamo on Wednesday morning to celebrate the completion of a $1.5 million drainage improvement project. Alamo Mayor J.R. Garza said the city partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation on the project along Ala...
H ARLINGEN — The downtown mural paying tribute to Southwest Airlines’ founder will remain overlooking the newly revamped Lozano Plaza. Under a deadlocked city commission vote, the push to remove the mural honoring the legendary Herb Kelleher was crushed after a second round of di...
Donovan Yandel Martinez Tirado C ameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz announced on Facebook Monday the sentencing of a teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a man when he was 16 years old on June 1, 2024. Donovan Yandel Martinez Tirado, who is now 17, pleaded guilty to ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 65-year-old man who was found unresponsive in rural Mission, the sheriff announced Tuesday. The man has been identified as 65-year-old Eudoxio Marquez. On Monday at approximatel...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to accept Superintendent Richard Rivera's retirement on Monday. Rivera will continue his role as superintendent through Dec. 31. Rivera's career with Weslaco ISD began in 1967, when...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of ongoing false phone calls. According to a news release from HCSO, people are calling residents, impersonating law enforcement and attempting to collect money. During the calls, the cal...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Motorists in Willacy County are advised to drive with caution in the Santa Monica area. According to the Willacy County Sheriff's Office, there is major roadway damage reported in the north and southbound lanes of FM 1420 just south of the secon...
Fortunate Son, known as the longest-running Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute act, will perform live in concert on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Cameron County Amphitheater in South Padre Island. (Courtesy photo) C ameron County will have the nostalgic tunes of the legendary rock ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The beginning of the school year is right around the corner! ValleyCentral has compiled a list of the first day of classes for school districts across the Rio Grande Valley for the 2026-2027 school year. Cameron County BROWNSVILLE ISD - Aug. 10 ...
T he Brownsville chapter of the Texas Exes welcomed new Cameron County-area Longhorns to the University of Texas at Austin during a sendoff celebration on Thursday at the International Bank of Commerce in Brownsville. “It’s my honor to welcome you to the best university in the wo...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen City Commission met on Wednesday for its initial review of a draft proposing changes and regulations to its code of conduct about the public comment period at city meetings. A draft of the proposed changes was first presented at a ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Nov. 3 general election is a little less than three months away and local elections administrators are beginning to staff up with poll workers for both early voting and Election Day. Poll workers are responsible for setting up polling locati...
H ARLINGEN — After weeks of heated opposition, city commissioners are passing an ordinance setting conduct rules governing meetings’ public comment periods. The ordinance replaces a 20-year-old resolution imposing more restrictive rules, officials said during a meeting. “The city...
H ARLINGEN — The city commission does not have authority to nullify a WaterWorks agreement potentially providing 4.7 million gallons a day of sewer water, while offering potable water as a backup, to a proposed 1,800-acre data center just outside of the city limits, City Attorney...
The Brownsville City Commission held its second Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Workshop on Aug. 4, reviewing the City's proposed budget, major capital improvement projects, and economic development initiatives....
S AN BENITO — After more than five hours behind closed doors, city commissioners couldn’t reach in a decision in the appointment of San Benito’s next city manager. In a heated meeting, Mayor Pete Galvan walked out during discussions as commissioners considered two finalists — int...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville City Commission on Tuesday approved modifications to regulations on smoking in public places. The modifications were made to Ordinance Number 2026-1813, Chapter 54, Health and Sanitation, Article VI, which pertains to smoking in ...
The Brownsville City Commission held a special workshop Tuesday to give the public a closer look at proposed regulations that would govern future data center development within the city....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $3 increase to the entry fee for county beaches. Effective Oct. 1, day passes to Isla Blanca Park, Andy Bowie Park, E.K. Atwood Park Beach Access No. 5, Cameron County Beach Access No. 3 and Cam...
Tropical Texas Behavioral Heath on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Edinburg. Tropical Texas Behavioral Health announced it is working on constructing a new facility in Harlingen to increase services to the Cameron County area. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) T ropical Te...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees has named a lone finalist for superintendent. The board voted to name Angela Dominguez as the lone finalist during a Monday meeting. According to a news release, Dominguez o...
