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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Ingleside alumni Aidan Jakobsohn and Jaydon Smith lit up scoreboards across South Texas during their days together with the Mustangs. Best friends since about kindergarten, Smith estimates, the two went their separate ways upon graduation. Sm...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Board of Trustees officially named Rosalba De Hoyos as the new Superintendent of Schools. The school board took action on Thursday to name De Hoyos following a state-mandated 21-day waiting period. Ho...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Texas Health Systems is holding a back-to-school block party on Saturday in Edinburg. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the main parking lot at South Texas Health Systems Children's, located at 1102 W. Trenton Road. Free ...
New Horizon Health Center in Brownsville has opened its Care Closet to help patients with clothing needs. (Courtesy Photo) A pair of shoes, maybe a nice shirt for an interview or even some new clothes for school — all these items are necessities that have become increasingly more...
Football fans and young athletes are invited to a UTRGV football open practice and free youth clinic at Sams Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, August 6.
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Vaqueros are lacing up for their sophomore campaign as football season returns to the Rio Grande Valley. Last year, UTRGV emerged as one of the top teams in the Southland Conference. The Vaqueros finished 2025 with a 9-3 record and went undef...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Just in case people thought the UTRGV Vaqueros were satisfied with putting together the winningest inaugural FCS season by a startup program in 2025, they’re chasing a conference championship in Year 2, and head coach Travis Bush reminded his...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hundreds of students and parents stopped by San Benito High School on Thursday to attend a back-to-school bash hosted by the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. The event served as an opportunity to prepare families with resourc...
Joseph Villarreal T he Los Fresnos CISD Board of Trustees has named Joseph Villarreal the lone finalist for the district’s next superintendent of schools. Following a comprehensive nationwide search and extensive community input, the board selected Villarreal as the leader best s...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — After delivering the winningest inaugural season by a first-year program in FCS history, the UTRGV Vaqueros are one sleep away from kicking off their second fall camp in preparation for the 2026 campaign. UTRGV set the standard in Year 1, fin...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Starting Aug. 1, the University Scholastic League (UIL) will require all school athletic teams and marching bands to follow heat safety guidelines. The guidelines are designed to protect students from overheating when practicing outdoors. The Ha...
T he University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (SOM) just held its class of 2030 white coat ceremony, a symbolic event for students starting medical school that featured 56 members with just over 60% of them being from the Valley — the largest in the school’s histo...
The Brownsville Public Library System is helping local families get ready for the new school year with its annual Back-to-School Fair, taking place on Sunday, August 3, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Main Branch Library, 2600 Central Blvd....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District superintendent position continues to remain open following Saturday's scheduled special-called board meeting. The Board of Trustees met for approximately six hours to discuss superintendent c...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees named a lone finalist for superintendent during a board meeting on Thursday. According to a news release, Joseph Villarreal was selected after a nationwide search and ext...
The City of Brownsville’s Department of Health, Wellness and Animal Services invites the community to celebrate the start of a new school year at a free Back-to-School Block Party on Thursday, August 6, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at 655 E. St. Charles St....
HOUSTON, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football team is participating in the Southland Conference Opening Drive media day on Tuesday at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Watch the livestream in the video player above. UTRGV foot...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees officially named its new superintendent during a meeting on Friday. The school district approved an employment contract for Timothy E. Cuff following a state-mandated 21-day waiting p...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With back-to-school season just around the corner, Driscoll Health is partnering with dozens of sponsors, including the RGV Vipers, to get thousands of Valley families ready for the coming school year. On Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., all Val...
Students looking to elevate their musical talents and prepare for All-State Mariachi auditions are invited to participate in the Texas Southmost College (TSC) Mariachi All-State Clinic....
The U.S. News & World Report has issued its annual ranking of universities in the country, and Rio Grande Valley campuses have earned respectable ratings. The data should give residents and prospective students confidence that the education they receive here compares well with in...
UTRGV and the Harlingen school district announced a new campaign called “Living Longer by Design” to prevent diabetes in young people on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Courtesy of Harlingen CISD) HARLINGEN — We’re a fast-food nation. We love our Whataburgers, our Big Macs, and our peppe...
EDWARD SEVERN | STAFF WRITER EDITOR’S NOTE: This story continues our position-by-position look at the top returning high school football players in the Rio Grande Valley. Follow the series in the coming weeks as we count down to the release of our annual Top 30 players list in Au...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former Donna Independent School District employee took office as the new president of the Texas State Teachers Association on Wednesday. According to TSTA, Linda Estrada was born in Weslaco and grew up in Donna, where she went on to have a 3...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Dozens of law enforcement officers, many wearing full riot gear, gathered at Hanna Early College High School Tuesday morning as the Brownsville Independent School District partnered with multiple agencies for a full-scale active attack training ...
On the sandy shores of South Padre Island, a pair of talented East Texan high school sweethearts have found a home abundant in hope, resilience, community and music, but life-altering health struggles have impacted their livelihoods. However, hope is on the Laguna Madre horizon. ...
The sound of violins is filling the halls of the Brownsville George Ramirez Performing Arts Academy this summer as young students discover the joy of making music through the Revival of Cultural Arts (ROCA) Violin Camp Program....
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER EDITOR’S NOTE: This story begins our position-by-position look at the top returning high school football players in the Rio Grande Valley. Follow the series in the coming weeks as we count down to the release of our annual Top 30 players list in Augus...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley is hosting six free back-to-school backpack giveaways throughout July and August across its Valley campuses. According to a news release from IDEA Public Schools, the statewide initiative is designed ...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football fans can expect a new game-day experience this fall after the Vaqueros released kickoff times and promotional themes for their 2026 home schedule, building on the momentum of the program’s inaugural ...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Football fans and young athletes in Brownsville will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the UTRGV football program next month when the Vaqueros host an open practice and free youth clinic at Sams Memorial Stadium. The event is schedu...
A newly constructed classroom in Los Manguitos, Honduras, was dedicated in memory of longtime Port Isabel resident Mary Gorball through the nonprofit Hands to Honduras. The new school will provide local children with a permanent place to learn while honoring Gorball’s legacy of g...
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons 7on7 squad had a great season competing this summer against numerous Rio Grande Valley teams. The team looked sharp and won more than their share of games, even against some of the bigger schools in the area...
SAN JUAN — Dozens of students from Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School sat on the floor inside the multi-purpose room of the San Juan Memorial Library on Monday morning. Rosann Bacha-Garza stood at the center of the room and engaged the children with questions about what type ...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — The UTRGV athletic department announced Wednesday football season tickets have sold out for the second-straight year, while also unveiling themes for the Vaqueros’ five home games during the 2026 season at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium. UTRGV...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley is home to a massive pet population - a fact that Yaqui Animal Rescue knows all too well. “We actually did a study at Donna North High School, where we asked 300 students how many pets they had in their homes," said Alyssa Ce...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The legendary heavy-metal band Metallica is helping students at South Texas College build their careers through its nationally recognized scholarship initiative. South Texas College is one of 18 schools selected from across the country to receiv...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley received a generous donation of cereal boxes on Tuesday from the Valley Baptist School of Vocational Nursing. The donation is part of the Valley Baptist's annual Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive to help loc...
HARLINGEN — Everybody’s talking about it. And there’s a lot to talk about. They’re talking about Lauren Elliot taking home three championships from the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Richmond. They’re talking about Jocely Coto and her partner Alisha Dorado from Har...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The South Texas Independent School District Science Academy Dragons are now national champions after competing at the 2026 Esports Series Championship in Orlando, Florida. The games were held June 25 through the 28 at Full Sail University and br...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In Austin, the State Board of Education hosted days of public comment as it weighed changes to required reading lists and social studies standards. Opponents of the changes asked for more local control when it came to the books school districts ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With school out and summer underway, the city of Brownsville is reminding homeowners that renting out their private pools is prohibited. Renting out private residential pools to third parties for events violates the city's Unified Development Co...
Harlingen CISD students are coached on how to play pickleball on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at RGV Pickle in Harlingen. (Travis M. Whitehead | Valley Morning Star) HARLINGEN — The kids dashed about the courts with their laughter and the thump-thump-thump of the yellow balls bouncin...
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon Athletic Director Coach Tony Villarreal and Girls Coordinator Johvonne Howard recently announced the June Champions, recognizing student-athletes who demonstrated commitment to strength and conditioning, sport-specific...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Early College High School pianist recently performed at the Teatro Colón in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francisco Rocafuerte, a distinguished Mexican artist who resides in McAllen, told ValleyCentral he h...
HARLINGEN — Faced with losing about 100 students, the school board’s passing a $198.3 million general fund budget coming with employee pay increases as the district continues to recover about two years after plunging into financial crisis. While the budget earmarks $115.9 million...
The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a $578 million operating budget for the 2026-2027 school year. The approved budget provides the financial framework necessary to support educational programs, student services, district operations a...
Felicity Fok, a graduating senior from Veterans Memorial Early College High School and four-time participant in the National History Day National Contest, placed second in her individual presentation at this year’s contest. Fok’s presentation was about the 1960s and ‘70s, which i...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An affidavit obtained by ValleyCentral reveals why a former Edinburg High School coach is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Christian Roxburgh, 38, of Edinburg, was charged with having an inappropriate relationship ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees named Timothy E. Cuff as the lone finalist for its superintendent position. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a regular board meeting. Brownsville ISD officially began it...
Rivera Early College High School’s National History Day team is back in Brownsville after winning the group performance national championship last week in College Park Maryland. Team members Damian Ledesma, a 2026 Rivera graduate, and rising juniors Karol Arriaga, Isabella Castan...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics Department on Wednesday announced a home agreement football series with the University of Montana. The home agreement is the first look into the Vaqueros' football schedule for the 2030 and 203...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Texas Southmost College representative Sophie Vega stopped by our NBC 23 studio to spread the word about two free, family-friendly events coming up on the Brownsville campus. Kicking off their summer events is Movie on the Lawn. Join the commun...
Special to RGVSports.com After putting together the winningest inaugural season by a startup program in FCS history in 2025, UTRGV football has continued to build a schedule that will challenge the Vaqueros both now and in the future. This season, the Vaqueros will face their fir...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Alexa Nichols, a former ophthalmic technician and rising third year medical student at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, knows firsthand how much information the eyes can hold. Nichols is part of a group of students at UTRGV's School of...
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD) culinary arts program students at Gutierrez Middle School cook smash burgers Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Miguel Roberts | The Brownsville Herald) HARLINGEN — The gloved hands sliced through tomatoes and gathered chopped le...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer WESLACO — The top high school baseball seniors from across the Rio Grande Valley took the diamond one last time at the Baseball Coaches Association of the Rio Grande Valley (BCARGV) 5A-6A All-Star Game on Thursday at Weslaco High School. The all-star ga...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Raymondville Independent School District Health Clinic is set to close its doors in July. The decision to close the clinic was announced on Monday in a social media post. "As a health clinic, you need to have a certain amount of patients to...
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board has awarded 11 graduating high school seniors with Project SHARE Scholarships of $2,000 each to help pay the cost of attending an accredited university this fall. BPUB’s Project SHARE was created in 1985 to help local families with utility b...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer This year’s Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game in Round Rock included three Rio Grande Valley standouts and one head coach, as the best from across the state took the field for one last time at Dell Diamond. La Joya Palmview he...
