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Harlingen City Hall shake up sparking management changes
Gabriel Gonzalez (Courtesy: City of Harlingen ) H ARLINGEN — City Hall is shaking up, leading City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez to cut a key management position as he develops a succession plan. After about a year on the job, Deputy City Manager Oscar Garcia has returned to his forme...
government
Charge dropped against former San Benito drainage district secretary
B ROWNSVILLE — A judge has dismissed a charge against a former San Benito Drainage District No. 3 board member after he paid restitution fees, records show. On Aug. 17, in Cameron County’s 107th state District Court, Judge Arturo Nelson dismissed a charge against former drainage ...
Local
Space Fest lands in Brownsville from Thursday through Saturday
D owntown Brownsville is going to totally space out Thursday through Saturday as Space Fest descends on the city’s historic heart for the third consecutive year. The first two Space Fests were one-day events. This year it’s three days. Nathan Burkhart, director of the Brownsville...
schools
'I don’t see it getting any better': Why Valley public school enrollment continues to decline
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Declining enrollment is becoming an ongoing challenge for public schools across Texas, including several major school districts in the Rio Grande Valley. Fewer students can mean less state funding for school districts, putting additional pressure on...
safety
Woman accused in Texas jail smuggling scheme arrested in Los Fresnos
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman accused of coordinating the delivery of narcotics into a Texas jail was arrested on Wednesday in Los Fresnos. Maria Guadalupe Nelson, 68, was arrested in a joint investigation by the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Board of...
Local
The shower lottery for the Valley continues into the weekend
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Good news comes with a persistent easterly breeze across the Rio Grande Valley. That east wind helps form a boundary between the hot air over land and the cooler air flowing in from the Gulf. This boundary then acts as a trigger for showers, per...
government
Judge issues temporary restraining order in Progreso city council election
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge has issued a temporary restraining order for the upcoming Progreso municipal election. Candidates Raul Martinez, Ruben Arturo Abundiz and Santiago Galvan IV want to remove their opponents from the upcoming ballot because they failed to p...
government
BROWNSVILLE APPROVES MAJOR WATER PROJECTS TO ADD 18M GALLONS DAILY
During its Tuesday, Sept. 22 meeting, the Commission approved Resolution Number 2026-127, identifying projects benefiting the Brownsville Public Utilities Board and Southmost Regional Water Authority....
schools
Edinburg elementary school placed on lockdown after weapon seen near campus
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An elementary school in Edinburg was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a person was reportedly seen with a weapon near the campus. The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District confirmed in a statement that Cayetano Cavazos Elementary S...