By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS A packed Port Isabel City Commission chambers, at one point standing room only, heard strong opposition Wednesday from Long Island Village residents over a proposal to designate portions of Long Island within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction as an...
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Updated at 8:09 p.m. This page will be updated throughout the course of the evening with unofficial results from contested races. Results are not official until canvassed. Make sure to check back here periodically. Voters arrive at a polling place at Weslaco City Hall on Tuesday,...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Below is a list of results for the Nov. 3 Midterm Election:
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6:03 p.m.: Marco Ramirez reports live from McAllen. 6:00 p.m.: Sandra Sanchez reports live from Edinburg. 5:03 p.m. : Sandra Sanchez reports from Edinburg. 5 p.m.: Marco Ramirez reports from McAllen, where Monica De La Cruz is set to have her Election Night watch party. HARLINGEN...
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6:04 p.m.: Alejandra Yanez reports live from Corpus Christi, where Vicente Gonzalez is holding his watch party. 5:06 p.m.: Jorge Vela reports from Harlingen, where Eric Flores is holding his watch party. 5:03 p.m.: Alejandra Yanez reports from Corpus Christi, where Vicente Gonzal...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With voting underway across many polling sites in the Rio Grande Valley, long lines at the polls have been a concern in Hidalgo County for years. The Lark Community Center is one of the 69 polling sites here in Hidalgo County, and it's also one ...
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Rio Grande Valley, Texas: As part of its ongoing commitment to bringing world-class healthcare to the Rio Grande Valley, DHR Health is pleased to announce the addition of double board-certified transplant nephrologist, Dr. Victor E. Prado. Dr. Prado will provide care to patients ...
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B ROWNSVILLE — A land of storybooks and cartoon colors ignites my imagination the moment I enter. The world I have entered feels like a magical place of talking books and dancing cups and shelves engaging in playful conversations. However, it is not only a wonderland of make beli...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A cold front does wonders for the weather outlook here in the Rio Grande Valley. A northerly breeze will now deliver seasonal temperatures and lower humidity through Thursday, with partly cloudy skies. Another cold front is set to slip through t...
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H ARLINGEN — After months of public protest, officials here are reviewing a WaterWorks agreement to determine if the city has grounds to challenge the contract residents argue could sell off drinking water to a data center for as long as 50 years. A year after WaterWorks’ board o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One local race many voters are watching closely is the District 34 congressional matchup between Republican Eric Flores, a former Assistant U.S. attorney, and incumbent Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez. United States House Speaker Mike Jo...
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A longtime Rio Grande Valley educator has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the Rio Hondo Independent School District, its superintendent and board president, claiming that coerced prayer at mandatory staff meetings violated his religious freedoms under the Constitu...
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Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz said on social media Monday that his office will prosecute a former La Feria High School coach following a mistrial on charges of accident involving death and tampering with evidence. Jaime Carlos Guerra, 59, went to trial on Oct. 27...
