By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS South Padre Island and surrounding Laguna Madre communities are included in a major statewide transportation planning effort as the Texas Department of Transportation seeks public input on its proposed 2027 Unified Transportation Program. Among the largest...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors who are deciding the case of a 21-year-old Brownsville man of fatally shooting a San Benito police officer following an hourslong pursuit three years ago began deliberating at 11:10 a.m. Thursday. The deliberations come on the fourth day of testimony in the ...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After hearing closing arguments from the state and defense Thursday morning, the jury is deliberating in the capital murder trial for Rogelio Martinez Jr., who is accused of killing San Benito Police Lt. Milton Resendez during a 2023 police ch...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This episode of Valley Storm Team brings members of the team together to talk about the drought, the hurricane, and our weekend. Recent rains have made a dramatic improvement in our drought conditions across the Valley. We are still seeing some ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — While many teams took some R&R with a bye last week, our Valley High School football players still delivered plenty of action and stellar performances. Two partners in crime from Sharyland stood out to earn our Athletes of the Week. A mystery is...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Hurricane Isaias will continue to get stronger out in the Gulf, and even though it will stay very far away from the Rio Grande Valley, we will still get some impacts from it. The current forecast brings the hurricane inland near the Alabama/Flor...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 6 Team of the Week. Brownsville Hanna earned the top spot with 441 total votes, or 47% of the vote. Brownsville Pace came in second with 283 votes, or 29% of the vote, and Mercedes came in third with 234 votes, or 2...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A family member of the children slain by their parents, John Allen Rubio and Angela Camacho, finally broke the silence during a court hearing on Wednesday. It was a sudden and intense moment in the courtroom. Just after State District Judge Noe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Brownsville City Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance a second and final reading of a proposed 90-day moratorium on data centers. The final reading will take place on Nov. 4. The Nov. 4 reading will determine whether the cit...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The recent stretch of daily showers and steady rainfall is near its end across the Rio Grande Valley. Thursday will likely be our last meaningful chance for showers and a few rumbles of thunder before drier weather takes over. The best rain wil...
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Border Report on Wednesday confirmed that "hundreds" of military troops have been repositioned from other border posts to the Rio Grande Valley and are actively patrolling from McAllen, in Hidalgo County, and throughout Starr County. It comes after Coast Guard were shot at Sept. ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A new facility focused on food, health, and wellness will open its doors in Brownsville this week. The Cannery Public Market is the city's newest approach to providing the community with wellness resources. The facility will serve as a food pan...
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Rogelio Martinez Jr., 21, attends his death penalty trial Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at the Cameron County Courthouse 404th state District Court in Brownsville. Martinez is charged with the killing of San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) B ROW...
