By Berenice Garcia and Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune M cALLEN — Texas officials tasked with managing and conserving state parks were gearing up this month to cede control of more than 1,000 acres of public lan d that’s treasured for its natural habitat and beaches along the Gulf coast in...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - A birthday party left several wounded when gunshots were fired in rural Edinburg. The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a home in the area of FM 2812 and Sunflower Road just before midnight. The area is southwest of Mo...
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley running back Broderrick Taylor (26) carries the ball into the end zone against Lamar University in a Southland Conference game at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.c...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- While kids are going to be out trick-or-treating on Halloween night, football fans will be in for a real treat as Vaqueros take on their second ranked opponent of the season -- the Lamar Cardinals. The Vaqueros are looking for their 11th straig...
business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- It's time to introduce Valley Sports Central's Athlete of the Week. McAllen High Bulldogs sophomore running back Cole Morley has his name now etched into the record books as the first Bulldog running back to tally five touchdowns in one game. M...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Friday marked the official last day of early voting in Texas for the 2026 midterm election. The window to vote early in Texas opened on Oct. 19, bringing in a historic number of voters to the polls in what has been reported by the Texas Tribune ...
safety
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - One person was killed Friday night in a crash that involved three vehicles and a suspected drunk driver driving the wrong way on a busy road. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Dixieland Road jus...
schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week 10 of high school football and the Valley Sports Central team has your highlights on Overtime. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sports Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you live coverage from Vela vs. Edinburg, Lyford...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Originally from Cuernavaca, Mexico, Aaron Millan found a way to turn his passion for nature into something bigger. He founded Brownsville Kayaks five years ago to help both locals and visitors experience the beauty of the Rio Grande Valley whi...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It's time to get into the Halloween spirit, and what better way to do so than to decorate your home with festive decor. One Harlingen resident in the Treasure Hills neighborhood has taken Halloween festivities a step further than your average pu...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A warm and great weekend ahead across the Rio Grande Valley. Southeast winds and sunshine will push daytime highs to 90 degrees each day on Saturday and Sunday. The trick-or-treat forecast is great, with mostly clear skies, light easterly winds...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this edition of Mic’d Up, Photojournalist Diego Tijerina follows PSJA Memorial Head Coach Omar Gonzalez as the Wolverines took on the Mission Eagles at PSJA Stadium. Going into the game, the Mission Eagles had two district wins. In the locker...
space
The Starlink 15-18 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 30, 2026, local time. Image: SpaceX. Update: Oct. 31, 12:25 a.m. EDT (0425 UTC): SpaceX landed its first stage booster on the droneship. SpaceX capped off the month of October with the lau...
