UTRGV faculty, students react to ICE plans to give officers electric gloves
Immigration and Customs Enforcement may soon implement the use of electric shock gloves as they plan to spend
Summary by The Brownsville Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Mariah Escobar, as published by UTRGV Rider · · 1 min read
Immigration and Customs Enforcement may soon implement the use of electric shock gloves as they plan to spend

News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The second annual Ruben Vela Festival is coming to Santa Rosa on Saturday, Oct. 17. The free event, taking place at 116 Santa Vista Avenue, features food, a kids zone and a lineup of eight bands, including Orphanage Road, Marlissa Vela, Ruben Ve...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026

News
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thursday is the final day that we'll see warm conditions before a cold front moves in Friday, bringing us Fall-like weather over the weekend. Highs will climb into the low to mid 90s Valley wide under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Light s...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026

safety
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — No injuries were reported in a San Benito school bus crash Thursday morning, according to the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. The crash involved a single vehicle at the intersection of Shafer Road and Colorado Street, the di...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026

government
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 7 Team of the Week. San Benito earned the top spot with 451 votes or 56% of the vote. PSJA North came in second with 209 votes, or 26% of the vote, and Sharyland came in third with 153 votes, or 18%. ValleyCentral t...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026

schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Out at the fieldhouse, the Vaqueros men's basketball team inches towards the tipoff of the 2026 season. This is the team's first season under head coach Brandon Chambers, and the anticipation is starting to settle in. The men's basketball team ...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026

schools
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District hosted a community outreach event on Wednesday to provide free health screenings. The free event was held at the Junior's Supermarket located in San Juan. At the event, guests were offered he...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026

News
H ARLINGEN — After nearly 10 years here, a national engineering firm is expanding operations, opening a $5 million office building while planning to create 50 new jobs, including “high-quality” jobs amid the region’s growth. After months of construction, Garver Engineering’s movi...
MyRGV · Oct 15, 2026
safety
Dania Martinez A 26-year-old woman has been arrested on intoxication manslaughter following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night. In a Facebook post , Brownsville police said officers responded at 9:10 p.m. to the 2300 block of Coffee Road in reference to a major crash involving a w...
MyRGV · Oct 15, 2026

schools
T he Brownsville Independent School District issued a statement Wednesday after a student was found with a gun at Brownsville Early College High School, which is adjacent to the Texas Southmost College campus. The high school campus was immediately placed on lockdown and the stud...
MyRGV · Oct 15, 2026

business
E DINBURG — I know the Rio Grande Valley loves their breakfast tacos, but if you ever want to switch it up, try a good, fresh, hand rolled bagel from First Stop Bagels, a first of its kind business in the RGV. I just made my first trip to New York City and I could go on and on ab...
MyRGV · Oct 15, 2026

space
S paceX wants to increase the number of Starship launches from Boca Chica to up to 456 per year, according to a notice published in the Federal Register Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The company’s proposed massive expansion in operations would also include up ...
MyRGV · Oct 15, 2026

business
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A few more days of heat and humidity are in store for the Rio Grande Valley until a cold front arrives this weekend. A cold front is forecast to sweep across the Valley on Friday. This front will bring cooler temperatures, strong northerly wind...
ValleyCentral · Oct 15, 2026