HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A federal jury on Wednesday found a Weslaco mother and her daughter guilty of attempting to smuggle a man past the Sarita checkpoint last year. Enedelia Garcia, 55, of Weslaco, and Ashley Garcia, 37, of Brownsville, face up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors say...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Brownsville City Commission passed a 90-day moratorium order on data centers on Wednesday evening. Wednesday's meeting marked the commission's final reading on the moratorium. The moratorium will pause the processing, acceptance, and approv...
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PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Democrats in Hidalgo County are celebrating major election victories across Texas, while Cameron County Republican leaders say the party has work to do following Tuesday's election results. Richard Gonzales, Hidalgo County Democratic Party chair, sa...
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Election votes were still rolling in for some races on Wednesday morning when La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) held a press conference to urge the newly elected Democratic leaders to end ICE raids in the Rio Grande Valley and improve economic conditions here....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 10 Team of the Week! Raymondville earned the top spot with 375 votes, or 50% of the vote. Los Fresnos came in second with 355 votes, and Mission came in third place with 31 votes....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Cameron County District Attorney's Office is asking the Texas Court of Appeals to deny a request to put a pause on the execution date for Brownsville death row inmate John Allen Rubio. Court documents show on October 28, Rubio's defense tea...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rain chances return Thursday and continue through the weekend as a cold front moves through and a coastal trough lingers nearby. These features will also bring below-normal temperatures. Rain is expected, with a few brief, locally heavy downpour...
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Voters arrive at a polling place at Weslaco City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Campaign signs at a polling place at Weslaco City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Voting si...
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A new generation of leadership has emerged from the Rio Grande Valley’s Texas House races after a decisive election night. Between broken records, unseated incumbents and a blue shift, voters in South Texas have made their demands for affordability heard at the polls, marking suc...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Democrats came out on top Tuesday in three Cameron County Commission elections, according to unofficial returns. Esteban “Steve” Guerra beat Republican Mauro Garza in the county judge race. First-time office-holder Joseph Lucio won the Precinct 2 election over Repu...
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I n Cameron County, voters in Brownsville, La Feria, Los Fresnos, Santa Maria and the South Texas Independent School District elected new members to school district boards of trustees in elections that were held alongside Tuesday’s general election. The results listed are unoffic...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A safety incident was reported on Wednesday after a knife and a BB gun were recovered from two separate students at Sharyland North Junior High School. District officials issued two communication alerts on Wednesday with updates about the incid...
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The City of Brownsville is reassuring residents that pediatric emergency care remains available locally despite recent changes to inpatient pediatric services at Valley Regional Medical Center (VRMC) and Valley Baptist Medical Center Brownsville (VBMC-B)....
