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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros' first-ever football schedule released
Read full article: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros' first-ever football schedule releasedThe reality of fielding a college football team is getting closer for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros football team.
āA lot of fear going onā: Texas immigrant community on edge during Trumpās first weeks
Read full article: āA lot of fear going onā: Texas immigrant community on edge during Trumpās first weeksAcross the state, immigrants and their loved ones are changing their daily habits as the Trump administration orders at least 1,200 daily arrests of undocumented people.
A Rio Grande Valley doughnut shop was on the verge of closing. Then Donald Trump won reelection.
Read full article: A Rio Grande Valley doughnut shop was on the verge of closing. Then Donald Trump won reelection.The Edinburg shop owner shared her support for Trump ā and special pastries ā on social media following the election, garnering a rush of customers.
Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a target
Read full article: Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a targetRepublicans are stepping up their scrutiny of dozens of shelters run by aid groups on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Border Patrol opens investigation after video shows agent allegedly abusing K9 in Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Border Patrol opens investigation after video shows agent allegedly abusing K9 in Rio Grande ValleyThe U.S. Border Patrol said an investigation is underway after a video shows one of their agents allegedly abusing a K9 in the Rio Grande Valley.
Texasā citrus industry ā once an agricultural powerhouse ā is on the brink of disaster
Read full article: Texasā citrus industry ā once an agricultural powerhouse ā is on the brink of disasterA hurricane and winter freeze devastated the South Texas industry. A lack of water is preventing a full recovery.
Trumpās promise of mass deportation throws undocumented Texans into fear, uncertainty
Read full article: Trumpās promise of mass deportation throws undocumented Texans into fear, uncertaintyAs Republican Texas leaders show support for Trumpās mass deportation plans, undocumented people ā some who have lived in America for decades ā are weighing their options amid mounting fears.
US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says
Read full article: US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor saysThe U.S. is still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas.
āThe best time to prepareā: Migrant rights group warns undocumented Texans to plan for deportations
Read full article: āThe best time to prepareā: Migrant rights group warns undocumented Texans to plan for deportationsGroups are urging the stateās estimated 1.6 million undocumented migrants to prepare financially and make plans for their loved ones if theyāre detained.
Texas General Land Office unveils proposed 1,402-acre site for immigrant detention, border wall
Read full article: Texas General Land Office unveils proposed 1,402-acre site for immigrant detention, border wallOfficials with the Texas General Land Office on Tuesday outlined plans for a 1,402-acre ranch it has offered to the incoming Donald Trump administration for housing undocumented immigrants before deportation.
Despite back-to-back deals on water from Mexico, relief for South Texas farmers is far from certain
Read full article: Despite back-to-back deals on water from Mexico, relief for South Texas farmers is far from certainTexas agreed to take 120,000 acre-feet of water from Mexico this month, only after the U.S. and Mexico agreed to an updated treaty.
Trumpās near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters
Read full article: Trumpās near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino votersThe former president captured 55% of Latino voters in the state, according to exit polls. He also won 14 out of the 18 counties within 20 miles of the border, a number that doubled his 2020 performance in the Latino-majority region.
Adam Hinojosa flips Texas Senate seat, becomes first Republican to represent Rio Grande Valley district since Reconstruction
Read full article: Adam Hinojosa flips Texas Senate seat, becomes first Republican to represent Rio Grande Valley district since ReconstructionHinojosa won the only competitive seat in the Texas Senate this cycle, besting Sen. Morgan LaMantia two years after she narrowly defeated him.
Mexico is offering water to South Texas. But thereās a catch farmers arenāt happy about.
Read full article: Mexico is offering water to South Texas. But thereās a catch farmers arenāt happy about.Farmers say they want the water, but not if it goes against the allotment they need for the spring planting season.
From Denton to Edinburg, Texas cities are spooking their residents and tourists this Halloween
Read full article: From Denton to Edinburg, Texas cities are spooking their residents and tourists this HalloweenDenton has renamed itself Halloween, Texas, and has planned 31 days of events to drive up tourism and family entertainment.
Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores clash in fiery South Texas congressional debate
Read full article: Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores clash in fiery South Texas congressional debateIn their only debate before Election Day, Gonzalez and Flores traded jabs over the economy, immigration and abortion, and regularly spoke over each other.
Texas agriculture commissionerās new executive order aims to provide water for Rio Grande Valley farmers
Read full article: Texas agriculture commissionerās new executive order aims to provide water for Rio Grande Valley farmersRio Grande Valley farmers' concerns about a lack of water are being addressed in a new executive order issued by state agriculture commissioner Sid Millerās office.
KSAT Explains: Mexicoās lack of adherence to decades-old treaty leaves Rio Grande Valley farmers in peril
Read full article: KSAT Explains: Mexicoās lack of adherence to decades-old treaty leaves Rio Grande Valley farmers in perilA 1944 water-sharing treaty between the United States and Mexico is back in the spotlight and Rio Grande Valley farms are hanging in the balance.
Laredo enters its sixth day of a boil-water notice after E. coli is discovered in water system
Read full article: Laredo enters its sixth day of a boil-water notice after E. coli is discovered in water systemThe South Texas city is the latest to grapple with aging water infrastructure, which officials suggested could have been the cause for the E. coli outbreak.
Animal welfare advocates will plead with Texas lawmakers to help cities control stray pet population
Read full article: Animal welfare advocates will plead with Texas lawmakers to help cities control stray pet populationOne group estimated more than 568,000 cats and dogs entered shelters in 2023. About 82,000 cats and dogs were euthanized.
Takeaways from the Texas Tribune-Associated Press report on 24 hours along the Texas-Mexico border
Read full article: Takeaways from the Texas Tribune-Associated Press report on 24 hours along the Texas-Mexico borderReporters from both organizations spent a day documenting the reality on the border. Hereās a summary of what they found.
Many Americans say immigration is out of control, but 24 hours on the Texas-Mexico border showed a new reality. Will it last?
Read full article: Many Americans say immigration is out of control, but 24 hours on the Texas-Mexico border showed a new reality. Will it last?The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press visited five locations along the 1,254-mile span to separate the facts from the political narrative during a heated election year.
At this South Texas political convention, everyone has a voice, regardless of legal status
Read full article: At this South Texas political convention, everyone has a voice, regardless of legal statusInspired by the work of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, the biennial ācumbreā helps South Texans organize for political change.
Democrats hope anti-voucher campaign will help win back South Texas House seat
Read full article: Democrats hope anti-voucher campaign will help win back South Texas House seatThe first-term Republican defending her seat said a private school voucher program will help her community, especially students from low-income families.
A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries
Read full article: A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its librariesThe request came from a local pastor who is part of a group that trains people to ādefend their freedom and liberty.ā Other faith leaders have pushed back.
Federal court orders regulators to fix process, reconsider gas export projects in South Texas
Read full article: Federal court orders regulators to fix process, reconsider gas export projects in South TexasThis weekās ruling was the latest twist since cities and groups in Texasā Rio Grande Valley sued to block the projects.
Texasā floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says
Read full article: Texasā floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court saysAfter Texas deployed the barrier, a panel ordered it removed. The full appeals court says it can stay while a lower court hears a case on the merits.
The Rio Grande Valleyās pet population is out of control. Will a proposed limit in one city help?
Read full article: The Rio Grande Valleyās pet population is out of control. Will a proposed limit in one city help?Local leaders began debating a household limit on the number of pets after two residents were arrested for having 93 dogs and a cat in their home.
Attorney for former Deliaās Tamales employees speaks days after 3 restaurants were raided
Read full article: Attorney for former Deliaās Tamales employees speaks days after 3 restaurants were raidedDeliaās Tamales locations in San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley were the focus of FBI raids earlier this week.
As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water
Read full article: As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for waterMany of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative.
āI could feel numbnessā: Woman bitten by shark on South Padre Island describes moments before, after attack
Read full article: āI could feel numbnessā: Woman bitten by shark on South Padre Island describes moments before, after attackA woman who was one of four people attacked by a shark off South Padre Island on Independence Day shared what she experienced the moments before she was attacked.
Rio Grande Valley leaders hope to rebrand region as āRioPlexā to attract investment
Read full article: Rio Grande Valley leaders hope to rebrand region as āRioPlexā to attract investmentAfter years of competing with each other for new businesses, Valley cities want to present a united front to highlight the regionās assets.
Carlos Cascos, former Texas secretary of state and political leader in Rio Grande Valley, dies at 71
Read full article: Carlos Cascos, former Texas secretary of state and political leader in Rio Grande Valley, dies at 71Cascos began his political career as a Democrat but later flipped to the Republican Party.
South Texas needs rain. Tropical Storm Alberto didnāt deliver enough.
Read full article: South Texas needs rain. Tropical Storm Alberto didnāt deliver enough.The region's two major reservoirs are at record-low levels and agriculture leaders are worried the citrus industry could be devastated this summer.
Rio Grande Valley chef wins Best Chef: Texas in 2024 James Beard Awards
Read full article: Rio Grande Valley chef wins Best Chef: Texas in 2024 James Beard AwardsSan Antonio chefs may have been left out of the winners list for the 2024 James Beard Awards, but the Lone Star State was represented by a Rio Grande Valley woman who won Best Chef: Texas.
In Texasā Rio Grande Valley, a push for more direct democracy
Read full article: In Texasā Rio Grande Valley, a push for more direct democracyGround Game Texas, a group that has pushed for progressive policies in cities across the state, is working to make it easier for McAllen residents to change local laws.
Meatless in South Texas: Thousands flock to vegan festival in Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Meatless in South Texas: Thousands flock to vegan festival in Rio Grande ValleyFrom brisket to carne asada, Texas is known for meat, making this annual gathering in a small Rio Grande Valley town stand out.
Former South Texas HS football player who tackled referee avoids jail sentence, pleads no contest
Read full article: Former South Texas HS football player who tackled referee avoids jail sentence, pleads no contestA former South Texas high school football player who tackled a referee in 2020 after being ejected from a Texas high school football game pleaded no contest to a charge of assault-causing bodily injury on Tuesday morning, according to CBS 4 News.
A South Texas town may have just seen the hottest May temperature in Texas history š„µ
Read full article: A South Texas town may have just seen the hottest May temperature in Texas history š„µAccording to the Weather Prediction Center, La Puerta, Texas reach 116 on Thursday. After sifting through records, this may be the hottest May temperature in Texas history.
Mayra Flores raises twice as much as U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in bid to unseat him this November
Read full article: Mayra Flores raises twice as much as U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in bid to unseat him this NovemberNational Republicans are investing heavily in Floresā bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in South Texas.
South Texas farmers are in peril as the Rio Grande Valley runs dry ā again
Read full article: South Texas farmers are in peril as the Rio Grande Valley runs dry ā againWith the hottest days still ahead, local leaders have declared emergencies. And farmers are lobbying for the U.S. government to pressure Mexico to release water.
Some South Texas school employees could be barred from holding elected office after fraud investigation
Read full article: Some South Texas school employees could be barred from holding elected office after fraud investigationA state-appointed board of managers overseeing the La Joya Independent School District is set to consider the policy this week.
Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics
Read full article: Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tacticsA company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention has been ordered to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics.
1.7 million Texas households are set to lose monthly internet subsidy
Read full article: 1.7 million Texas households are set to lose monthly internet subsidyThe Affordable Connectivity Program provides a $30 monthly subsidy to help low-income households pay for internet service. The program is slated to run out of money at the end of the month.
Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues Starr County district attorney
Read full article: Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues Starr County district attorneyThe Starr County district attorney dropped the improper charges, but the fallout āforever changed the Plaintiffās life,ā a new federal lawsuit says.
Vicente Gonzalez compares Latino Trump supporters to āJews for Hitlerā
Read full article: Vicente Gonzalez compares Latino Trump supporters to āJews for HitlerāThe South Texas Democrat said Latinos who support former President Donald Trump are voting against their self interest, but Republicans recoiled at the comparison.
Texasā only sugar mill shuts down after 50 years due to water shortage
Read full article: Texasā only sugar mill shuts down after 50 years due to water shortageThe Texas Farm Bureau said the Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers mill no longer had adequate water to sustain operations, an issue the bureau blames on ongoing water issues with Mexico under the 1944 Water Treaty.
Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
Read full article: Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visitsPresidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism, starting with the choice of location.
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow border agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas
Read full article: Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow border agents to cut razor wire installed by TexasThe Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.
CBP agents find 34 migrants in tractor-trailers during two human smuggling attempts in Laredo
Read full article: CBP agents find 34 migrants in tractor-trailers during two human smuggling attempts in LaredoFederal agents in Laredo stopped two human smuggling attempts this week when they found more than 30 migrants and a bag of fentanyl pills in two tractor-trailers.
Ex-Texas attorney pleads guilty to pocketing $1,500 from defendantās mother in extortion case, feds say
Read full article: Ex-Texas attorney pleads guilty to pocketing $1,500 from defendantās mother in extortion case, feds sayA former Rio Grande Valley attorney recently pleaded guilty to extorting $1,500 from a defendantās mother after she sought him out for help, federal authorities say.
7 people shot at nightclub in Rio Grande Valley; deputies release images of alleged shooter
Read full article: 7 people shot at nightclub in Rio Grande Valley; deputies release images of alleged shooterSeven people were shot on Sunday morning at a nightclub in the Rio Grande Valley, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriffās Office.
Texas mother dies from fungal meningitis linked to outbreak in border clinics; 10 deaths reported
Read full article: Texas mother dies from fungal meningitis linked to outbreak in border clinics; 10 deaths reportedMore deaths have been linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak at two clinics on the Texas-Mexico border, including a Rio Grande Valley mother who died this week after being hospitalized for months.
27 bodies found hacked up in Mexican border city of Reynosa
Read full article: 27 bodies found hacked up in Mexican border city of ReynosaSearchers have found 27 corpses in clandestine graves in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas, and many of them were hacked to pieces, volunteer searchers said Wednesday.
Democrats confident U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez will keep his South Texas seat in 2024 election
Read full article: Democrats confident U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez will keep his South Texas seat in 2024 electionRepublicans recently announced Mayra Floresā comeback effort with great fanfare, but Democrats argue that a redrawn district ā and Floresā voting record ā are hurdles the GOP canāt clear.
CHECK IT OUT: February meteorites found in South Texas now on display at the Witte Museum
Read full article: CHECK IT OUT: February meteorites found in South Texas now on display at the Witte MuseumFive of these meteorites are now on display at the āWelcome to Earthā exhibit at the Witte Museum. You can check them out through the summer months and even touch a 4.56 billion-year-old meteorite that was discovered in Morocco back in 2000!
SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead
Read full article: SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 deadPolice in Brownsville, Texas, are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting for a bus Sunday outside a migrant shelter in the border city.
Texas likely will spend billions fixing its water systems. Will it reach these forgotten colonias?
Read full article: Texas likely will spend billions fixing its water systems. Will it reach these forgotten colonias?An estimated 500,000 people live in thousands of colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. Largely built between the 1950s and 1980s, these communities have been promised water ā but it has never come.
Texas DPS seizes over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, officials say
Read full article: Texas DPS seizes over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, officials sayThe Texas Department of Public Safety seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl in a South Texas city Monday, according to officials.
Park officials share update on āmystery animalā caught on camera in Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Park officials share update on āmystery animalā caught on camera in Rio Grande ValleyTexas state park officials may have figured out what kind of āmystery creatureā was spotted lurking around at night in the Rio Grande Valley area.
āMystery animalā caught on camera wandering around Rio Grande Valley area. Any guesses?
Read full article: āMystery animalā caught on camera wandering around Rio Grande Valley area. Any guesses?Texas state park officials are scratching their heads, trying to identify a āmystery animalā recently spotted lurking around the Rio Grande Valley area at night.
Congressional District 28 election results, Henry Cuellar vs. Cassy Garcia, for Texas midterms on Nov. 8, 2022
Read full article: Congressional District 28 election results, Henry Cuellar vs. Cassy Garcia, for Texas midterms on Nov. 8, 2022Henry Cuellar vs. Cassy Garcia; results below beginning at 7 p.m.
Rio Grande Valley abortion clinic bought by anti-abortion pregnancy center
Read full article: Rio Grande Valley abortion clinic bought by anti-abortion pregnancy centerWhole Womanās Health, which owned the building for nearly two decades, said they were ādupedā after the doctors who bought the building sold it to the McAllen Pregnancy Center.
Bernie Sanders tours Texas hoping to amp up progressive turnout, including in key South Texas race
Read full article: Bernie Sanders tours Texas hoping to amp up progressive turnout, including in key South Texas raceThe two-time Democratic presidential candidate visited Central Texas and South Texas amid concerns that young and working-class voters are not mobilized enough for the midterm election.
6 men plead guilty after RGV search yields 15 kilos of cocaine, $320K+ in cash
Read full article: 6 men plead guilty after RGV search yields 15 kilos of cocaine, $320K+ in cashSix men have pleaded guilty after a search in Rio Grande Valley yielded 15 kilograms of cocaine and more than $325,000 in cash.
Uvalde parents demand stricter gun laws ahead of Abbott, OāRourke gubernatorial debate
Read full article: Uvalde parents demand stricter gun laws ahead of Abbott, OāRourke gubernatorial debateBefore the gubernatorial debate between Greg Abbott and Beto OāRourke in the Rio Grande Valley, the parents of Robb Elementary students stepped up to the microphone to voice their opinions on one of the stateās most divisive topics: gun control.
McAllen respite center serving as a model for other cities, including San Antonio
Read full article: McAllen respite center serving as a model for other cities, including San AntonioWashington D.C., New York City, Chicago, San Antonio seek advice from director of Catholic Charities RGV for migrant response.
Business on the border a concern for those in the Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Business on the border a concern for those in the Rio Grande ValleyIt has been nearly six months since the trucker-blockade at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in response to Governor Greg Abbottās additional inspections. Alicia Barrera is back in the Rio Grande Valley to see what's changed since the order was lifted.
Watch: Republicans gain ground all along the Texas-Mexico border by emphasizing border security
Read full article: Watch: Republicans gain ground all along the Texas-Mexico border by emphasizing border securityIn these historically Democratic border areas, some voters are turning to the Republican party, while others remain unmoved.
Rio Grande Valley teacher charged after 5-year-old nephew dies in hot car, reports say
Read full article: Rio Grande Valley teacher charged after 5-year-old nephew dies in hot car, reports sayA teacher in the Rio Grande Valley has been arrested a month after a 5-year-old boy died because he was left inside a vehicle on campus, according to media reports.
High-poverty schools struggle to earn Texasā highest rating. Some in the Rio Grande Valley break that trend.
Read full article: High-poverty schools struggle to earn Texasā highest rating. Some in the Rio Grande Valley break that trend.The Texas Education Agency has dismissed the notion that the accountability ratings are a poverty rating. As evidence, they point to districts like those in the Rio Grande Valley, which have achieved high marks while serving a high number of economically disadvantaged students.
Texasā heat index could reach 125 degrees over the next 30 years, study finds
Read full article: Texasā heat index could reach 125 degrees over the next 30 years, study findsāIf itās gonna rise by that much, I donāt think weāre prepared,ā one South Texas mayor said of temperature increases.
Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto OāRourke, but OāRourke wants more
Read full article: Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto OāRourke, but OāRourke wants moreThe governor said Tuesday he has agreed to debate OāRourke, his Democratic opponent, on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.
Gov. Greg Abbott accepts debate invitation in Rio Grande Valley, Beto OāRourke pushes for more forums
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott accepts debate invitation in Rio Grande Valley, Beto OāRourke pushes for more forumsIf both candidates agree, Abbott and OāRourke will square off in Edinburg on Sept. 30
Texas lawmakers discuss where Rio Grande Valley voters stand on abortion, gun rights and health care
Read full article: Texas lawmakers discuss where Rio Grande Valley voters stand on abortion, gun rights and health careThe national Democratic Party needs to stop taking voters in the Valley for granted and better understand their values, Texas lawmakers said during a Texas Tribune event Wednesday.