RIO HONDO — City commissioners Tuesday night passed a law to crack down on the number of stray dogs that roam the streets.Commissioners passed an ordinance that requires dog and cat owners to register their pets with the city.“We have a major...
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Rio Hondo law requires pet registrations, vaccinations
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Proposed Port Isabel parking ordinance tabled
By ALLEN ESSEXallene@valleystar.com956-430-6239
PORT ISABEL — A dispute over parking unregistered cars on Harbor Island Drive in the Modern Venice development ended late Tuesday when a proposed ordinance was tabled.The proposed ordinance was aimed...
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Official: Marra probe in D.A.’s hands
By ED ASHEReda@valleystar.com956-430-6290
HARLINGEN — An ethics complaint filed against District 3 City Commissioner Kori Marra, alleging she violated the state conflict of interest laws, is now in the hands of the Cameron County District...
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Missing fishermen found 1 mile east of Holly Beach
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary on Wednesday morning located four missing boaters, who hadn’t been seen since Tuesday night, officials said.The missing boaters were found sitting on top of their overturned vessel one...
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IN THE GREEN
By DANIELLE ALTENBURGdaltenburg@valleystar.com956-430-6292
HARLINGEN — Harlingen can celebrate Christmas two months later this year because December sales taxes increased by $70,104 from December 2009.The Texas Comptroller’s officer released the...
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GRAPHIC PHOTOS: More dismembered bodies discovered
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Driver charged with intoxication assault in cyclist collision
EDINBURG — A woman police say was driving drunk when her vehicle hit a cyclist Tuesday night was charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle, said Johnny Hernandez, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman.
McAllen resident Jessica Lee...
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Oliveira loses Ways and Means chair in Austin
State Rep. Rene O. Oliveira, D-Brownsville, on Wednesday lost the chair of the powerful tax-writing House Committee on Ways and Means to a Republican.
House Speaker Joe Straus, a Republican, appointed Rep. Harvey Hilderbran of Kerrville to chair...
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Gunmen killed near Free Trade Bridge
Mexican authorities announced the death of two alleged gunmen during a shootout earlier this week near the Free Trade Bridge in Los Indios.
According to a press release from the Mexican Army, amid various confrontations that took place throughout...
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Harlingen well represented at Master Chorale event
SAN ANTONIO – Israel Hinojosa continues to think about his resume and job future as he plans to graduate this year from The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.
"You go to any job interview and you want to have a good...
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Soldiers kill 8 gunmen in northern Mexico clashes
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's Defense Department says soldiers shot dead eight suspected cartel members in two separate incidents near the industrial city of Monterrey.
The department says soldiers intercepted a group of gunmen toting ...
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Zapata's body headed home
The body of slain ICE Special Agent Jaime Jorge Zapata is expected to arrive in Brownsville later today.
An airplane transporting the agent body will arrive at the Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, officials said.
The 32-year-old...
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Census: Texas more racially diverse
By JAY ROOTThe Associated Press
AUSTIN — Hispanics account for two-thirds of Texas’ growth over the past decade and now make up 38 percent of the state’s total population, according to new local U.S. Census figures.Non-Hispanic whites dropped...
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Wing Beat: A diverse list in a varying habitat
By Fr. Tom Pincelli
With two days left on our itinerary we headed west from Cape Town to the West Coast National Park and our first glance at the “other side” of the country. The habitat would be varied and the list of expected birds, long.We had...
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State, federal cuts could take toll on Willacy parks
RAYMONDVILLE — State and federal funding cuts likely will impact plans for some of Willacy County’s parks and recreation projects, a consultant has told county commissioners.Consultant Peter Ravella recently reviewed the status of state grant...
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ICE agent’s body arrives home
BROWNSVILLE — Robert and Betty Forester stood silent as they peered through the chain-link fence as the body of slain ICE Special Agent Jaime Jorge Zapata was unloaded Friday from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection plane.They stood still and...
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Harlingen population disputed
HARLINGEN — Although U.S. Census figures released Friday show Harlingen approaching 65,000 residents and gaining 7,285 people from 2000 to 2010, Mayor Chris Boswell defends the city’s use of a much higher number.“We’ve always been...
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Farmers Market: Roasting root vegetables
By MICHAEL MASCHA and DONNA B. NAVARRO Special to the StarWalk through any farmers market in the Rio Grande Valley this month and what will you see? The freeze survivors! Carrots, turnips, and red beets are a few of the winter classics...
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Executive director of visitors bureau placed on administrative leave
HARLINGEN — Nydia Tapia-Gonzales, executive director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been placed on administrative leave with pay while an ethics complaint and possible personnel policy violations are investigated, City Manager Carlos...
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Doggone
PORT ISABEL — City officials plan to evict the Laguna Madre Humane Society from the city animal shelter today based on concerns over the shelter’s operation, City Manager Edward Meza said Friday.The city has contacted former shelter volunteers...
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