HARLINGEN —Paraphrasing the prayer of St. Francis, Mayor Chris Boswell ushered in the inaugural Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning with a theme of hope and harmony.
He said faith is the bedrock of Harlingen.
“It’s a foundation for this...
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Common Bond: Prayer breakfast unites worshippers
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Unsung Heroes
SAN BENITO — For two years, Jaime Hernandez has donned the black woolen garb that some Tejanos wore when they fought at the Alamo.Saturday, he and a group of history buffs staged a reenactment of the famed battle as they celebrated the birth of the...
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Program aims to prevent suicide
BROWNSVILLE — Parents of UTB-TSC students are invited to an open house this month as part of the recently created campus suicide prevention program.The event is March 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Salon Cassia at the Education and Business Complex at the...
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Woman killed in SUV crash
HARLINGEN — Police on Saturday were investigating an accident that left a woman dead early Saturday morning, a police dispatcher said.The woman died about 2 a.m. in the accident near Bass Pro Drive, the dispatcher said.The dispatcher said police...
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Senator: Drugstores face danger of closing
PHARR — A low reimbursement rate for Medicaid patients is crippling independent pharmacies in the Rio Grande Valley to the point that most will go out of business, state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa said this past week while standing inside a...
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2012 Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Results
PET SHOW
GRAND CHAMPION
Hannah Warnick and “Bilbo” (Australian Labra Doodle dog) of Spring Branch
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Colton Neuhaus and “Sugar” (Labrador Retriever Dog) of Mercedes,
SMALLEST DOG
1stSara Goldammer, La Blanca...
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Date set for Pan American Airways president’s trial
BROWNSVILLE — The trial of Pan American Airways President Robert L. Hedrick has been set for April 3.A motion requesting an exact trial date was made by the U.S. attorney’s office on Friday and met no opposition.According to court documents,...
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Lawsuit against J.C. Penney salon ends
HARLINGEN — A $40,362 award in favor of Yolanda Gonzalez-Alaniz and against J.C. Penney Co. and its styling salon in Harlingen has withstood a lengthy appellate process that reached all the way to the Texas Supreme Court, and has now...
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Girl Scouts turns 100 today
HARLINGEN — In Harlingen, 2012 is “The Year of the Girl.”So says a proclamation by Mayor Chris Boswell honoring Girl Scouts on the organization’s 100th anniversary.One hundred years ago today, Juliette Gordon Low met with 18 girls in...
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San Benito mayor says City Commission broke the law
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE
Valley Morning Star
SAN BENITO — Mayor Joe Hernandez says the past City Commission violated state law when it failed to call a special election to fill his vacancy more than two years ago.
Hernandez argued that past Mayor...
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State enters Park Girl dispute
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO
Valley Morning Star
HARLINGEN — The Texas Manufactured Housing Division and the Texas Attorney General’s Office are working jointly in attempts to provide relief to customers of the now-defunct mobile-home business Park...
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Justice Dept opposes Texas voter ID law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's civil rights division has objected to the new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas, saying many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification.
The department says the state has failed to show...
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Nephew of drug lords pleads guilty
The nephew of notorious Gulf Cartel bosses Osiel Cardenas Guillen and Tony Ezequiel Cardenas entered a guilty plea this morning in the federal drug trafficking case against him.
Rafael Cárdenas Vela, a plaza boss in the Gulf Cartel’s Matamoros...
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Foggy days forecast through the week
The commute to work will be a foggy one again tomorrow morning.
The National Weather Service says fog will move into the Valley just after midnight and remain through Tuesday morning.
The areas of fog should clear up by 10 a.m. and then arrive again...
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Willacy County finance reports show political season heating up
By ALLEN ESSEX
Valley Morning Star
RAYMONDVILLE — Recent campaign donation and expense reports show a low key political season in Willacy County.
But with Friday’s filing deadline and Wednesday’s drawing of places on the ballot, campaigning...
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Restored farm equipment is seen in action at stock show
By ERIK DE LA GARZA
Mid Valley Town Crier
MERCEDES — The smell of fresh motor oil wafted through the air on Monday afternoon as Fernando Barrios cranked his John Deere tractor and rode laps around more than 30 other pieces of equipment that...
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County officials praise voter ID rejection
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑO
Valley Morning Star
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County’s elected officials, hailed the U. S. Department of Justice’s rejection of Texas’ voter identification law.
The DOJ did not pre-clear the law passed by the the Texas...
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Early voting brings low turnout
HARLINGEN — Less than 1 percent of the registered voters in the city’s District 3 cast ballots during early voting for the special election.Monday, the last day of early voting, brought 37 voters to the polling places at City Hall, bringing the...
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New city park makes a splash with children
HARLINGEN — Elizabeth Kattan, dressed in a lilac bathing suit, was ready for the city’s new splash park.Elizabeth, 9, waited Monday morning with scores of other children who soon got their wish.Water fell from the orange and yellow fronds of...
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San Benito committee to decide on new Stookey Park name
SAN BENITO — Residents on Monday pitched their reasons for nominating six civic leaders after whom Stookey Park will be renamed later this month.The five-member committee plans to announce the new name when the baseball season opens at the park...
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