No Confederate license plates in Texas
AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas board has decided the state won't issue specialty Confederate license plates. All nine members of the Department of Motor Vehicles board voted against the proposed plates...
View ArticleKori Marra convicted on one count, acquitted on second charge
BROWNSVILLE - Harlingen City Commissioner Kori Marra this afternoon was found guilty on one count of failing to file a conflict of interest affidavit, but was acquitted on a second charge. Sentencing...
View ArticleHarlingen Police Blotter
Valley Morning StarHARLINGEN — A Rio Hondo woman was charged with forgery after police said she falsified documents to withdraw money from the bank account of her ill half-brother.Harlingen Police...
View ArticleMetal plant to expand
HARLINGEN — A local metal stamping company has announced a $1.6 million plant expansion at the industrial park here.ITD Precision plans to enlarge its existing operation by 28,500 square feet that will...
View ArticleUTB-TSC hosts special events for local veterans
BROWNSVILLE — The brilliant silver shine of an Army ROTC helmet reflected the red, white and blue of the flag, giving a focus to the emotions felt during a special event Thursday on the UTB-TSC...
View ArticleConstable posts consolidated to 5
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County voters might only have to elect five constables in 2012 instead of seven after the Commissioners Court approved consolidating four of the posts at their meeting...
View ArticleTop Mexican Cabinet secretary dies
MEXICO CITY — Mexican Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora, the No. 2 official in the country, died Friday in a helicopter crash at age 45, according to President Felipe Calderon’s office....
View ArticleBirding contest essays
Writing Contest Winners Best of ShowJustin De Leon Harlingen South High SchoolTeacher: Deborah Vaughn Welcoming a DaySunshine permeating through the trees Waking the world from its dreamsA rainbow...
View ArticleBrownsville police looking for suspect in stabbing
BROWNSVILLE — Police are still searching for a man accused of stabbing his estranged wife nearly a dozen times, and have asked for the public’s help in locating him. Police posted a video on the...
View ArticleHinojosa announces re-election campaign
McALLEN — U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa announced his re-election campaign Thursday as he promised to fight for educational opportunities, health care and safety net programs for vulnerable populations who...
View ArticleCouple welcomes baby boy on 11-11-11
HARLINGEN — Little Jakob Rocha crinkled his rosy colored face and made some of his first cute baby sounds and expressions as his mother and father, Juana Tavera-Rocha and David Rocha, spent most of the...
View ArticleNASA engineer encourages students to reach their goals
BROWNSVILLE — Many of the sixth graders at Faulk Middle School on Friday sat transfixed while watching simulations of space shuttle and satellite flights — part of a presentation by NASA engineer...
View ArticleVeterans Day ceremony pays special tribute to 6,200 fallen soldiers
BROWNSVILLE — In a steady stream, one after another, the names of the more than 6,200 military personnel who died in recent wars were read starting at 6 a.m. Friday in honor of Veterans Day. The...
View ArticleHarlingen man shot, police search for suspects
HARLINGEN — A 27-year-old Harlingen man was shot in the upper torso Saturday night and police were looking for a light colored pickup with loud mufflers and a tool box that fled the scene after shots...
View ArticleWind, solar technology firm growing in Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — American Made Solar & Wind was launched in Brownsville in 2005 and has landed some high profile projects locally, though the vast majority of the firm’s business comes from outside...
View ArticleOfficials welcome truck-part manufacturer to Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — They’ve been up and running for months now, but CK Technologies finally held its grand opening Thursday at the company’s manufacturing plant in what was once the Titan Tire building on...
View ArticleFor-profits see opportunity in Texas higher education woes
For-profit institutions see opportunities in the declining state support for public institutions, disappointing graduation rates, and questions about productivity and efficiency.Such schools, often...
View ArticleFacing attacks by cartel hit men, Twitter users refuse to go silent
REYNOSA — The scene in Nuevo Laredo is one that has become all too common in recent months. A headless body was left in public with the same message from the Zetas: Shut up or face a similar fate. The...
View ArticleFuture veterans: New Valley recruits enlist
McALLEN — Dominick Davila and Corbin Barth wanted to join the Army, a choice their mothers opposed. To be sure, their timing wasn’t great, applying in mid-September. In a two-week span beginning Sept....
View ArticleFunds earmarked for recreation area
RAYMONDVILLE — Grant funding for the Laguna Point Recreation Area planned for Port Mansfield has been restored after being cut from the Texas Parks and Recreation Department budget in April, an Austin...
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