Balli named director of Texas Folklife
AUSTIN — For six years, Cristina Balli helped promote arts and culture across the Rio Grande Valley.For two years, she’s been showcasing Texas’ rich cultural heritage as associate director of Texas...
View ArticleWarehouse fire in Rio Hondo across from school
Harlingen and Brownsville fire crews are both responding to a large warehouse fire in the outskirts of Rio Hondo off FM 106. The fire is now under control but firefighters except to be battling it for...
View Article5 years later, convicted murderer remains at large
BROWNSVILLE — This is the story of a convicted murderer who had just been sentenced to 23 years in prison. He stood up, walked out of the courtroom — and has never been seen again.That was five years...
View ArticleJudge: ‘Every aspect of the case suited everyone’
BROWNSVILLE — Legal issues surrounding the case of convicted murderer Amit Livingston still create controversy five years after he disappeared.The most obvious issue is that the judge — Abel C. Limas,...
View ArticleEarly college credit draws criticism from some
Hoping to close a higher education gap among poor and minority populations, efforts to help high school students earn college credit early have rapidly spread across the Rio Grande Valley.But once the...
View ArticleTSC disputes construction projects over budget
By JACQUELINE ARMENDARIZ/The Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — The report released last month that said Texas Southmost College bond construction projects went over budget by almost $42 million is...
View ArticleMayor a burglary victim, again
HARLINGEN — Mayor Chris Boswell has found himself the victim of the second break-in within one year.On Thursday night, the mayor’s law office on East Harrison and two other offices on the same block...
View ArticleBoys To Men
HARLINGEN — Thirteen-year-old Jorge Resendez started on a path Saturday toward the goals of discipline, confidence, self-motivation and leadership.“This is going to be a life-changing experience for...
View ArticleCold, wet weather in today's forecast
HARLINGEN — Harlingen and surrounding areas today can expect a repeat of the drenching that the Lower Valley took on Saturday, forecasters said.A cold front that moved into the Rio Grande Valley over...
View ArticleHwy 77 meeting attracts feedback
RAYMONDVILLE — Officials are expressing enthusiasm for a super highway project they hope will bring job opportunities, trade and tourism to the Rio Grande Valley. But in the midst of optimism over...
View ArticleResurgence: Downtown revitalization counts success, challenges
HARLINGEN — They say that in the 1980s you could roll a bowling ball at high noon down the middle of Jackson Avenue in the heart of downtown Harlingen and not hit a soul. Like countless communities...
View ArticlePaper to be late Sunday
Because of power outages and other problems related to Saturday's storm, the Valley Morning Star will be delivered later than usual on Sunday morning. We apologize for the inconvenience.
View ArticleWoman’s death at UTPA still a mystery
EDINBURG — The Science Building at the University of Texas-Pan American will remain closed until noon today as investigators continue to search for clues in the death of a woman whose body was found at...
View ArticleREAD: List of candidates for Harlingen South head football coach
Harlingen South athletic coordinator/head football coach applicants: Arthur Arguijo Adam Arroyo Claude L. Bassett Robert Beard Marcus Booker Jerry Brakel Michael Burget Frederic Camp Thomas Campos...
View ArticlePOLICE BLOTTER
* HARLINGEN — A car ran into an Al’s Formal Wear Monday, slightly injuring the driver.The accident occurred at 3:51 p.m. at the tuxedo-rental business at 509 S. Expressway 77, Sgt. John Parrish, the...
View ArticleTwo women plead guilty in health care fraud case
BROWNSVILLE — A woman and her daughter-in-law pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.Felicitas Velez Alanis, 50, and Erika Ortega Alanis, 26, had...
View ArticleVolunteer beach cleanup slated for Friday
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Most trash on the beaches of South Padre Island came from oceangoing vessels dumping their garbage overboard.That’s changed: Now it’s beachgoers who are responsible for most of the...
View ArticleSB to discuss ethics complaint
SAN BENITO — City commissioners today will meet with City Attorney Rick Morado to seek legal advice about an ethics complaint against the mayor, but the mayor will not participate in the executive...
View ArticleWeekend storms replenished crops, for now
HARLINGEN — Recent rains are coming just in time for spring crops.Brad Cowan, county extension agent/agriculture for Hidalgo County, said farmers will soon begin planting grain sorghum, cotton, and...
View ArticleWillacy to vote on low-income housing
RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County commissioners will vote on Thursday whether to finance a Willacy County Housing Authority project to build low-income apartments through 9 percent tax credit to...
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