Mexico looking into ‘confusion’ theory in Zapata slaying
BROWNSVILLE — Mexico’s Secretariat of the Navy said this week that the theory that Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Jorge Zapata’s slaying resulted from “confusion” on the...
View ArticleLucio: Soda tax to help medicaid
AUSTIN — State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, said his bill to tax sweetened beverages is a way to offset the state’s Medicaid budget shortfall in a way that taxpayers could tolerate.Lucio on...
View ArticleCassidy among list of 4 finalists for SB attorney
SAN BENITO — City Attorney Jan Cassidy is among a list of finalists for her job that includes state Rep. Eddie Lucio III and former Mayor Rick Morado.In a closed-door meeting, city commissioners...
View ArticleAcademy Sports and Outdoors moves into Weslaco
WESLACO—Sports enthusiasts may have a new shopping stop with the opening of a new Academy Sports and Outdoors store Friday. The store touts a retail experience where golfers can hit test balls at an...
View ArticleFIST Team nets 49 immigrants, alleged smugglers
EDINBURG — Illegal immigrants said they were threatened with beatings as they were kept inside two houses on the city’s outskirts. The U.S. Border Patrol Fraud, Intelligence, Smuggling and Terrorism...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Rio's Carnival bacchanal opens, city celebrates
RIO DE JANEIRO — Revelers are packing streets and dancing to samba beats in this seaside city's Carnival celebration — a bacchanal of music, booze and flesh that officially opens Friday when King...
View ArticleGAS PRICES FUEL CONCERNS
NEW YORK — The recent surge in oil prices is forcing sharp increases in gasoline and other fuels that could cascade throughout the U.S. economy for months to come.Pump prices, which are already the...
View ArticleFirefight in Matamoros reported
BROWNSVILLE - Firefights and roadblocks kicked off the weekend for the residents of Matamoros as members of the Gulf Cartel and Zetas fought the Mexican military in a three-way firefight Friday. That...
View ArticleWing Beat: Good luck, good birding in Texas
By Fr. Tom Pincelli Now that I’ve finished my South African Saga let me regale you with another of my recent birding adventures. This one, though, will remain in the great state of Texas, although...
View ArticleSB goes forward with insurer lawsuit
SAN BENITO — The Texas Municipal League will stop insuring San Benito if the city does not drop its lawsuit that argues the agency failed to pay $1.2 million in damages caused by Hurricane Dolly, an...
View ArticleNew county parks director expected to be hired soon
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County is close to hiring a new parks administrator-director to head the county parks system and county airport.The Commissioners Court was notified Thursday that an offer would...
View ArticleCameron County plans to open satellite office in Harlingen
BROWNSVILLE — Cameron County Clerk Joe G. Rivera’s office plans to open a satellite office soon at the Harlingen Annex on Wilson Road to collect fines from justice of the peace courts and misdemeanor...
View ArticleTexas House passes sonogram bill
By EMMA PEREZ-TREVIÑOThe Brownsville HeraldThe Cameron County delegation in Austin continues its work this 82nd legislative session with the House passing HB 15 relating to requiring a sonogram before...
View ArticleSouth Texas Outdoors hits newsstands
HARLINGEN — A new magazine that targets the outdoors aficionado is now on the newsstands.South Texas Outdoors is a free publication of Valley Freedom Newspapers and can be found across the Rio Grande...
View ArticleMexican officials report firefights
The Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — Firefights and roadblocks kicked off the weekend for the residents of Matamoros as members of the Gulf Cartel and Zetas fought the Mexican military in a three-way...
View ArticleCounty braces for budget-busting fuel costs
BROWNSVILLE — Local governments are bracing for the impact of skyrocketing fuel costs as they continue filling the tanks of their fleets of cars and trucks.Cameron County officials, who must weigh...
View ArticleChief emergency officer named
The Brownsville HeraldFormer Rio Hondo Police Chief Humberto Barrera Jr., has been named Cameron County’s new chief emergency officer, County Judge Carlos H. Cascos said.Barrera replaces Johnny...
View ArticleAnimal control rabies clinic
* March 7, 5:30-6:30 p.m.Pendleton Park, Morgan BoulevardHunter Park, 3rd Street & McGregor* March 8, 5:30-6:30 p.m.Bonham Park, 21st & Jefferson AvenueSports Complex, 3139 Wilson Road* March...
View ArticleAnd The Winner Is ...
The Brownsville HeraldBROWNSVILLE — Eighth grader Mashad Nair Arora of Los Fresnos correctly spelled “cordate” — heart-shaped — to end the 23rd annual Rio Grande Valley Regional Spelling Bee, which at...
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