- Rodriguez wins round against BISD Trustee Catalina Presas-Garcia
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- Attorneys for BISD Athletic Director Joe Rodriguez on Thursday won the authority to depose trustee Catalina Presas-Garcia concerning two reports containing allegations of wrongdoing against Rodriguez... Full story
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- Did a group of city commissioners violate the Texas Open Meetings Act?
- Three Brownsville city commissioners who attended an early November meeting not opened to the public maintain that they did not violate the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Nov. 5 meeting was called to discuss the implementation of the city’s... Full story
- Mid-Valley Airport to get customs facility
- WESLACO — The Mid-Valley Airport is going international. The general and private aviation facility in Weslaco began work on a customs facility that will allow international flights to land, airport director George Garrett said. The Weslaco... Full story
- UTPA launches business to market new technology
- EDINBURG - They’re smaller than a human hair, but they could mean the world for the University of Texas Pan-American. Nanofibers, which are invisible to the naked eye, are threads of materials that are one billionth of a meter in size that... Full story
- Rodriguez wins round against BISD Trustee Catalina Presas-Garcia
- Attorneys for BISD Athletic Director Joe Rodriguez on Thursday won the authority to depose trustee Catalina Presas-Garcia concerning two reports containing allegations of wrongdoing against Rodriguez that were made public and which the school... Full story
- Baytown murder suspect could be in Brownsville
- Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a murder suspect they believe may be hiding in Brownsville, Weslaco, or Mexico. Juan Bocardo, 60, is wanted by Baytown police on the charge of murder, said a Baytown police press... Full story
- Handy charged with additional criminal counts
- McALLEN — Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy is expected to return to court Monday to face new charges in connection with an ongoing tax fraud and illegal hiring case. A superseding indictment handed down against her last week alleges... Full story
- Burned body found inside San Juan mobile home park
- SAN JUAN — A property manager found the partially burned body of a 58-year-old woman at a mobile home park Thursday morning. The discovery at Palm City Mobile Home Park, 700 W. Business 83, came after the woman’s mother called the... Full story
- ICE audits 161 South Texas businesses
- McALLEN — Federal officials are auditing 161 Texas companies suspected of employing illegal immigrants, including 60 in the South Texas area, the government announced Friday. Of the 60 South Texas companies, in an area stretching from Austin... Full story
- Police looking for adult video suspects
- Brownsville police are asking for the public’s help in the search for two men accused of trying to rob an adult video store at gunpoint. The attempted robbery took place Tuesday midnight at the Ace Video Store at 7300 U.S. Highway 77, said... Full story
- Former La Joya high school principal accused of felony theft
- LA JOYA — Former Juarez-Lincoln High School principal Jimmy Gonzalez has been arrested on felony theft charges in connection with a school district police investigation. La Joya school district police arrested Gonzalez last week after... Full story
- $1 million in bonds for man accused of shooting wife at day-care center
- A municipal judge has set a million dollars in bonds on a man accused of shooting his ex-wife three times at the day-care center where she worked. Alfredo Aguirre Aranda, 49, on Thursday went before Municipal Judge Ignacio Torteya, who set... Full story
- Sylvia Handy charged with additional criminal counts
- McALLEN – Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy is expected to return to court Monday to face new charges in connection with an ongoing tax fraud and illegal hiring case. A superseding indictment handed down against her last week alleges... Full story
- Freshman says fellow student sexually abused her in school gym
- ALAMO — Police arrested a high school senior after an alleged sexual assault behind the bleachers in a high school gymnasium. A 14-year-old freshman girl told a school counselor about 1 p.m. Monday that Moises Martinez, 17, had sexually... Full story
- Partially burned body of 58-year-old woman found in San Juan
- SAN JUAN — Police found the partially burned body of a 58-year-old woman at 700 W. Business 83 near "I" Road. The body, which was burned from the waist down, was found inside a house at the Palm City Mobile Home Park at 700 West Business 83.... Full story
- $1 million bond for man accused of shooting ex-wife at day care center
- A million dollar bond has been placed against a man accused of shooting his ex-wife three times at the daycare where she worked. Alfredo Aguirre Aranda, 49, went before Municipal Judge Ignacio Torteya, where he was arraigned on three counts of... Full story
- Heavy metal: Shipbreaker gets biggest project to date with Navy carrier’s arrival
- Old soldiers never die, they’re just hauled away and cut into scrap. The USS Saipan, a 27,000-ton, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship launched in 1974, arrived at its final destination Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Brownsville as it... Full story
- CBP finds cocaine under man’s clothes
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has arrested a man after finding more than one pound of cocaine hidden under his clothes, officials said. Gilbert Garza, 21, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at Veteran’s International Bridge. Later, state... Full story
- CBP seizes $600K in cocaine
- U.S. Custom and Border Protection has arrested a Brownsville man accused of trying to smuggle $596,000 in cocaine through an international bridge, said an agency press release. Andy Ochoa, 18, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at B&M International... Full story
- Two teens killed in rollover near Donna
- NEAR DONNA — Two teenagers died after their car rolled over twice north of Donna early Wednesday morning. The crash occurred about 1 a.m. near the intersection of Golie and Earling roads, said Trooper Johnny Hernandez, a local... Full story
- Police arrest man accused of shooting ex-wife at daycare center
- Two children at the center not injured
- Brownsville police have arrested a man accused of shooting his 44-year-old ex-wife Tuesday night at a daycare center. Alfredo Aguirre Aranda, 49, was arrested Tuesday night hiding in a brushy area near the place where police say he shot Virginia... Full story
- Talking, perhaps too much, continues to be an issue at city meetings
- A citizen’s right to access their city leaders and public information has swelled a debate about exactly when residents should be allowed to address the City Commission during its meetings. When the dust settled at Tuesday’s... Full story
- Los Caminos del Rio welcomes applications for board of directors
- Los Caminos del Rio, a conservation organization long devoted to promoting the history and culture of the Rio Grande, is welcoming applications for its board of directors. Candidates "need to be passionate about the history and environment... Full story
- Some Cameron County inmates could be transferred to Brooks County
- The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court on Friday will consider approving a contract with a privately run detention center in Brooks County that would allow Cameron County to transfer nearly 100 inmates there. The issue will be... Full story
- Feast of Sharing sponsored by H-E-B
- Allen Vasquez chewed on a piece of turkey as his great-grandmother finished her pumpkin pie on Thursday. Surrounded by the hustle of volunteers and the din of other families chatting over their meals in the Jacob Brown Auditorium, 10-month-old... Full story
- Teen arrested with stolen truck thinking bridge checkpoint was a tollbooth
- Authorities have arrested a Houston teenager accused of stealing a truck, driving to Matamoros and driving back into the U.S. thinking the international bridge checkpoint was only a tollbooth, officials said. Eric Michael Astorga, 18, was arrested... Full story
- Public absent from "Imagine Brownsville" meetings; official says group is an informal board
- Elected and appointed officials of public entities have been meeting to prepare for the implementation of the city’s near $900,000 master plan called "Imagine Brownsville" — but most Brownsville residents have not been invited. On Nov.... Full story
- Springston named lone finalist for BISD superintendent
- By a unanimous vote, the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees late Tuesday named Brett Springston the lone finalist for Superintendent of Schools. Springston, 49, has been BISD’s interim superintendent since being... Full story
- A split City Commission rejects proposal to restrict cellphone use in vehicles
- The City Commission on Tuesday deliberated the pros and cons of restricting cellphone use in vehicles to "hands-free" devices, ultimately striking Mayor Pat M. Ahumada Jr.’s proposal on a split vote. Concerns regarding safety squared off with... Full story
- Going for a ride: Cruise operator hooks Winter Texans with free dolphin tour
- The couple, perhaps emboldened by the beer that had been flowing all morning since leaving port, danced to "Is Anybody Going to San Antone?" in the only space on the top deck not occupied by other Winter Texans. They all were merrily enduring... Full story
- Did Relámpago man jump to death after fighting with his wife?
- RELAMPAGO — Sheriff’s deputies said they won’t take Cristina Rivera at her word. The 39-year-old woman told investigators Samuel Fernandez Jr., her common-law husband, jumped out of their moving car as they headed along... Full story
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