
Rep. Martínez: McAllen’s call to crack down on sales of guns, ammunition meant for Mexican drug cartels drawing legislative interest
With shovel blades and even the overturned earth bearing a gold coloring, Valley legislators literally and figuratively hit pay dirt in Weslaco on Friday, May 14, during the groundbreaking ceremony for the planned $40 million Department of Public Safety Regional...

McAllen battles unfair images of Texas border promoted by media coverage of drug cartels
The Veterans Alliance of the Rio Grande Valley on Sunday, May 2, confirmed that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican, featured center in McAllen on Monday, February 1, along with Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, featured right, and Sen. Eddie Lucio,...

Hidalgo County saved from losing millions of dollars following successful presentation by Judge Ramírez, County Commissioner Palacios
Media are evolving and the multimedia skills that students at The University of Texas-Pan American are learning will make them more competitive in the job market, said media professionals at the first annual Communication Showcase at UTPA held on Tuesday, April 20....

Women trailblazers in "Macho Country" changed image of Hidalgo County politics
David V. Aguilar, an Edinburg native and 1974 graduate of Edinburg High School, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate effective Sunday, April 11, as Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Aguilar was named Acting Deputy Commissioner on January 3...

Valley lawmakers, not UT System, will have final say on UT funding for medical school, says Rep. Martínez
A total of nine energy efficiency and conservation projects will commence immediately in all four precincts in Hidalgo County thanks to an award of $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, Hidalgo County Judge René A. Ramírez has announced. "One of the...

Edinburg school panel goes behind closed doors to review nominations for names of six schools
State health officials, lawmakers and county leaders gathered in Edinburg on Friday, March 26, to break ground on the region’s first outpatient substance abuse and primary care treatment facility for juveniles. The Hidalgo County Substance Abuse and Primary Care...




















