Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A final vote from the Texas House of Representatives is expected on Thursday regarding the SpaceX Bill.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley lawmaker is in the hospital after getting into an auto accident in Austin.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Drought conditions in the Rio Grande Valley are so bad, lawmakers are calling it a major issue with communities along the border running out of water.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  All vehicles in Texas must have one, but the $50 annual cost for vehicle registration may soon double if lawmakers pass a proposed bill.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Texas State Rep. Rene Oliveira (D-Brownsville) said it's possibly the most important piece of legislation he's ever worked on and quite possibly the best thing to happen in the Rio Grande Valley in the past 50 years.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The University of Texas Board of Regents has voted to merge UTPA and UTB as a way to bring a medical school to the Rio Grande Valley.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Laws that are in place to protect those who are medically incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  At first it was the TAAS, then came the TAKS and now the STARR - standardized tests - way to evaluate students' achievement at certain grade levels.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Yuri Rivera is stocking up on the necessities at a San Benito store where the government helps pay for food.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  For the last 14 years, Nancy Venegas has lived across the street from the Rio Hondo Waste Water Treatment Plant along North Reynolds Road.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  The county is looking to introduce legislation that will help allow the taxing entities to collect tax delinquent properties, reduce the amount of local abandoned homes and generate taxes from the property much sooner.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Andrew Gonzales, 24, is a coach at Elite Cheer in Harlingen. He’s also accused of sexually assaulting a teen. Gonzales was arrested by Harlingen Police and charged with one count of aggravated assault of a child, for allegedly texting pictures of nude women to the boy and then performing oral sex on the then 16-year-old.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  The Texas Education Commissioner bowed to pressure from state lawmakers, including some from the Valley, to delay a requirement that would make the new STAAR test 15 percent of a student's overall grade in core classes.

Friday, February 10, 2012  A Rio Grande Valley law maker is worried that Texas is not prepared to meet the demand of electricity for state which means possible brown and black-outs .

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  Some local districts say money that should be theirs is not getting handed out.