Harlingen Waterworks agreed last year to supply a proposed data center with up to about 4.7 million gallons of treated sewer water a day. Emails reported by the Valley Morning Star show a company executive asked whether the deal could be kept “out of the...
The Laredo Regional Food Bank is marking World Food Day with a rice and beans luncheon Friday, Oct. 16, at the Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library, 1120 E. Calton Rd. The lunch runs from noon to 2:30 p.m. Culinary arts students from three LISD high...
President Donald Trump went after U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar on Truth Social Wednesday night, calling the South Texas congressman “disloyal” and “ungrateful” for running for reelection as a Democrat after Trump pardoned him last year. Trump said he made no deal in exchange for the pardon...
The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce is selling tickets for two firearm raffles ahead of its 38th Wild Game Dinner, set for Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Del Rio Civic Center. The first is a three-gun special raffle, with the drawing Tuesday, Oct. 20. It will...
Former Muleshoe High School teacher Allegra Fey Mora will remain in federal custody while awaiting trial on charges of enticing a minor, a judge ruled in Lubbock federal court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Amanda Burch granted the government's motion to detain the 28-year-old, finding her a...
West Texas A&M University has secured a landmark $9.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the largest federal award in university history, to anchor a $19.5 million cattle feedlot research and education facility. Matched dollar-for-dollar by $4.875 million from The Texas A&M University System...
The Joe Barnhart Bee County Library has secured a $2,500 grant from the Texas Book Festival to expand its digital e-book offerings. The new funding will allow the library to broaden its digital catalog, making materials more accessible to residents living across rural Bee County who...
The Brownsville City Commission unanimously approved the first reading of a 90-day data center moratorium in a 7-0 vote Wednesday following its third and final public hearing on the issue. For context, most Texas cities require proposed local laws (ordinances) to be voted on twice...
Campaign spending and fundraising for the Corpus Christi City Council election surpassed $500,000 between July 1 and Sept. 24, with candidates dropping over $400,000 as the race enters its final stretch, state-mandated disclosures show. Incumbent Mayor Paulette Guajardo dominates the field financially, bringing in roughly $103,400...
A 24-year-old Del Rio man faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly making a fake emergency call about himself that prompted an armed police response on Spring Street over the weekend. On Sunday evening, October 4, Del Rio Police officers responded to a concerning 911 call from the...
