2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (320+ words) La Villa is getting ready to clear out run-down homes across the city. The city has already identified seven properties and is looking for more, according to La Villa City Administrator Antonio "Tony" Barco. For La Villa resident Maria Ramirez,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (148+ words) Several Brownsville ISD schools are on lockdown or under safety restrictions due to nearby police activity. A spokesperson for the Brownsville Police Department said officers are looking for an auto theft suspect in the area of Hortencia Boulevard. Five campuses…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (117+ words) A 36-year-old man was charged after allegedly stabbing his father, according to the Brownsville Police Department. Ernesto Stuart Owen was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with the assault, police said on…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (429+ words) A Brownsville shrimp boat captain says something underwater damaged his fishing equipment and forced his crew off the water. Shrimp boat captain Juan Pablo Sandoval Perez and his crew are docked at the shrimp basin in Brownsville after their equipment…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (135+ words) The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a Brownsville man in connection with a deadly auto-pedestrian hit-and-run crash. The crash happened Sunday at 12:02 a.m. on State Highway 4 west of FM 511 in Brownsville. According to a news release, 24-year-old Eduardo Hernandez was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (132+ words) The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a three-vehicle crash that killed a 68-year-old Peñitas man Friday afternoon north of Palmview. The crash happened at about 1:47 p.m. at the intersection of Texan Road and 5 Mile Line. According to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) Brownsville ISD is warning students and parents about a viral social media trend called the “Cat in the Hat” that could lead to criminal consequences. According to ABC News, the trend “includes videos and images depicting the Dr. Seuss character…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (388+ words) This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. by Chris Essig, Apurva Mahajan and Alex Ford,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (121+ words) The body of a 59-year-old man was pulled from a canal in San Juan hours after a man reportedly fell into it, according to San Juan Police Chief Leandro Sifuentes Jr. According to Sifuentes, crews responded to the canal north…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (347+ words) A fire destroyed an apartment complex in Starr County early Sunday morning, leaving the owner to rebuild after losing years of work. Ricardo Gonzalez has lived in Las Lomas for more than 30 years. About a decade ago, he bought a…...