SAN BENITO – City officials are cracking down on restaurants that dump grease that clogs the city’s new sewer plant.City commissioners plan to pass a law to fine restaurants $2,000 for draining grease into the new $17.2 million sewer plant.Under the law,
BROWNSVILLE – A state district judge wants to determine whether John Allen Rubio, accused of killing his three children, is competent to stand trial before moving forward on his capital murder case.Judge Arturo C. Nelson on Thursday scheduled a jury trial
HARLINGEN – A local merchant was hospitalized Wednesday after she was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood at the San Miguel Gifts and Jewelry shop at 1617 E. Harrison Ave., witnesses at the scene said.The 68-year-old woman “appeared to have been
A group of Progreso residents was advised not to testify in favor of a divisive voter identification measure Tuesday for fear their allegations could threaten an ongoing investigation into election fraud in their city.
The fifteen individuals had hoped
McALLEN – Antonio “Tony” Olivarez Jr. admits he wasn’t the best student.
But when the 18-year-old’s mother, Maria Elva, was diagnosed with lung and kidney cancer a year ago, Tony made sure to bring up his grades so she could see him complete high school.
“Mom’s
HARLINGEN — For 15 years, Juanita Davis feared that the man who beat and robbed her would return to kill her after he was released from prison, her son said Friday.
On the day her attacker was scheduled to be released, another man beat Davis in
BROWNSVILLE — With Easter nearly here, authorities are reminding residents that bringing confetti-filled eggshells into the country is prohibited.
Also banned is the importation of large quantities of empty, colored eggshells for commercial use.
Import
McALLEN — It’s just another often told symptom of a relentless recession, but on Holy Week it somehow seems just a little worse.
Of course the coveted Mexican national shopper crowded local hotels and inflated sales at local retailers, but economic
McALLEN — Edwin Jones bawled woefully as Roman soldiers affixed the bloodied and tunic-clad teenager to the cross.
The procession was religious theater to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ for the packed pews on Good Friday at Our Lady
MISSION — The robber politely stood in line waiting his turn.
Once he reached a teller, though, he got impatient as the clerk read his note demanding money.
“He started saying, ‘Give me the money, give me the money,’ or something