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West Rail Bridge, to speed goods across the border, scheduled to open Friday
BROWNSVILLE — Finally, the last of U.S. goods shipped into Mexico through downtown Brownsville rolled through town at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, marking the end of a more than 100-year era of freight traffic through the area. → Read More
Brownsville murder trial enters day eight
Jurors on Thursday again heard the June 2 testimony of Monica Robles via court transcripts as the 404th state District Court is set to wrap up the murder trial of a former Cameron County jailer. → Read More
Verdict in murder trial of former Cameron County jailer expected Thursday
Testimony from a man accused of murder and the woman he allegedly held at gunpoint for seven hours in her Orchid Lane home last year bookended a six-day trial the defense counsel said from the beginning would come down to “her word against his.” → Read More
Murder trial of former Cameron County jailer nears end
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Marco Antonio Gonzalez will begin shortly after 9 a.m. this morning in the 404th state District Courtroom in Brownsville. → Read More
Murder trial recessed until Monday
BROWNSVILLE — Prosecutors continued to direct focus on crime scene evidence Thursday as law enforcement officers involved with the investigation rotated onto the witness stand in the murder trial of Marco Antonio Gonzalez. → Read More
Moving closer to dome
Brownsville prepped its residents for the beginning of hurricane season through its annual fair last week at the main library branch on Central Boulevard. → Read More
Rainy weekend ahead
When it rains, it pours. → Read More
Cameron, Hidalgo counties plan inmate housing deal
Cameron County commissioners are expected to approve Thursday an interlocal agreement to keep about 100 Hidalgo County inmates in the Rio Grande Valley. → Read More
Railroad land could reunite Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE — There are a lot of interchangeable words for the civic spaces Ramiro Gonzalez wants to develop throughout the city. → Read More
SPI missing out on tourism dollars
South Padre Island certainly punches above its weight economically. → Read More
Runoff will feature two with mayoral experience
BROWNSVILLE — Mayor Tony Martinez will face former Mayor Pat Ahumada in a runoff election after none of six candidates managed to earn the majority of ballots necessary to win the seat outright, according to unofficial returns released Saturday night. → Read More
Coast Guard releases investigation details
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an internal investigation now that the death of a Mexican national in the Brownsville Shipping Channel last week may have been due to an incident with a patrol boat. → Read More
Valley veterans join push for medical marijuana
Wence Garza deals with constant, debilitating pain as the result of complications from a surgery years ago. → Read More
Selling cascarones brings family together
BROWNSVILLE — Esteban Jilote Jr. steps off the front stoop of his home on East 12th Street with a tub of eggshells as big as him. → Read More
Cameron County targets DUI driving
Cameron County prosecutors will begin requiring breathalyzer or blood test results to pursue driving under the influence cases June 1, triggering a countywide shift in how law enforcement officers interact with motorists they suspect are intoxicated. → Read More
Body of spring breaker found; death ‘still a mystery’
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The search for a Killeen man who had not been seen in almost a week came to an end Thursday morning when authorities discovered the body of 20-year-old Jordan Britten in the wetlands behind Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark. → Read More
Cameron County administrator to replace Cascos
Pete Sepulveda Jr. broke off quickly Thursday from the throng of reporters and ducked back into the office he’ll move out of next week. → Read More
Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos to take oath March 7
Cameron County will have a new top official and the State of Texas will have a new Secretary of State by the end of the first week of March. → Read More
Vasquez city commission vacancy remains
The Brownsville City Commission on Tuesday showed no urgency in finding a replacement for Commissioner Estela Chavez-Vasquez, who tendered her resignation Jan. 9, but one commissioner offered an explanation for her sudden decision. → Read More
Lucio to push Cascos’ confirmation
When Dan Patrick took his oath of office as lieutenant governor on Tuesday in Austin, it kicked off what promises to be the most active senate transition period since his predecessor, David Dewhurst, first took office in 2003. → Read More