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LA VILLA — The board of aldermen here last month decided the interim police chief should stay permanently.

BROWNSVILLE — A jury yesterday sentenced a man to death for the killing of Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega.

The highly anticipated opening day of Isla Blanca Park winter reservations is almost here. Visitors will be able to reserve RV spots in-person or by telephone in two phases beginning Sunday.

Rio Grande Valley lawmakers Tuesday announced they will sign a petition in an effort to force the House to take up immigration bills, according to a news release.

A former school bus driver already facing sexual abuse allegations was booked back into jail Monday afternoon on two new charges of indecency with a child through sexual contact, according to Hidalgo County jail records.

Oregon Senator visits RGV: ‘This is not zero-tolerance, this is zero humanity’

Rio Grande Valley lawmakers Tuesday announced they will sign a petition in an effort to force the House to take up immigration bills, according to a news release.

EDINBURG — City Manager Richard Hinojosa resigned from his post Tuesday, according to multiple sources not authorized to speak on the matter.

A day after having the police called on him when trying to visit an immigration detention center in Brownsville, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, called President Trump’s recently implemented “zero tolerance” policy “morally bankrupt.”

PHARR — A controversial proposal to partner the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district campuses with charter-like entities was officially taken off the table Monday as Superintendent Daniel King announced he won’t take the proposal before the board.