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WESLACO — As IDEA Public Schools gets its footing in higher education, Southern New Hampshire University President Paul LeBlanc visited the campus to talk about the expansion of their recent partnership and a new initiative to provide 100 full scholarships…

HARLINGEN — A man who was slapping cars in the middle of traffic as they zipped by him was later arrested after police used a stun gun on him.

A Cameron County jury took less than two hours to convict a man who shot and killed an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent in August 2014 of capital murder.

WESLACO — As the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy continues to be enforced prominently in the Rio Grande Valley, a Wednesday roundtable conversation here led by U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela described scenes of young immigrants screaming as federal authorities…

EDINBURG — Two people recently accused of illegally voting in last November’s municipal election spoke out Wednesday amid news the investigation could result in more arrests.

McALLEN — The city’s metro bus system launched its first mobile app Wednesday, an effort to improve rider accessibility and keep Metro McAllen on par with public transportation systems across the country.

EDINBURG — The economic development director received a $5,000 pay increase at a meeting Tuesday, bringing his total pay to $125,000.

H-E-B voluntarily issued an all-store recall for certain flavors and container sizes of EconoMax and Hill Country Fare ice creams and Creamy Creations sherbets for broken metal in processing equipment found during routine maintenance, according to a news release.

PSJA releases draft of charter proposal

EDINBURG — The Texas Attorney General's Office addressed the investigation into last year’s municipal election, calling it an organized scheme and warning of more arrests to come in a news release Wednesday.