Brownsville Herald

10/12/2025

Rico Dowdle ran for 183 yards on 30 carries and caught four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers, who beat the Cowboys for the first time in three years at home.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rico Dowdle went over 200 yards from scrimmage for the second straight week — this time against his former team — and rookie Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired as the Carolina Panthers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 30-27 in a wild back-and-forth ga...

10/11/2025

Her vehicle went airborne after running a stop sign, troopers said.

A 30-year-old La Feria woman was killed early Saturday after her vehicle jumped railroad tracks on a rural road and struck a metal sign, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

10/11/2025

"It’s safe to assume that if so many Texas professors wish to leave, the state probably isn’t attracting significant numbers of qualified, experienced professors to replace them," according to the AIM Media Texas Editorial Board.

For much of its history the Rio Grande Valley was plagued with what was called a brain drain — the lack of educational opportunities and economic development, which are interrelated, forced many of the region’s best and brightest young residents to leave in order to pursue degrees and the high-s...

10/10/2025

De La Cruz said that by tying the 1944 Water Treaty to the USMCA, there could be ramifications for Mexico should their government continue to not meet the required water deliveries.

MISSION — Valley entities are calling for the 1944 Water Treaty to be tied to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as a way to hold Mexico accountable for upholding its water delivery obligations to the United States.

10/10/2025

He is also serving a 30-year sentencing for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Elyn Loera, 32, of Corpus Christi, after pleading guilty to murder in that case on Feb. 18.

An appellate court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a 50-year-old Harlingen man serving 75 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old man.

10/10/2025

The goal of the facility was not just to expand care in the Valley but to also create a space for people to receive “high quality care,” close to home.

McALLEN — Lorenzo Sanchez, a McAllen native, couldn’t help but feel honored Wednesday as he stood inside the UT Health Cancer and Research Center that officially opened its doors to the public that morning.

10/10/2025

"Don’t expect the league to cave to those demands, and it shouldn’t."

President Donald Trump and his minions are apoplectic over the National Football League’s recent announcement that Bad Bunny will provide the halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl in February. The president and others have demanded that the NFL change performers, and some Congress members have ...

10/09/2025

In what’s being called a historic, one-of-a-kind deal, Cameron County is finalizing an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to buy the company’s 50% ownership stake in the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge.

In what’s being called a historic, one-of-a-kind deal, Cameron County is finalizing an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to buy the company’s 50% ownership stake in the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge, known locally as B&M bridge.

10/09/2025

Five men were indicted in August in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in December 2023 while three of the suspects were juveniles.

10/08/2025

He is scheduled for a bond reduction hearing on Monday and is set for arraignment on Nov. 4, court records show.

A 28-year-old Donna man accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver working on the shoulder of the expressway in Harlingen this summer has been indicted.

10/08/2025

Some see a sort of redundancy or contradiction between this new law and those which have been on the books for quite some time.

Judge Adela Kowalski-Garza of the 484th state District Court in Cameron County finds the new legislation difficult to understand when compared to laws already in force.

HARLINGEN — A period of disruption always follows the passage of a new law.

10/08/2025

Her campaign announcement also included a quote from the Texas governor, who credited Lopez for helping pass “some of the most conservative legislation in the country.”

State Rep. Janie Lopez, R-San Benito, has announced her reelection bid to Texas House District 37 in a campaign announcement that included endorsements from President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott.