Valley Morning Star

11/02/2025

Davis Mills was 17 of 30 for 137 yards as the Texans fell to 3-5.

HOUSTON (AP) — Bo Nix threw two touchdown passes and Wil Lutz made a 34-yard field goal as time expired and the Denver Broncos rallied to beat the Houston Texans 18-15 Sunday to extend their winning streak to six games.

11/01/2025

Another year of butterfly festivities wrapped up in the Valley today. Here's what you might have missed.

MISSION — The tiny girl with the lavender butterfly wings moved across the tires snaking across the field.

10/31/2025

The Santa Rosa High School Warrior Grillers came out on top as champions in their first-ever competition.

“We showed everybody that we can actually throw down in the pit.”

LA FERIA — The third annual La Feria ISD BBQ Cook Off packed the high school parking lot with a record 24 teams participating, which showed the growth of competitive barbecue in the Valley with younger generations and a commitment from schools to give students opportunities outside traditional ave...

10/31/2025

According to the AIM Media Texas Editorial Board, "Local officials’ frustrations are understandable, but tying treaty compliance to the USMCA might only complicate both agreements."

Mexico continues to be derelict in its obligations to release water into the Rio Grande under the terms of a 1944 treaty between our two countries. Local and congressional officials in the Rio Grande Valley, which gets almost all of its municipal and agricultural water from the river, have long voic...

10/30/2025

Valley International Airport’s board of directors is going ahead with its plans to select candidates pooled from its hunt for the next director, turning down city commissioners’ offer to fund a national firm’s search.

HARLINGEN — Valley International Airport’s board of directors is going ahead with its plans to select candidates pooled from its hunt for the next director, turning down city commissioners’ offer to fund a national firm’s search.

10/30/2025

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10/30/2025

Stroke patients are now returning home safe in greater numbers.

They have been returning home in greater numbers since 2012, and now Valley Baptist Medical Center has reached the milestone of 14,000 stroke cases.

HARLINGEN — Stroke patients are now returning home safe in greater numbers.

10/30/2025

The city’s push to cut speed limits in residential areas stands as one of Harlingen’s boldest moves aimed at cracking down on speeding drivers.

HARLINGEN — In the last four years, more than 130 speed humps have popped up along neighborhood streets across town.

10/29/2025

During a special meeting Monday, commissioners appointed Oscar Garcia, the city’s assistant city manager for external affairs, to oversee daily operations.

“The city is in good hands,” City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez said. “We have established a high-performance team and the city is in a great financial position. I look forward to returning to work early next year.”

HARLINGEN — City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez, who’s guided the city commission for four years, is on leave following “major surgery,” he said Tuesday.

10/29/2025

"Leo and Latha Titus of South India have blessed our community with the opening of Leo’s Grill Indian Cuisine along the main thoroughfare through Port Isabel."

“Come in! Come in! Come in!”

10/29/2025

"While some proposed amendments might affect only certain counties, cities or groups of residents, most affect all Texans’ rights, privileges and tax burdens," says the AIM Media Texas Editorial Board. "Such is the case in the current ballot, where many items involve tax exemptions and restrictions."

Early voting has begun on state and local elections regarding several issues, including 17 proposed amendments to the state Constitution. Local entities across the Rio Grande Valley also have ballot measures to elect new officials or decide local proposals.

10/28/2025

Until a resolution is reached, the Food Bank RGV is continuing to make preparations for the anticipated overflow of residents seeking food assistance.

Food banks throughout the country are scrambling to make preparations as the federal government shutdown continues onto its fourth week.