Valley Morning Star

12/22/2025

The Cowboys have lost three in a row since a three-game winning streak that put them over .500 for the only time in coach Brian Schottenheimer’s first season.

ARLINGTON (AP) — Justin Herbert is getting more comfortable by the week with his broken left hand that's heavily protected.

12/21/2025

Twelve-year-old Victor Gonzalez and his friends helped raise some cash for the local library in San Benito, an idea that began by browsing the Harlingen library and noticing a much larger collection of kids books than his hometown's. More here.

SAN BENITO — New books, new furniture and décor and so much more.

12/21/2025

Much was said and sung outside the airport in Harlingen on Saturday, all in the name of better treatment for migrants. The humble but determined group of demonstrators felt compelled to stand up for the vulnerable with a familiar story.

HARLINGEN — They moved slowly along the street singing songs and bearing images of the Virgen de Guadalupe.

12/20/2025

They say pictures are worth a thousand words. In the case of the centennial wall, which was unveiled today, the photos exhibiting the growth of Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen represent far more memories. Some became emotional while others snapped their own photos of the wall.

Here's more on what the centennial wall accomplishes, and why it's a significant marker in the history of healthcare in the area.

HARLINGEN — Since its start as a 36-bed hospital, Valley Baptist Medical Center’s flagship hospital has since expanded in size, but also in time worth of stories to tell.

12/19/2025

Attorney Robert Drinkard has obtained emails sent by former police Chief Michael Kester showing he gave Commissioner Delia Cavazos-Gamez’s police report and mugshots to City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez, apparently on Mayor Norma Sepulveda’s behalf, in October 2024. Some of those materials later ended up in a campaign mailer.

There's a lot more to unpack here.

HARLINGEN — Newly elected City Commissioner Delia Cavazos-Gamez has hired a law firm to track the source of a campaign mailer displaying police records stemming from her arrest in a dismissed case.

12/19/2025

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12/19/2025

Amelia Earhart’s bright red Lockheed Vega 5B plane, a play tower, is a centerpiece for the new permanent exhibit that opened last month at the Children’s Museum of Brownsville.

BROWNSVILLE — Kids can now reach for the sky as they climb up Amelia Earhart’s bright red Lockheed Vega 5B plane.

12/19/2025

"While food trucks are becoming more numerous across the Valley, they can be hindered by often cumbersome zoning that restricts their placement and commercial rules that are designed for larger establishments."

An immensely popular genre of programming on television and social media is the food-related travelogue. Hosts ranging from actual chefs such as Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern, writers like Phil Rosenthal and even celebrities including supermodel Chrissy Teigen and comedienne Maya Rudolph take....

12/18/2025

In the Dec. 13 South Padre Island City Council runoff election, Aarin Hartwell, a Rio Grande Valley native, environmentalist and local business owner of a water sports establishment, unseated Kerry Schwartz who’s served on the council since 2018.

Aarin Hartwell is riding the wave toward public office.

12/17/2025

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12/17/2025

The Texas Rangers are investigating it while the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing it.

An incident summary released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday reveals that a Border Patrol agent shot a 31-year-old Mexican man three times on Dec. 11.