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10/30/2025

Democrats have repeatedly voted against reopening the government as they demand that Republicans negotiate with them to extend expiring health care subsidies. But they pushed for expedited approval of legislation to continue funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in the meantime.
The latest via The Associated Press AP

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end. Republican leaders in Congress said it's all or nothing Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push for a temporary fix. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said that SNAP benefits have never stopped during previou...

10/30/2025

The project will benefit homes near the Mercedes Livestock Show Grounds.

In a few months, an area near the grounds of the Mercedes Livestock Show Grounds will be able to hold 27 football fields’ worth of water. A new detention pond off Mile 1 West and Anacuitas Road will move water off the roads and away from people's homes. The area has flooded multiple times. Constru...

10/30/2025

When the sun dies behind the trees of downtown Brownsville, the forgotten rise to tell their tales.

That’s according to tour guides with the Shades of Haunted History Walking Tour. For over 20 years, the tour guides have led the brave and curious through some of Brownsville’s forgotten places where the dead still lurk.

When the sun dies behind the trees of downtown Brownsville, the forgotten rise to tell their tales.

10/30/2025

At President Trump’s direction, Gov. Greg Abbott authorized the deployment of hundreds of troops to Illinois to “safeguard” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The latest via The Texas Tribune

A statewide survey from the University of Texas, Austin found that a small majority of Texans oppose the deployment of the Texas National Guard to other states for law enforcement purposes, a move President Donald Trump authorized Governor Greg Abbott to make in sending troops to Illinois. The surve...

10/30/2025

UPDATE: Police said the driver wanted in connection with a deadly crash targeted a suspect accused of attacking his family.

The Alton Police Department is seeking two suspects involved in separate crimes that they believe are related, according to a news release. William Ricardo Hernandez, 34, is wanted on a murder charge in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed one man on Oct. 23, according to police. Police a...

10/29/2025

"I'm not allowed to run. It's too bad."

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, citing constitutional limits, despite his interest in staying in the White House. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said,

10/29/2025

One suspect is wanted for allegedly attacking a woman and pointing a gun at her son when he tried to defend her. The other is wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash. Police said both crimes are related.

The Alton Police Department is seeking two suspects involved in separate crimes that they believe are related, according to a news release. William Ricardo Hernandez, 34, is wanted on a murder charge in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed one man on Oct. 23, according to police. Police a...

10/29/2025

A McAllen city commissioner has been indicted on federal money laundering and smuggling charges, and what's behind the low early voting turnout in Hidalgo County? All this and more, LIVE on Channel 5 News @ 5!

10/29/2025

He previously said he wouldn't step down from the city commission following his arrest.

McAllen Place 4 City Commissioner Rodolfo “Rudy” Castillo was indicted Tuesday alongside his wife on federal smuggling and money laundering charges, court records show. Castillo and his wife — Bertha Alicia Castillo — were also indicted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States....

10/29/2025

The police department said they are facing a "current shortage of officers."

The Texas Department of Public Safety will assist the Donna Police Department following a shortage of officers, police announced on Wednesday. The Wednesday announcement follows a Channel 5 News report that five police officers resigned in the last month after the police department budget was slashe...

10/29/2025

Flor Cervantes said her son, Hiram, was born with half a heart.
He died on Monday at a Corpus Christi hospital. She never left his side at the hospital, and lost her job while she stayed with him.
She said she's now worried about how she'll pay for his burial.

A Brownsville mother is mourning the loss of her 10-year-old son. Her son, Hiram Gomez, was born with a congenital heart defect and died on Monday. Flor Cervantes said she is now struggling to pay for her son’s funeral. According to Cervantes, Hiram was born with half a heart. His medical challeng...

10/29/2025

Former Escobares City Councilwoman Marie B. Pena was arrested Tuesday on charges of bribery and official oppression, according to an arrest report obtained by Channel 5 News.

Former Escobares City Coucilwoman Marie B. Pena was arrested Tuesday on a bribery charge, according to an arrest report obtained by Channel 5 News. A criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News says Pena’s arrest stems from an investigation into charges of bribery and official oppression involvi...