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Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux opens in Harlingen
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen community gathered Monday to celebrate the grand opening of Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux. Walk-On’s is Harlingen’s newest bar that highlights a family-friendly atmosphere that caters to sports fans, beer lovers and foodies. The new location was welcomed to the Harlingen area with a celebration by leaders of the community including […]
Harlingen students reflect on study abroad trip to Spain
HARLINGEN — First came the Celtics. After the Celtics came the Romans to the city of Salamanca in the region of Castile and Leon in Spain. And then came the Goths and the Muslims. And now … eleven students from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. “It was...
Historical marker to immortalize SB Olympian
The San Benito Historical Society announced the Texas Historical Commission Marker – Bobby Joe Morrow, will be unveiled and dedicated on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 at the front entrance of Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito. The public is invited. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Morrow used...
‘Crowing Rooster’ carried deadly punch
During the roaring 1920s, boxing in the Rio Grande Valley was just as popular as baseball and high school football. Boxing matches were as common as rival football games between Brownsville and San Benito. One of the biggest boxing events in the Valley was held in January 1928 at the...
CeeDee Lamb Shuts Down Cowboys Latest Offer: Report
CeeDee Lamb has turned down the latest offer from the Dallas Cowboys following a recent meeting, further prolonging his holdout and signaling that negotiations between the star wide receiver and the team remain challenging. The Cowboys and Lamb’s reps met via phone on Thursday, August 15, per Calvin Watkins of...
Feds seize 22.66 pounds of cocaine at the Brownsville, Texas, port of entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped a Mexican national driving a 1996 Volvo from smuggling 22.66 pounds of cocaine across the Veterans Memorial Bridge into Brownsville, Texas on Thursday.
Brownsville Parks and Recreation to host community campout
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an overnight campout for people with disabilities. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Gonzalez Park, located at 34 Tony Gonzalez Drive. The event was created for attendees to make new friends while exploring […]
Brownsville school board member opposes voucher plans at Austin hearing
Aug. 16—Brownsville ISD Trustee Daniella Lopez Valdez expressed dismay over what she encountered at a hearing of the Texas House Committee on Public Education concerning so-called Education Savings Accounts, also known as school vouchers. The hearing in Austin was on Monday, the first day of school for the Brownsville Independent School District and many other public school districts across ...
Broadway to Brownsville: 'Into The Woods' to open Camille's 61st season
Aug. 16—The Camille Playhouse will open its 61st season with Stephen Sondheim's much-loved musical "Into The Woods," the retold story of Brothers Grimm fairy tale characters, plots and the consequences of wishing for a storybook ending. The local production features a cast of 19 actors from across the Rio Grande Valley. It will be presented at the Camille in Dean Porter Park on successive ...
DHR Health Doctor First in the RGV to Perform MACI® Procedure
DHR Health is proud to announce that Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Daniel Romanelli, an expert in his field with over 24 years of experience and dual board certified in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, has successfully performed the first MACI® (Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation) procedure at DHR Health Brownsville hospital. In fact, Dr. Romanelli was the first orthopedic surgeon in the Rio Grande Valley to introduce this advanced cartilage repair treatment beginning in 2000. This milestone marks the first time the procedure has been conducted at DHR Health’s sister hospital located in Brownsville.
Bizarre Encounters: Unusual Things That Fell From the Texas Skies
Believe it or not, Texas has seen some wild & insane things falling out of the sky. From creatures to celestial stuff from outer space, we've seen it happen and we STILL can't believe this happened... It once rained fish in far East Texas. In late 2021, Texas once experienced...
First Texas McDonald’s Spin-Off Beverage Concepts Open
If you are a big fan of McDonald's breakfast and drink options, you have new places to get your fix. To innovate and compete against Starbucks, McDonald's has entered the drink business. The CosMc's brand is based on an 80's robot character in the brand's lore named CosMc. This would...
State of Texas: Other states could shape Texas education savings account plan
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – As students across Texas returned to school, House lawmakers headed to the Capitol to do some studying of their own. A brainstorming session happened for hours Monday at the Texas Capitol so that state lawmakers could find out where to look for ideas on crafting private school subsidy legislation, a policy goal […]
BEWARE: DEADLY Cucumber Recall In Texas When Disease Discovered
Sadly, another recall has been made in the great state of Texas according to CBS News. Over 30 different states including Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and now Texas have been hit with the salmonella outbreak linked to the cucumber Recall.
Mega Millions Win Confirmed by Texas Lottery
If you were to ask a "man on the street" question to random adults walking the streets of Lufkin, Tyler, Longview, or Beaumont about lottery games to play the overwhelming reply would be Powerball. That game has woven its brand into pop culture through the years. But, the game you and other Texas Lottery players should be paying attention to, at least for the next few days is Mega Millions.
Myrtle Springs Volunteer Fire Department gets $172,000 grant for new gear
MYRTLE SPRINGS, Texas (KETK) – The Myrtle Springs Volunteer Fire Department said they’ve received a $172,000 grant from FEMA to help them replace some of their aging equipment. The $172,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from FEMA will be used to buy Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) air packs, face masks, spare cylinders and two RIT-Pak […]
Say WHAT?! 24-Year-Old Texas Father Arrested For Allegedly Forcing His 4-Month-Old Daughter To Drink Gasoline
Edgar James Bridgemon, a 24-year-old Texas father, has been arrested for allegedly forcing his 4-month-old daughter to drink gasoline. RELATED: Say WHAT?! Florida Mom Is Arrested & Charged After Allegedly Using Electric Screwdriver To Drive Nail Into Daughter’s Behind More Details On Edgar James Bridgemon’s Charges According to a report published by Law & Crime on [...] The post Say WHAT?! 24-Year-Old Texas Father Arrested For Allegedly Forcing His 4-Month-Old Daughter To Drink Gasoline appeared first on The Shade Room.
Another Unusual Alligator Spotting, This Time in the Texas Hill Country
You may think it's a bunch of croc, but I'm serious! More alligators have been spotted outside of their normal abodes in Texas. Residents of Marble Falls, TX were shocked to see not five, not six, but four alligators taking a rest along the bank of Lake Marble Falls. The...
La Linea Cartel Leader’s Capture Unveils Hidden Texas Mass Grave
In August 2023, Border Patrol agents caught sight of a lone Hispanic male shuffling along the shoulder of FM 170, near the city of Presidio, Texas. Assuming he was a Mexican national from across the border, they approached with a request for identification, which was provided. Upon inspection, it was determined that the man was a U.S. citizen who had illegally re-entered the States by crossing the river, rather than the port-of-entry.
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