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Firm probes San Benito nepotism allegations; denies being hired by VARCO
SAN BENITO — An investigator is denying City Manager Fred Sandoval’s claim that his firm is working for a real estate company building the city’s first resaca-side development. On Tuesday, Sandoval said a member of Dolcefino Consulting, a Houston-based investigative firm, told him, “We’ve been hired by...
First possible tropical storm of the season?
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — There is now a 40% chance of further development in the Bay of Campeche. A broad area of low pressure could form over the weekend across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Conditions appear conducive for some slow development into early next week. Rain chances will...
Man injured in Harlingen auto-ped accident near expressway
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Harlingen police are investigating an auto-pedestrian accident that happened Tuesday evening. Police say the accident occurred off the 100 block of North Lincoln Avenue and the frontage road near the Quality Inn hotel and H-E-B. The man was transported to a local hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
Harlingen doctor urges Valley men to take care of their health
HARLINGEN — Keep that water bottle with you at all times. Men and women should both adhere to that mantra especially in these days of brutal heat. In this month of June, physicians are observing Men’s Health Awareness Month by telling men to drink plenty of water, exercise daily and eat right.
San Benito man killed in fiery speeding crash
SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Public Safety says a San Benito man is dead when he lost control of his speeding car and crashed into a ditch. The accident happened at 9 p.m. on Friday near Green Valley Farms Street and Crab Hotel Lane, which is southeast of San Benito. DPS […]
Treviño: But for NextDecade we would not be getting the Port of Brownsville’s ship channel deepened
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – When Davide Keane, representative for NextDecade, spoke at a recent public hearing hearing hosted by Cameron County Commissioners Court, he failed to mention a project to deepen the Port of Brownsville’s ship channel. This surprised Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. “Surprisingly, neither one...
BISD announces names for consolidated elementary schools
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District has announced the names of its newly consolidated elementary schools. In a board meeting held Tuesday, trustees announced the following names to reflect the consolidation of the following schools. The district is planning to relocate students who attend Cromack Elementary School to Josephine Castaneda Elementary School, […]
North Carolina resident allegedly got $100 to smuggle bullets to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A North Carolina resident and two South Texas men are facing federal charges in connection with failed attempts to smuggle ammunition and cash to Mexico. Jose Luis Torres, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested at the Progreso, Texas, port of entry on June 3 after Mexican soldiers denied him […]
Teenage ‘Cake Pop Specialist’ opens first location in San Benito
SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A San Benito “Cake Pop specialist” is navigating the success of her custom dessert business. Lynette Cuellar, 19, first started her business out of her mom’s kitchen when she was 16-years-old. She sold chocolate-covered treats such as marshmallow hot chocolate bombs and cake pops to her classmates and found high […]
Serna: Projected revenue from Rio Grande LNG to Cameron County over 31 years is $262.6 million
Just to refresh everybody’s memory. Rio Grande LNG leased a 984-acre site from the Port of Brownsville. The project will consist of five LNG trains. The estimated investment on the project is $18 billion with $12 billion of that being for phase one alone, with trains one to three.
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