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Higher ed leaders Solis and Vela agree, the Rio Grande Valley is at the forefront
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – The leaders of two higher education institutions in the Rio Grande Valley had the same message when they appeared together at an event hosted by Starr County Industrial Foundation. The event was titled “SCIF Talks Presents: The Crucial Role of Higher Education as a...
Water conservation and maintaining rich vegetation urged amid South Texas drought
Texas A&M Agrilife on Tuesday held a workshop on preserving stream and river ecosystems and the land surrounding them -- called riparian zones. And the key, experts say, is to make sure the land embankments are lush with several different types of vegetation and plants and trees.
Valley EDCs to chose their targeted industries
PHARR, Texas – Economic development leaders in the Rio Grande Valley are going to meet next week to decide which industries they are going to focus their efforts on. The private meeting, organized by the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force and the ad hoc CEO Club, will take place May 8 at UT-Rio Grande Valley’s Community Engagement & Student Success (CESS) Building in Edinburg.
Docs: Edinburg teen charged with hit and run that hospitalized pregnant woman
HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg teenager was jailed after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that hospitalized a pregnant woman, law enforcement documents show. Juan Francisco Uribe was booked into the Hidalgo County Jail on April 25 on a charge of accident involving injury/death, according to jail records. A criminal complaint stated […]
Harlingen woman had 9 beers before fatal crash, docs show
MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Harlingen woman told authorities she had nine beers before a crash that left a woman dead, a criminal complaint stated. Imelda Velez was arrested on one count of intoxication manslaughter, according to Hidalgo County Jail records. At 6:36 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2023, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper […]
Prosecutors drop theft case against former Peñitas city manager
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge dismissed the theft case against former Peñitas City Manager Omar Romero on Wednesday. Prosecutors concluded the case wouldn’t hold up in court, said Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio “Terry” Palacios, and filed a motion to dismiss the theft charge. “I have no idea how they even charged him,” Palacios […]
Border Patrol to host recruitment event for public Saturday
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector is hosting an event to recruit new agents. This Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, the Border Patrol will host an event in Starr County, located at 5408 Brand Street. Jesse Moreno, a Border Patrol recruiter, said the event allows the public to […]
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