Weslaco honors veterans with special flyover

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —  The Weslaco Independent School District honored veterans in a special ceremony Wednesday morning. The event featured a special flyover of the Bobby Lackey Stadium. Robert Cisneros, a Weslaco resident, said the event served to raise awareness that the freedom the country enjoys is due to the sacrifices veterans have made. “We […]

BMetro offering free rides to H-E-B holiday feast

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is offering free rides to residents attending the H-E-B Feast of Sharing, a free community holiday feast. Each year, the beloved supermarket hosts the feast across Texas and Mexico, bringing families, friends, and neighbors together for a free meal. Residents are welcome to use the city’s public […]

USDA begins hiring for new Texas fly-breeding facility to fight New World screwworm

The USDA is hiring 228 workers for a new fly-breeding facility opening in mid-2027 at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, with a hiring event scheduled in McAllen from Nov. 17–19. The facility will produce 300 million sterile male flies per week to halt the reproduction of flesh-eating New...

McAllen hosts free pet microchip clinic Nov. 14

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —The City of McAllen will host a pet microchip clinic exclusively for the city’s furry residents. Palm Valley Society staff will administer the chips on a first-come, first-served basis. The clinic will take place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the McAllen City Hall employee parking lot at […]

SpaceX drops $74 billion on AI as Texas politics shift

SpaceX plans to spend more than $74 billion on two AI supercomputing campuses, about $24 billion at its Starbase site in South Texas and roughly $50 billion in Cochise County, Arizona, the company said Thursday. Both projects still need local approval, and both key votes are scheduled for the same night, Dec. 9.

Student of the Week: Edinburg North High School's Renata Romero

Edinburg, TX (KRGV) — Edinburg North High School senior Renata Romero ranks No. 1 in a class of more than 500 while balancing AP classes, student leadership, sports and community service. Romero is involved in NHS and HOSA, serves as student council president and also takes part in golf,...

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Saronic selects Syncrolift for Port Alpha shiplift

Saronic Technologies, Austin, Texas, has awarded Norway-based Syncrolift AS a contract valued at more than $100 million to design and supply a shiplift for Port Alpha, its shipyard under construction in Brownsville, Texas. The system will have a platform approximately 984' long and a lifting capacity of about 73,855 tons....

Lyford CISD hosts Veterans Day celebrations

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Lyford Consolidated Independent School District hosted its 38th annual Veterans Day celebration in Lyford on Wednesday, welcoming more than 75 veterans from the area to participate in a commemorative ceremony. One of the veterans present at Wednesday’s event, Lt. Cmdr. Gil Tello, said he commends the district for “recognizing [the] […]

STHS Facilities Earn Healthgrades Five-Star Rating for Defibrillator Procedures

The human heart beats approximately 100,000 times each day, relying on a complex electrical system to maintain a steady rhythm. When that system malfunctions, it can trigger dangerous arrhythmias that may lead to sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening emergency in which the heart abruptly stops pumping blood effectively. For patients...

Batter up for senior softball

It’s senior slow pitch softball time once again in the RGV. The Rio Grande Valley Senior Texan Softball League is back for its 32nd year. The league is open to all local Texans as well as Winter Texan individual senior men and women aged 55 years and older. The youngest player last year was 57, and the most experienced player was 85. Last year over 110 seniors played in the league and this year they hope to top that.

Valley cities earn top marks in Blue Zones readiness assessments, eyes set on 2027 rollout

McALLEN, Texas – Civic, municipal, and philanthropic leaders in Brownsville, Harlingen, and Weslaco are celebrating high marks following comprehensive community readiness assessments conducted by Blue Zones, setting the stage for a multi-year public health transformation across the Rio Grande Valley beginning in early 2027. During a series of community...

Chief of Police - Edinburg, TX

Are you a progressive, visible, servant-leader with a record of building trust across diverse communities? Are you ready to lead a respected police department in the fastest-growing large city in the Rio Grande Valley? If so, the City of Edinburg invites you to apply to become its next Chief of Police. Reporting to City Management, the Chief of Police serves as the executive leader of the Edinburg Police Department, a team of 195 sworn officers and 72 professional staff serving a community of more than 110,000 residents. We’re seeking a leader who is:

STHS McAllen Reaches 1,000 Robotic Surgeries

McALLEN, Texas – Advances in robotic-assisted surgery are redefining modern surgical care, providing surgeons with enhanced precision, control and visualization while helping patients benefit from smaller incisions, less pain and faster recovery times. Demonstrating its commitment to bringing leading-edge surgical care to the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas Health...