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Human smuggler sentenced to 78 months in fatal crash
A Houston woman was sentenced Wednesday in the death of an immigrant after she crashed a vehicle while trying to smuggle a group of people into the country illegally.
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Posted: October 29
- Panama Unit whistleblower settles lawsuit
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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McALLEN — The former Hidalgo County sheriff’s investigator who recorded conversations with members of the corrupt Panama Unit accepted a settlement last week in a lawsuit he’d filed with 10 other former lawmen in federal court.
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- Dewhurst hopes to step up security along border after Valley visit
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has called to expand the security presence along the Texas-Mexico border after his Tuesday visit to the Rio Grande Valley to see National Guard troops in action.
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- Boosting South Texas tourism
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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RAYMONDVILLE — The Rio Grande Valley has become the second most popular bird watching destination in the mainland United States, and state tourism officials hope to capitalize on that attraction.
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- Brownsville to host special Halloween activities
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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BROWNSVILLE – It’s that time of year again, when the young and the young at heart dress up as their favorite ghouls, princesses, or superheroes.
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- Women’s financial reality in the Valley exposed by new study
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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McALLEN — Researcher Jennifer Lee had a simple question for local businesswomen gathered Wednesday morning: What if we all did for women what women have done for us?
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- Adult day care center director arrested for theft, fraud
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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EDINBURG — The director of Bella Hacienda adult day care center in Edinburg was indicted on fraud charges after investigators say she stole thousands of dollars from the state.
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- Woman kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight in Pharr
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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PHARR — Police are searching for three Hispanic men after a woman was kidnapped Wednesday afternoon.
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- Hidalgo County commissioners discuss tax reduction if hospital district passes
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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EDINBURG — With Election Day a week away, Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia and county commissioners talked about cutting the county property rate — a possible push to sweeten the pot for voters to approve a hospital district that would impose a new tax itself.
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- Congressman Hinojosa to announce new open enrollment period for Obamacare
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, along with other officials, is set to hold a press conference Thursday morning in San Juan to announce the new open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act, according a news release.
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- SBA soliciting 2015 nominations
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office is looking for “rock stars” among area small businesses to compete for SBA’s 2015 National Small Business Week Awards.
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- Candidates vying for four seats on Mercedes ISD school board
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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MERCEDES — Four out of seven seats on the Mercedes Independent School District Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election, with all candidates agreeing that children should have an environment to thrive.
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- Citrus greening alert ahead of Dia de los Muertos holiday
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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As the citrus greening disease continues to spread across the Rio Grande Valley, law enforcement officials remind families preparing for Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, to obey rules on banned fruits and plants from Mexico when building ceremonial altars to commemorate deceased loved ones.
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- FBI releases sketch of alleged Mission wildlife refuge rapist
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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McALLEN — The FBI released a sketch Tuesday of a male human smuggler who raped, robbed and abandoned a woman on a wildlife refuge near Mission in June.
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- Local organizations announce support for hospital district
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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Valley Interfaith and Project VIDA, two community action groups in the Valley, are set to announce their endorsement for the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County, according to a news release issued Wednesday morning.
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- McAllen looking to tap into geothermal water wells
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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McALLEN— Water is life, but clean drinking water can be costly and increasingly scarce in the Rio Grande Valley due to recurring drought conditions, the water debt issue with Mexico and other factors.
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- Two former juvenile detention center employees indicted in excessive force case
- Posted: October 29, 2014
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EDINBURG – Former juvenile detention facility employees fired over an excessive force incident are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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- Commercial supply rocket explodes at liftoff
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A commercial supply ship bound for the International Space Station has exploded moments after liftoff.
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- Donna infant dies after possible drowning
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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DONNA — The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent drowning of a 10-month-old baby boy that occurred Tuesday morning.
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- Fatal motorcycle crash kills Mission couple
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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A husband and wife died Sunday night after their motorcycle crashed into a SUV just east of Edinburg, authorities said.
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- Capital murder suspect linked to two more murders
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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EDINBURG – A 23-year-old man charged Thursday with capital murder in Mission was arraigned again Monday on new capital murder charges at the Hidalgo County Jail for his involvement in a separate 2012 double murder.
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- Militia member to undergo psychiatric evaluation
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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Militia member John Fredrick Foerster limped into federal court Monday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Morgan for a hearing on a firearms violation.
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- McAllen woman gets 10 years for killing her father
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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A McAllen woman was given 10 years in prison Monday for beating her father to death during a 2013 altercation.
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- McAllen approves Tres Lagos service plan
- Posted: October 28, 2014
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McALLEN — City leaders moved forward Monday night with plans to annex more than 3,500 acres north of the city, including 2,500 for a planned community.
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- Texas takes last pass at social studies textbooks
- Posted: October 27, 2014
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Two hours into a meeting called to parse revisions to new social studies textbooks for Texas schoolchildren — and a month before the deadline for final approval — the State Board of Education found itself confronting a tricky question.
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- Republican appointee Tijerina hopes to hold judgeship despite Democratic challenge
- Posted: October 27, 2014
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EDINBURG — Jaime Tijerina knows he faces a longstanding obstacle should he keep his seat on the bench of the 92nd state District Court.
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- Officials stress Halloween safety
- Posted: October 27, 2014
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HARLINGEN — Halloween, on Friday this year, is a time for goblins and ghouls, trolls and ogres, and ghosts and zombies to venture into the night and wreak havoc in search of candy and fun.
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- State fights release of race records
- Posted: October 27, 2014
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The Texas Department of Insurance is fighting The Texas Tribune’s request for records that could shed light on why it has failed to collect racial data on injured workers, despite a 1993 law that requires it.
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