Summer is around the corner and with it arrives MXLAN Festival by Shah Eye Center, presented by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce.

Samantha Almaraz, a student at McAllen ISD’s Lamar Academy, is one of just 15 pupils in the state to be named to the Student Heroes Program.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley baseball team announced on Friday that it will host summer evaluations camps for high school baseball players on June 4 and July 9 at 10 a.m. at UTRGV Baseball Stadium.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) student athletes and volunteers gathered at Liberty Middle School’s baseball field, Thursday, May 30 to participate in Miracle Kids of South Texas’ All-Star Event for Exceptional Students.

Seven deputies received certificates and a resolution honoring their bravery and heroism at the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, May 21.

In the early 1970s, a large number of young Texans moved from rural areas and small towns to much larger cities.

Eleven Weslaco High School Juniors, who will participate in the American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Bluebonnet Girls State conferences this summer, were honored at Commissioners Court on May 21 for their academic achievement and interest in U.S. government.

We were saddened to hear about the passing of Soyla Gonzalez, a champion and servant of Weslaco, the city she loved so dearly.

On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Headquarters recognized the importance of higher education and awarded this year’s Youth of the Year recipients at a ceremony held at the Pharr Events Center in Pharr, Texas.

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued four illegal aliens who nearly drowned attempting to cross the Rio Grande and one who attempted to circumvent the immigration checkpoint.