McAllen Memorial High will present Disney's Frozen Jr. December 5-8 at William Hetrick Auditorium (101 E. Hackberry Ave.) on the Memorial campus.

As many Texas ranchers could tell you, the cattle fever tick carries parasites that infect cattle and can eventually kill them. Once infected, the microscopic parasites destroy the cattle’s red blood cells and make them unfit for human consumption.

You don't have to turn to haunted houses or scary movies. Nature offers more than enough to keep people on their toes, and professors at UTRGV are completely into the creepy crawlies that send most of us searching for the bug spray or cringing at the sight of them.

The “Devil at the Disco” or the “Devil at the Dance” folktale centers around a young girl who liked to go out on the weekends, and, despite her parents’ warnings about not going out during Holy Week, she ended up at Boccaccio’s –the most popular nightclub in McAllen – the night of Good Friday in 1979.

Yesterday, IDEA Public Schools hosted Chris Boswell, City of Harlingen Mayor, Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., community leaders, board members, IDEA students and others in celebrating the groundbreaking of its newest campus in the Lower Valley, IDEA Harlingen, which will be located at 24240 Chester Park Rd.

On Wednesday, October 30, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released 116 policy areas that Texas Senate Committees will study over the next year before the 2021 Legislative Session.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) co-sponsors H.R. 2452, the Deborah Sampson Act, which aims to address inequities in accessing VA healthcare and benefits for women veterans.

As November and Diabetes Awareness Month approach, Valley Baptist Health System is ramping up its efforts to inform the community on the impacts of diabetes through both education and special events.

As mayor of McAllen, Mayor Jim Darling frequently travels to Austin and Washington, D.C., to meet with the region’s federal and state elected officials to give input into issues that affect the area, receive feedback on their efforts to address issues legislatively, and to work collectively with their counterparts to be a stronger voice for McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley.

The India Association of the Rio Grande Valley will be hosting the Diwali Fest on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the Edinburg City Auditorium & Courtyard (415 West University Drive Edinburg, TX 78539) at 5:30 pm to 9 pm. The expo opens at 4 pm.