Samantha Garcia said she is a known procrastinator, but she is not letting that stand in the way of her voting early. The Edinburg native is one of the 115,460 Hidalgo County voters who have taken part in early voting since it started last week as of press time Thursday morning. She was one of…

With 12 candidates campaigning for four seats on the La Joya School Board of Trustees, it’s no surprise that some of them are spending big on their campaign. According to campaign finance reports from 9 of the 12 candidates, the candidates have spent a combined $156,402.03 in the months leading up to early voting. The…

La Joya school board trustee Claudia Ochoa said she plans to contest a citation given to her by Peñitas Police over the weekend for campaigning in her designated area near the city library. The Peñitas Public Library has served as the polling place for the area since early voting started last week and thus far…

In their search for more information on what happened the day their son died after killing a Mission police officer last year, the family of one of the victims is suing the city of Mission and the county district attorney. The parents of Juan Carlos “J.C.” Chapa Jr., who died in the June 2019 shooting…

An abandoned lot in front of Palmview City Hall will soon become the epicenter of the city. During a press conference held last week, Palmview officials announced plans for a multi-million-dollar project to develop the first-ever Main Street in the community. The Main Street Economic Development Project is spearheaded by the Palmview Municipal Development District…

With a stigma surrounding mental health that is still prevalent during a pandemic, the Sharyland community is ensuring they are creating a space to help students cope. Over the last several weeks, the Sharyland school district has released on social media a series of videos titled “Mental Health Moments” so students can continue to receive…

It was a Monday morning as Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School 1st grade student Jimena Garza logged on to her social studies class from the breakfast table and immediately asked her teacher something important to her. “Why weren’t you at my birthday?” Jimena asked her homeroom teacher, Miss Bernal. The Saturday prior, Jimena turned 7…

With early voting underway, candidates for Palmview city commission submitted their 30-day campaign finance report. The reports for the nine candidates for four different seats on the Palmview city commission reflect the period since the previous July campaign finance report and the 30th day before the November 3 election date. The members of the “Progress…

Despite missing out on billions of dollars from travel related revenues from shoppers crossing the border to come to the area, Starr County leaders are saying they want to reopen their international bridges to Mexican shoppers and tourists. But, with COVID-19 still a threat, bridges must be cautiously reopened, leaders agreed. That was the message…

Bar owners react to county decision to keep bars closed Hidalgo County bar owners hopeful that bars could reopen this week will have to wait longer to begin serving their regular customers. On Tuesday, nearly a week after state Gov. Greg Abbott declared bars could reopen if county judges choose to allow them to do…