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• Mexico probes contamination from SpaceX rocket explosion that landed in its territory

  June 26, 2025 11:28 AM

  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration is investigating contamination from a SpaceX facility near the Mexican border in South Texas, and planning its next course of action. The announcement follows the June 18 explosion of a Starship rocket while on a stand... more »

• Crews to remove piping linked as possible cause of contamination at Donna Lake Play Video

  February 19, 2020 5:57 PM

  DONNA – State and federal officials are back on track to clean up the Donna reservoir and canal. The area is still contaminated more than 20 years after cancer causing chemicals were first discovered in fish and sediment from the lake. Over the years, more than 40,000 fish... more »

• Port Isabel official, business owner voice concerns over LNG projects’ possible impact Play Video

  February 12, 2020 10:26 PM

  PORT ISABEL – The concerns over the health, safety, the potential for pollution, tourism and the shrimping industry in Port Isabel sparked a lawsuit by the city against the Port of Brownsville . About 15 years ago, access to the Gulf was restored recreating a spawning ground for many... more »

• Valley farmers on alert as quarantine area for Mexican fruit fly grows Play Video

  January 28, 2020 6:42 PM

  MERCEDES – A quarantine on citrus trees in the Rio Grande Valley is growing. More than 400 square miles in Cameron and Willacy counties combined are under quarantine because of the Mexican fruit fly. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a quarantine area is triggered when five flies... more »

• Signs Installed in Harlingen to Bring Awareness to Food Allergies in Playgrounds Play Video

  January 8, 2020 6:56 PM

  HARLINGEN – The city of Harlingen installs signs to protect those with food allergies after a woman whose son suffers from a severe food allergy approached Parks and Recreation Director Javier Mendez about the idea last November. Later that month, the city began putting up the signs that read:... more »

• At Least 3,750 Gallons of Lost Wastewater Reported During June Floods Play Video

  July 30, 2019 5:47 PM

  HARLINGEN - State records from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality tell us three cities reported accidentally losing wastewater. The loss reported was at least 3,750 gallons. About five weeks ago in a neighborhood in Harlingen, parts of the city were under ten inches of rain.... more »

• Sharyland Residents Confused after Receiving Water Contamination Notice Play Video

  March 27, 2019 11:09 PM

  MISSION – Some Sharyland Water Supply Corporation customers got a notice in the mail, warning them of a contamination level for chlorite. The chemical is used to help clean water. The company says the water has been back to normal for months now. They say the violation... more »

• Plans in Place to Clean Contaminated Site in Rio Hondo Play Video

  December 4, 2018 4:23 PM

  RIO HONDO - According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, plans are in place for a contaminated site to be cleaned up. Charred cans of paint and toxic materials have stood in William Templeton’s property for nearly seven years. The hazardous materials come from a large fire that took... more »