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• HUD opens center to provide support services in Brownsville Play Video

  February 12, 2020 7:05 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – Brownsville is now officially the third city in Texas to have an EnVision Center. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development traveled to Brownsville to designate the Buena Vida Choice Community Center as the location for the state's third EnVision Center. The center is designed... more »

• Victims of Domestic Abuse or Violence are Advised to Seek Help Play Video

  December 18, 2019 11:36 PM

  MCALLEN – It's a life threatening crime affecting hundreds across the Rio Grande Valley every single day. Age, economic status, race, sexual orientation, ability, education level – domestic violence does not discriminate. Now some of the most unsuspecting organizations are joining in the fight against it. The... more »

• New Site to Help Migrants Under Remain in Mexico Program Play Video

  October 8, 2019 10:00 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A new site will soon help migrants waiting in Matamoros under the Remain in Mexico program. The Resource Center for Asylum Seekers in Mexico Network will help migrants find work, legal housing and medical care. It's a block away from the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros.... more »

• Valley Family Seeks Help After Damaged Home Declared Livable Play Video

  July 29, 2019 5:38 PM

  WESLACO - Families needing help after last month's flooding can apply at three different FEMA centers in the Rio Grande Valley. However, not everyone qualifies. CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke to one family that says FEMA turned them down. They say their home is falling apart; mold is... more »

• Floods in Sebastian causing Health Concern for 93-Year-Old Woman Play Video

  June 26, 2019 3:58 PM

  SEBASTIAN – Many Rio Grande Valley residents don’t know where to turn after the latest round of flooding Monday. Ninety-three-year-old Maxamina Cortez says the roads in Sebastian are very flooded and are causing trouble for her. She says her son stays with her, but at her age it’s... more »

• Good Samaritan Steps in to Help Brownsville Family Repair Leaky Roof Play Video

  June 18, 2019 6:36 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – An overwhelmed Brownsville woman is getting the help she needs for her family. CHANNEL 5 NEWS reported earlier this month about Flor Cervantes, who had lost her son, Caleb, to chronic heart disease. Her younger son, Hiram, has the same heart condition and her husband is... more »

• Weslaco Man Seeks Refund for Car that Broke Down Soon after Purchase Play Video

  May 28, 2019 5:29 PM

  WESLACO – A Weslaco man is seeking answers after placing a down payment on a vehicle that broke down two weeks later; the car lot company refuses to work with him. Albert Sanchez says he wanted a smaller car to save money on gas; the weekly cost of filling... more »

• Consulates Offering Assistance, Immigrants Hesitant to Ask Play Video

  May 6, 2019 6:31 PM

  WESLACO – Thousands of immigrants leave their home countries in Central America for a new life in the U.S. Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras all have consulates in the Rio Grande Valley; they’re willing to help but some immigrants are afraid to ask. KRGV’s Christian Colón spoke with... more »

• Salvation Army to Help Migrant Families Released from Gov't Custody Play Video

  March 20, 2019 5:05 PM

  MCALLEN - The Salvation Army says they’re opening their facilities to unprecedented amount of immigrants released from government custody. Captain Steven Correira, from the Salvation Army, says they accepted a request Tuesday to help from the Catholic Charities respite center in McAllen. Government buses continue to drop off... more »

• Humanitarian Efforts Underway for Migrant Caravan Play Video

  February 7, 2019 5:10 PM

  EAGLE PASS – Humanitarian efforts are underway for the migrant caravan near Eagle Pass. Across the International Bridge in Eagle Pass, nearly 2,000 people are waiting in hopes to seek asylum. Ben De La Garza with the Diocese of Laredo says these migrants are traveling through Mexico with... more »

• Man Wants Proper Burial for Mother’s Siblings Play Video

  May 23, 2017 6:41 PM

  NEAR COMBES – A local man wants to offer closure to his elderly mother and give an aunt and uncle he never met a proper burial. The problem is they don’t know exactly where the bodies are buried. A small cemetery hides in a grove of trees off Highway 77... more »