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• Brownsville ISD police officer arrested for indecent exposure Play Video

  March 4, 2020 5:14 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A Brownsville Independent School District police officer is facing criminal charges. Mark Anthony Alcalde was arrested by Mercedes police on Tuesday. He’s charged with indecent exposure. The incident allegedly happened at the outlet mall. The case is now being sent to the Cameron County district... more »

• Drone training to open doors for Weslaco ISD students entering workforce Play Video

  February 27, 2020 5:41 PM

  WESLACO – Weslaco Independent School District is giving more than 50 students a chance to become certified drone pilots. On Thursday, students wrapped up their training. The school district partnered with SOARD Solutions, a drone management and consulting firm, to make this possible. The certification aims to help... more »

• Police chief explains protocol in assessing threats made to Valley schools Play Video

  February 11, 2020 6:32 PM

  EDINBURG – Threats caused some tense moments for at least four Rio Grande Valley schools. Some of the protocols followed when handling a threat made to a school come from Senate Bill 11. The Texas Legislature passed it in 2019 and it states each district must establish a threat... more »

• Sharyland ISD Officials Hold Meeting to Address Hazing Incident

  January 15, 2020 10:16 PM

  MISSION – A hazing incident is playing out at Sharyland Independent School District. The alleged behavior reportedly happened during an athletic event in Corpus Christi. Limited information was released. The school district says they were recently made aware of the incident. Corpus Christi police are leading the investigation.... more »

• First African American Culture Museum to Open in San Benito Play Video

  January 2, 2020 5:36 PM

  SAN BENITO – San Benito city leaders are looking to preserve African American history in the Rio Grande Valley, opening the first museum with African American culture in the Rio Grande Valley. The Historical Society of San Benito and the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District are developing a... more »

• Edinburg CISD Police Launch Campaign to Combat Vaping Dangers Play Video

  November 19, 2019 11:04 AM

  EDINBURG – Edinburg school district police are taking on teen vaping through a new awareness campaign launched Tuesday. The effort come amid a spike in student vaping reports. More than 100 incidents have been reported to Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District police over the past year. “We’re... more »

• Santa Maria ISD Students Removed following Troubling Social Media Post

  November 13, 2019 10:02 PM

  SANTA MARIA – Students and staff at Santa Maria Independent School District will see an increase of security Thursday. The jump in patrols stems from a post circulating on social media that was believed to be threat. The administration reported the post to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office,... more »

• Santa Rosa Homeowner Finds Property Deed after Years of Waiting Play Video

  October 4, 2019 8:10 PM

  SANTA ROSA - A property deed lost in the system and a Santa Rosa man wasn't getting any answers. Without it, selling his property wouldn't be possible. Roy Gonzales is paying taxes on his three Santa Rosa lots, but he had questions about one of them. Gonzales... more »

• La Joya ISD Adding Remote Security Gates to Campuses Play Video

  October 4, 2019 6:12 PM

  LA JOYA - One Rio Grande Valley school district is doing more to protect students and staff while at their campus. La Joya ISD is adding remote security gates along all campus parking lots. Chief Raul Gonzalez says this will help the district maintain accountability of who's coming... more »

• Brownsville ISD Makes Changes to Social Media Regulations Play Video

  October 3, 2019 6:16 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – A Rio Grande Valley school district is doing more to protect student privacy on social media. The Brownsville Independent School District limits the interaction board members can have with students. During Tuesday's board meeting, Brownsville ISD Board of Trustees created some new limitations on how board... more »

• Edcouch-Elsa ISD Stopping Sales of Computer Equipment Play Video

  September 9, 2019 10:51 PM

  ELSA - District Leaders reveal what they're doing about the accidental auction of student information in Edcouch Elsa. Letters to all parents have finally been sent out notifying them of the current situation and what is being done about it. The mistake put children and school employees at... more »

• Parents Still Seek Answers from Edcouch-Elsa ISD after Computers Auctioned Play Video

  September 3, 2019 6:12 PM

  EDCOUCH – Parents with students in the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District say they haven't heard from the district. They want answers after a CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigation into the auctioning of computers with student information still in the hard drives. The last thing the superintendent said to us... more »

• PSJA Alum killed in El Paso Shooting

  August 4, 2019 8:03 PM

  PHARR- The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo independent school district confirms one of their alumni died in the shooting at a Walmart in El Paso. A statement released by the district, reads: The PSJA Family is sad to hear reports of the loss of one of our own, PSJA... more »

• Students' Information Mistakenly Sold at Edcouch-Elsa ISD Auction Play Video

  July 1, 2019 7:27 PM

  UPDATE (7/17): A school board meeting will be held next week regarding the computers that weren't wiped. CHANNEL 5 NEWS confirms there will be an investigation to find out how this happened. ---- EDCOUCH – Private information from elementary and high school students were sold to the... more »

• Mumps Case Confirmed at 3rd PSJA School

  May 30, 2019 6:53 PM

  ALAMO – A third school in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District has confirmed a case of the mumps has been found. A district spokesperson, Arianna Vasquez-Hernandez, says the case was found at McKeever Elementary School in Alamo. She adds students were not present on the campus at... more »

• Donna ISD Officers Now Armed with Narcan Play Video

  May 8, 2019 4:38 PM

  DONNA – Officers at Donna Independent School District are now armed with Narcan. Narcan is the brand name for naloxone, the drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The drug was developed so first responders, parents and teachers could administer the nasal spray with little... more »

• Edinburg Voters to Decide on $220M Bond for School District Play Video

  May 1, 2019 10:09 PM

  EDINBURG – Voters will be heading to the polls this weekend. In Edinburg, voters will decide on a $220 million bond issuance for the city’s school district, which would mean a 4 cent tax increase for Edinburg property owners. This bond is causing debate among residents. Some... more »

• Millions of School Dollars Nearly Stolen by Online Hackers Play Video

  March 29, 2019 5:27 PM

  SAN BENITO – Millions of dollars were nearly stolen by online hackers from a Rio Grande Valley School District. Nearly a million San Benito school dollars were stolen when an identical replica to the district’s bank website was created and sent to employees. Frost Bank’s Fraud Department immediately... more »

• Donna ISD Focuses to Rebrand ‘District of Tomorrow’ Play Video

  February 21, 2019 11:30 AM

  DONNA – It’s more than just a move to improve a school district’s image. In Donna, they see it as an opportunity to bring everyone together to make the students their top priority. Donna Independent School District has been from lawsuits, to political changes in superintendents, to the... more »

• Location of Auto-Ped Crash Labeled Hazardous by La Joya ISD Play Video

  January 30, 2019 6:42 PM

  LA JOYA – The area where the nine-year-old child was struck by a car Wednesday morning as she boarded her school bus has previously been identified as hazardous by the school district. The child was near the La Homa Road and Mile 8 intersection. She was getting ready... more »