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• Weslaco Fire Official Advises Safety Precautions When Handling Fireworks Play Video

  December 27, 2019 6:28 PM

  WESLACO – Many people are getting ready to celebrate the new year with fireworks, but those fireworks themselves could potentially crash the party. Lieutenant Rich Stubbs from the Weslaco Fire Department says over the years with emergency calls they're had, half are injuries to children are from improper firework... more »

• Risk of Wildfires Rise as Drought Conditions Worsen in the Valley Play Video

  August 30, 2019 6:13 PM

  WESLACO – Drought conditions are getting worse in the Rio Grande Valley and much worse in counties just north of the region. A map shows extreme drought conditions in red spreading in Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg and Duval counties. In the Valley, tan shades indicates a moderate drought... more »

• Disminución en beneficiarios de Operation Lone Star Play Video

  July 25, 2019 9:03 PM

  BROWNSVILLE - Continúa el apoyo gratuito de salud por parte de multiagencias en distintas zonas del Valle y el sur de Texas. Operation Lone Star pretende proporcionar servicios a miles de familias y a su vez, capacitarse ante la respuesta de desastres reales. Por los últimos... more »

• Starr Co. Judge Reacts to President's Announcement to Close Border Play Video

  April 1, 2019 3:22 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – The Starr County judge is reacting to President Trump’s announcement that he will close the southern border due to the thousands of migrants entering the country illegally. Judge Eloy Vera says a border closure will devastate his county’s economy. Vera says closing the border... more »

• Starr Co. Leaders Propose Alternative Plan to Border Wall Play Video

  March 14, 2019 6:22 PM

  ROMA – Starr County leaders are proposing an alternative plan to the border wall. Local officials say they don't want to build a border wall away from the Rio Grande, but build a barrier along the river and into a bank. They say that it would help with... more »

• Future Organ Donors Needed in Rio Grande Valley Play Video

  February 8, 2019 6:24 PM

  WESLACO – A spokesperson for the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance says organ donors are needed in the Rio Grande Valley. The senior communication director of TOSA Edwina Garza says only 21 people who died last year donated their organs; most of them being from Hidalgo and Cameron County. ... more »

• Texas Land Commissioner Surveys Flood Damage Play Video

  June 26, 2018 6:09 PM

  WESLACO – Texas Land Commissioner Geoge P. Bush made a visit to the Rio Grande Valley to survey damages caused by the recent flooding. He met with displaced flood victims in Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron counties. The General Land Office is tasked with temporary and permanent housing for victims.... more »

• Ciudad del Condado Starr, Distrito Escolar Luchan por Propiedad

  February 28, 2017 6:24 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – Una sub-delegación de policía de Rio Grande City se quedará bajo el control de la ciudad. Ambas, la sub-delegación y el distrito escolar indican que ellos son propietarios de una sub-delegación la cual alberga a oficiales de policía y almacena los vehículos confiscados. La ciudad dijo... more »