News from 5/21/2026
- WATCH: Echoes from Brownsville: The Rubio Murders
- Brownsville man speaking out after purchasing stolen gun from pawn shop
- New $10.5 million emergency care center coming to Palmview
- UT System approves $42.3 million project to convert Harlingen retail center into UTRGV therapy facility
- Backlash to Trump's $1.8B settlement fund delays GOP immigration bill
- 'Truly grateful:' Rio Grande Valley community rallies to give foster teen her quinceañera
- PSJA Lady Bears Softball Team in Corpus Christi for the state semifinals
- SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems
- Echoes across 23 years: The legal timeline of the Rubio murders
- Hurricane season expected to be mild in 2026, but officials urge Texans to stay prepared
- Donna DACA recipient released from ICE custody
- Valley schools announce backup graduation plans in case of severe weather
- Flood watch issued for the entire Rio Grande Valley
- Pump Patrol: Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Pet of the Week: Mabel the terrier mix
- Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.
- Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs
- Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom
- SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
- Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case gets nearly 42-year prison sentence
- Thursday, May 21, 2026: Flood watch issued for all of South Texas
- UTRGV moving some classes to Brownsville campus to reduce commute times
- Hidalgo County crews set up mobile pumps ahead of potential severe weather
- Rio Grande City wastewater plant expands to keep up with growth
- Alamo files $60,000 insurance claim after storm cancels watermelon festival
- Harlingen EDC and TMAC UTRGV launch new program to support manufacturers
- Two crashes near Sebastian cause closure of southbound I-69E
- Channel 5 News original documentary ‘Echoes from Brownsville: The Rubio Murders' premieres May 21
- 500,000 fewer Texans are on SNAP as participation slips nationally
- US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown
- Los Fresnos CISD coach identified as Brownsville driver killed in weekend rollover crash
- Consumer Reports: Tips to afford safe baby formula
- Pump Patrol: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- 6th Annual Juneteenth 'Perfecting Unity' Celebration set for next month
- Edinburg mayor: Contractors will be held accountable for water line break that triggered boil water notice
- Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied
- Ken Paxton wanted to limit forum shopping. Now lawyers say he’s improperly seeking favorable courts.
- Texas’ GOP Senate runoff pits an old guard-backed institutionalist against a Trump-picked flamethrower
- Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
- Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP
- US sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl network, including a Chihuahua restaurant
- Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
- San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says
- Wednesday, May 20, 2026: Spotty thunderstorms with highs in the 90s
- 'The punishment is just:' Community looks back at shocking 2003 Rubio murders