News from 5/20/2025
- Rio Grande City man arrested following theft of Pokémon card worth $1,800
- Pilots receiving training at USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier
- Federal funds to help repair large sinkhole in city of Combes
- Brother of driver accused of killing Pharr boy apologizes during wrongful death lawsuit trial
- Mercedes ISD superintendent releases statement following DWI arrest
- George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76
- US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say
- Pump Patrol: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Operation Christmas RGV to host job fair in Donna
- Man arrested after Brownsville police find puppies inside hot car
- City of Brownsville announces potential date of next Starship launch
- Another big tax cut for Texas homeowners appears imminent
- Vacant offices, strip malls may get new life as housing in Texas’ largest cities
- Sen. Cruz to introduce school choice bill
- Texas inmate executed for killing woman he set on fire inside Garland store
- Trump administration’s first “self-deportation” flight takes off from Houston
- New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
- Trump wants to end temporary protection for over a million immigrants. What does that mean?
- More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that's worrying US officials
- Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill
- Trump selects concept for $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense system
- Musk vows to put hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas on US roads by the end of next year
- Chlorine leak at a Texas chemical plant prompts officials to ask residents to stay inside
- Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country'
- RGV intelligence unit disrupts human smuggling operation in Fayette County
- The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City's mayor are shot dead
- Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns
- Mexico mourns naval cadet killed when training ship collided with Brooklyn Bridge
- Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024
- Made in the 956: McAllen native puts skills to the test for Hyrox championship
- Jury seated for civil trial in death of Caleb Ramirez
- New rule will require truck drivers to be proficient in English
- Cameron County approves new city of Starbase
- Water boil notices issued for city of Progreso, Progreso Lakes
- Vodka and whiskey found in vehicle of Mercedes ISD superintendent during arrest, records say
- Why a Central Texas farmer is on a one-man mission to stop renewable energy
- Texas House committee advances legislation that targets state’s universities
- Home Depot plans to keep prices stable in the face of tariffs, bucking competitors
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Heat index up to 112, temps in the 90s
- Brownsville Police Department warns of string of Jeep Gladiator thefts
- Combes residents continue rebuilding months after historic flood event
- Fire destroys mobile home near La Joya, family of 6 affected
- Parents express safety concerns following lockdown at Edinburg North High School
- Beach Waterpark in South Padre Island now open
- Reactions to release of Texas school ratings
- Stricter bail rules advance through Texas House, which had blocked an overhaul in previous sessions
- A Texas teen was the victim of fake AI nudes. Now a new law requires platforms to remove such content.
- Improved response to mass shooting is goal of “Uvalde Strong” bill approved by Texas Legislature
- Consumer Reports: Stick vac warning
- Pump Patrol: Monday, May 19, 2025