News from 11/5/2026
- First & Goal: Highlights from Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
- Elsa proposes turning gravel pits into flood retention ponds
- Screwworm case found in Starr County dog
- City of Mission breaks ground on new recycling center
- Brownsville residents pushing city for quicker road repairs
- Port Mansfield police warn drivers after recent nilgai crashes
- Jurors to decide if Brownsville murder suspect is competent to stand trial
- With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined
- Texas Dems vowed seismic education change. Here’s how schools could change for millions of students.
- Elon Musk gambled $445 million to boost Republicans in the midterms and came up short
- Mexican judge accused in US with taking $2 million bribe in international drug trafficking case
- Pump Patrol: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
- Los Fresnos Mighty Falcon Band heads to state marching contest for first time in school history
- Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa talks next steps during transition phase
- Pet of the Week: Roxy the terrier mix
- Consumer Reports: Crypto exchanges explained
- Democratic surge flips South Texas Congressional seat, propels historic statewide victories
- Work begins on intersection improvement project near rural Hidalgo County schools
- Mission mayoral and city council runoff elections set for Dec. 12
- 'It felt like a miracle': Brownsville celebrates Gina Hinojosa's historic win
- Alamo enforcing deadline to remove campaign signs
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026: Spotty showers and highs in the 90s
- Student of the Week: Los Fresnos High School's Faith Perales
- Alamo library to offer free mental health workshops
- Runoff elections set for Mission, Weslaco, and Los Fresnos
- LUPE Votes credits grassroots organizing for shaping South Texas election results
- Cameron County DA asks appeals court to reject John Allen Rubio’s motion to halt execution
- Former Donna High School teacher arrested on child pornography and trespassing charges
- After supporting Trump in 2024, Texas border counties fueled Democrats’ big night
- Sharyland junior high students arrested after knife and BB gun found on campus
- Yaqui Animal Rescue to host third annual Tails of Hope Gala in Mission
- Texas Republicans’ gerrymander backfires as Democrats gain ground in U.S. House delegation
- South Texas congressional Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar glide to reelection
- Democrats seize power in Texas, ending decades of GOP dominance
- Greg Abbott lost because he became a RINO, Trump says
- Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026: Nice and breezy with highs in the 80s
- VOTE 2026: List of midterm election results
- Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans
- Mission mayoral race headed to runoff
- Democrat Julio Salinas projected winner in Texas House District 41 race