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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Harlingen actor got the chance of a lifetime by being part of an indie film that was filmed and produced in the Rio Grande Valley. Israel Zallar plays the supporting role of Mateo in the 2026 indie film Borderline, directed by Ryan Jordan and ...
T he Rio Grande Valley is one of our nation’s most homogeneous, with a population that is 92% Latino, and a majority of that population remain loyal to their Latin roots, with 75% identifying themselves as Roman Catholic. A majority of other residents adhere to various other Chri...
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER McALLEN — Weslaco East entered the McAllen Bulldog Friday Night Lights Cross Country Invitational fresh off a No. 4 ranking in the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas’ first Class 5A state poll of the season. Sitting two spots ahead of the Wild...
McALLEN — The Rio Grande Valley will have two volleyball tournaments crown a champion on Saturday. McAllen’s Poundfest and the Donna ISD tournament ring in the volleyball season. Most Valley teams choose between the two annual tournaments, some will go out of town, but the majori...
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Avocado inspections in Michoacán, Mexico, have resumed after the U.S. temporarily halted them over security concerns, disrupting operations for importers in the Rio Grande Valley. The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused inspections last week, prev...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Mercedes city manager Alberto Perez has resigned from his position, the city announced. Perez, a Starr County native, started his role as city manager in 2021. The Pan American graduate moved to Houston and Austin before returning home to the R...
E DINBURG — Dr. Sridhar Allam, medical director of the transplant institute at DHR Health, spoke softly as he talked about the impact organ donation can have on a patient’s life. He smiled as he thought of a father and daughter who grew closer together after the daughter donated ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Ringling Circus Hype Crew stopped by our studios Friday morning to present the "Greatest Show on Earth", which is coming to the Rio Grande Valley next month. The high-energy circus experience is taking place from Sept. 3 through Sept. 6 at t...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS 4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet Jada, a 16-year-old girl with a great sense of humor ...
In this photograph included in a lawsuit filed by the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 against Spencer Construction, LLC and Royal Concrete Products, LLC, the county says it shows Royal’s vehicles on the property and Spencer Construction crews working on a border wall on ...
ALAMO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Farmers across the Rio Grande Valley are feeling the impact of a shrinking agricultural workforce. Steven Obst, owner of Obst Family Farm, says finding reliable workers can be especially difficult for smaller farms. “It's hard to find people who are...
M ONTE ALTO — Rio Grande Valley farmers are seeking solutions to the loss of labor they are facing after their farms have been repeatedly targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. That was the topic of discussion during a roundtable at Rio Farms Inc. with U.S. ...
By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune E DINBURG — At 50 years old, Abel Gonzalez says he’s happy to be involved in his eight-year dream career of filmmaking, something he sees as fostering the budding film industry in the Rio Grande Valley. But, he still has some anxieties. He’s...
MONTE ALTO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Rio Grande Valley farmers say a shortage of agricultural workers is leaving some crops to rot in the fields as another harvest season approaches. The issue was front and center Wednesday as Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling and U.S. ...
T he South Texas International Film Festival’s 48-hour Film Race in Edinburg has come early this year, and local creatives are already gearing up for the competition. The race to create the most stand-out short film in the Rio Grande Valley kicks off Friday. Filmmakers have 48 ho...
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER IDEA Pharr, La Feria, McAllen High and Weslaco East’s boys cross country teams enter the 2026 season fresh off state meet appearances a year ago, making them teams to watch across South Texas. The four squads aren’t only on the RGV’s radar, but on the...
A rendering of the RGV-Desal desalination plant planned on South Padre Island. (Courtesy: RGV-Desal) R GV Desal has pitched itself as a potential solution to the Rio Grande Valley’s longstanding water woes. This new resource, however, will be privately owned. Cities and water dis...
Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Martinez A ccusations against the Edinburg pastor charged with indecency with a child late last month include instances of him kissing, hugging, touching the victim inappropriately and removing her clothing. McAllen resident Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Martinez, who w...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another cabinet Secretary visited the Rio Grande Valley as Energy Secretary Chris Wright held a roundtable discussion at the Port of Brownsville. Wright was in town to promote the Trump administration's domestic energy agenda. Inside Valley Poli...
T he Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what led to the death of a man by electrocution in Mission Monday. According to a news release, sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3800 block of Mirabel Street in rural Mission at 12:29 p.m. following a report of an unrespons...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 65-year-old man who was found unresponsive in rural Mission, the sheriff announced Tuesday. The man has been identified as 65-year-old Eudoxio Marquez. On Monday at approximatel...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Edinburg announced that actor Edward James Olmos is headlining the 12th annual South Texas International Film Festival. The Oscar-nominated actor will be headlining the festival alongside Rio Grande Valley natives Valente Rodriguez a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of ongoing false phone calls. According to a news release from HSCO, people are calling residents, impersonating law enforcement and attempting to collect money. During the calls, the cal...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is heading into a hot and increasingly breezy stretch of weather this week, with mostly clear skies dominating the forecast. Temperatures will remain near the century mark through much of the work week, while humidity push...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The creators of the South Texas Comic Con held their second annual All-Star Card Show over the weekend at the McAllen Convention Center. The event is one of the largest card shows in the Rio Grande Valley, where attendees got to meet voice actor...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Rainfall totals for August so far show that McAllen has received quite a bit of rain, but not so much for Harlingen and Brownsville. There is still a chance of rain over the next couple of days. However, future rainfall totals indicate that we ...
Ray Perez, organizer of Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin in McAllen, introduces the next comedian on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Perez has been doing comedy for nine years and has hosted the Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin for about two years. (Omar Zapata | The Monitor) O...
Ray Perez, organizer of Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin in McAllen, introduces the next comedian on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Perez has been doing comedy for nine years and has hosted the Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin for about two years. (Omar Zapata | The Monitor) O...
Aaron Reitz ,U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, poses for a photo at the federal courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) M cALLEN — Less than a month after being sworn in as the chief federal law enforcement officer for...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS 4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Kylie Meet Kylie, a 14-year-old girl with the sweetest and...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A drug smuggler who sold cocaine to an FBI informant was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Thursday. Arjenis Baltazar Garcia, 30, of Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, sold a kilogram — about 2.2 pounds — of cocaine to an FBI informant during Octob...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A newly renovated pediatric intensive care unit is now open at Driscoll Children's Hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. The $9 million investment marks a new milestone for the facility, allowing healthcare leaders to treat more patients in critic...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Thanks to the showers and thunderstorms that some of the Valley encountered this past weekend, rainfall totals in McAllen have already reached two inches for this month so far. As we look at the percent of normal rain over the past 30 days, we ...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin visited the Rio Grande Valley border on Tuesday and met with border law enforcement agents and viewed new border wall and border buoys put in the Rio Grande....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fans and athletes across the Rio Grande Valley are invited to a free special open practice and youth clinic with the Vaqueros football team. The two-in-one event will be held on Thursday, just weeks before the Vaqueros prepare for their sophomor...
D riscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley is expanding its pediatric critical care services, adding 15 more beds to its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, or PICU. Through a more than $9.1 million investment, the freestanding children’s hospital in Edinburg will be transforming...
By: Dr. Sridhar Allam, DHR Health Transplant Nephrologist & Medical Director 1100 E. Dove Ave. Suite 200 McAllen, TX 78504 To schedule an appointment, call (956) 362-5433 To learn more about nationally ranked, life-saving kidney transplant services at DHR Health, visit: https://d...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The weather pattern across the Rio Grande Valley through the weekend will focus on heat and humidity, with the heat index taking center stage each afternoon. Daytime highs are expected to climb into the mid to upper 90s, but when combined with ...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge dismissed a marriage fraud case on Tuesday after concluding the government had some evidence — but not enough to establish probable cause. U.S. Magistrate Judge Nadia S. Medrano dismissed the case against Ana Karen Quintero Cardenas on Tue...
A little church just past a strip of border wall in the Rio Grande Valley once served as a resting point for slaves seeking freedom in Mexico. Recently, with the help of a life-long historical researcher, Hidalgo County leaders ensured its place in history. Last month, on July 7,...
The only Rio Grande Valley facility to earn the distinction, STHS Edinburg ranks No. 30 among Texas hospitals Delivering advanced care, driving positive outcomes and meeting the evolving healthcare needs of the Rio Grande Valley have helped South Texas Health System (STHS) Edinbu...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Before kicking off their inaugural season in 2025, the first-year UTRGV Vaqueros were predicted to finish 10th out of 10 teams in the Southland Conference’s preseason poll. After a 9-3 record in Year 1 and going 5-3 in conference play to fini...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A major change to U.S. immigration policy is set to take effect next month, and immigration attorneys say it could impact some people applying for a green card. The Trump administration is reinstating the public charge rule on Sept. 18, bringing b...
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER Teams across the Rio Grande Valley hit the field Monday for the official start of the 2026 football season, with sub-5A teams and 5A/6A squads that did not participate in spring ball holding their first practices of the year. With Week 1 of the regula...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sunday was a rainy and stormy night for the western half of the viewing area. The rain was due to a frontal boundary to the north that combined with moisture from the south. This led to rain totals as high as 4 inches in Starr County, where Hida...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Vice President JD Vance canceled his visit to the Rio Grande Valley, but now another Cabinet member will come instead. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday morning that Secretary Chris Wright would visit the Port of Brownsville on Tues...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — UTRGV fifth-year defensive back Jordan Ford lives by the motto, “Stay down til you come up.” Hard-working, humble, and hungry, the Tyler, Texas native made stops at two different junior colleges before ultimately landing a spot with the Vaque...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Vice President J.D. Vance is making his first visit to the Rio Grande Valley. Port of Brownsville officials confirm to Valley Central that Vance will visit the port on Tuesday at noon. The event will be open to the public. The doors will open at...
HARLINGEN — The UIL volleyball season is here. The first day teams were allowed to practice was August 1st. Teams were eager to step on the court or even fields as they prepare for the three-month long season. In the Lower Valley, Harlingen South had its first ever midnight pract...
