U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, is asking the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize the processing of religious worker visa applications and renewals. The request, written in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, comes after the recent arrests of two pastors and...
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State hockey coaches were present when a player collapsed during an outdoor workout, but plans for the training session were not submitted to the school, according to a preliminary issued by the university on Tuesday. Matthew Mayich collapsed during an...
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the undisputed No. 1 player in the world, a winner of 25 tournament worldwide and three legs of the career Grand Slam, all within the last five years. It just doesn't look that way when it comes to team competition. His record in the two ...
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S TARBASE — City commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve the annexation of about 7,133 acres of land and voted to approve the voluntary annexation of 444 acres of land recently disannexed by Brownsville. Commissioners also approved a resolution of intent to annex State ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — In a change of direction, the New York Mets hired interim manager Andy Green for the full-time job on Tuesday, giving him a three-year contract. The team made the announcement before opening a three-game series in Texas against the Rangers. “Over the course of the...
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BY ALEXANDREA BAILEY and ERIKA DE LOS REYES | STAFF WRITERS I mmigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Rio Grande Valley communities have dominated headlines since 2025, and with a shortage of reliable data, researchers have employed the Freedom of Information Act to show t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The new shipyard that will be built at the Port of Brownsville was awarded its first Naval contract. Saronic Technologies, which is based in Austin, is one of three new shipyards contracted to build seven Landing Craft Utility vessels for the Na...
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BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox are heading to the postseason following a remarkable run over the second half of the season and on Tuesday they rewarded the two chief architects of that turnaround. Boston removed the interim tag and named Chad Tracy the 49th manager in team history, si...
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DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said in the 150-page order t...
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Manchester City rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Bayern Munich in its return to the Women's Champions League at the start of the league phase on Tuesday. Two-time European champion Arsenal needed a stoppage-time winner to defeat HB Køge 1-0 at home, while Inter Milan, m...
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A 33-year-old Brownsville man was sentenced to prison for possession of child sexual abuse material after attempting to enter the United States while traveling with a child he claimed was his sister. Jose Jaime Baeza Jr. was sentenced to 15 years in prison after U.S. Customs and ...
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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Police Chief Lisa Davis will host a news conference about the investigation into the ICE shooting Sunday that left a man wounded....
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A Mexican man believed to be a hitman for the Gulf Cartel pleaded not guilty to federal charges of providing material support for a foreign terrorist organization. Jose Flores-Flores, who was arrested by Border Patrol by the Rio Grande near Mission on July 10, was initially sched...
