M ISSION — Tuesday proved to be one of the most heated elections here as three races are heading to runoff, including a major showdown between Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza and attorney Ricardo “Rick” Salinas. In addition to the mayoral race heading to runoff, so will the Place 2 and Place 3 races w...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A new all-inclusive playground in McAllen is now open to the public. City leaders gathered at Retama Park on Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting grand opening to celebrate the new playground. The playground features a vibrant green playset, a shade ...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Receiver Brandon Aiyuk has applied to be reinstated to the San Francisco 49ers from the reserve/left squad list and plans to report to the team later this week. Aiyuk's new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Wednesday that Aiyuk has officially submitted his pa...
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A late-night stop at Whataburger capped off a historic night in Texas.
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Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated longtime Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a historic upset Tuesday night, ending nearly 12 years of his leadership and giving Democrats control of the Texas governor's office for the first time in more than three decades....
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Texas' 90th legislative session starts in two months, but the election results set it up to be completely unlike any of the last dozen.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — DTM Realty, a Real Estate Company, is kicking off its 10th Annual Turkeys for Teachers event on Saturday to give during the season of gratitude. Daniel Garza from DTM Realty said it all started with spreading awareness for education. "Teachers a...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A police officer surrendered his law enforcement license in October after he admitted to stealing nude photos from a colleague’s phone. Kristopher Guzman, 29, of Edinburg struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to a felony on Oct. 26. “I...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Democrats came out on top Tuesday in three Cameron County Commission elections, according to unofficial returns. Esteban “Steve” Guerra beat Republican Mauro Garza in the county judge race. First-time office-holder Joseph Lucio won the Precinct 2 election over Repu...
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Real Madrid produced another late comeback in the Champions League as Federico Valverde struck in stoppage time to seal a 3-2 win over AEK Athens on Wednesday. Liverpool, however, fell to a surprise 3-2 defeat at Fenerbahce to end its 100% start to this season's competition. Madr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- An annual event is returning to Brownsville to honor the life of a local skater who was killed in a car crash. The event, Nash Bash, will honor the life and memory of Michael Alexander Nash, who died in a three-vehicle accident in May 2023. Eve...
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E DINBURG — After being introduced by his wife and children, Bobby Pulido navigated his way to the stage through a throng of supporters at Monarca Event Center Tuesday evening. As he took the stage, supporters crowded around with phones out to witness Pulido’s victory speech afte...
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A new generation of leadership has emerged from the Rio Grande Valley’s Texas House races after a decisive election night. Between broken records, unseated incumbents and a blue shift, voters in South Texas have made their demands for affordability heard at the polls, marking suc...
