From Harlingen, Texas: Campaigning for the Texas governor's position is underway. A labor shortage affecting projects is a concern. This issue is particularly relevant to the construction industry.
Details about the candidates' visits are available. The visits involved discussions with industry leaders.
Further information can be found through ValleyCentral, including specifics about the candidates' stops and their focuses during these visits.
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F or more than a year, UTRGV political science professor Clyde Barrow has been on suspension with pay with no resolution. The professor, however, is claiming his criticism over certain choices is the root cause. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) published...
business
H ARLINGEN — The city’s Economic Development Corporation is considering requesting a promoter reimburse $5,000 it offered in its sponsorship of a three-day music festival which suddenly canceled . On Monday, organizers were expected to begin refunding vendors’ fees and fans’ tick...
safety
This screenshot taken from a lawsuit shows a Donna family’s home in the moments ICE agents entered their property without a warrant on Jan. 9, 2026 and arrested a man’s parents. The family sued on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (MyRGV.com screenshot) T he federal government is seeking...
government
T exas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa brought her campaign against Gov. Greg Abbott back to the Rio Grande Valley this week, with a rally in McAllen, a meeting with South Texas Homebuilders Association members in Harlingen, a stop at a LUPE Votes phone bank and ...
safety
H ARLINGEN — For the first time in seven years, the city’s property tax rate might be bumping up, this time to help fund a $2.7 million police union contract, parks upgrades and a growing payroll. Meanwhile, commissioners are also trying to fund the second year of the Harlingen P...
government
M ercedes Mayor Oscar Montoya said Monday that the city is in the process of hiring a government executive search firm to assist in the efforts to find a new city manager. The search comes after former City Manager Alberto Perez submitted his resignation letter to the mayor and m...
Local
D ONNA — There’s no debate that the Rio Grande Valley is king in Texas and probably the United States when it comes to Mexican food. It’s great for us, but being around so many good taquerias and in an area with mostly Mexicans, I hardly ever get to eat or try different Latino cu...
News
O n Sept. 16, Mexicans on both sides of the Rio Grande celebrate the country’s independence from Spain. Many might join Mexico’s president’s tradition of repeating the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s call for revolution in 1810. The event coincides with simil...
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MADRID (AP) — Carlos Espí scored in stoppage time after a nifty move by Jude Bellingham and an assist by Kylian Mbappé to help Real Madrid salvage a 3-2 win at Elche in the Spanish league after it relinquished a two-goal lead on Tuesday. Bellingham used a neat long touch to get p...
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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lionel Messi might have one last dance with Argentina after all. Despite announcing his international retirement, the 39-year-old Inter Miami star was included Tuesday in Lionel Scaloni’s 28-man Argentina squad ahead of three home friendlies. Messi has yet to ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Volunteers with AmeriCorps Seniors were recognized in Edinburg on Tuesday for their contributions to the Rio Grande Valley community. AmeriCorps Seniors is a federally funded national program in which individuals over the age of 55 volunteer in ...
