Brownsville News

Homicides in Brownsville fell in 2011, from seven in 2010 to just two this past year, according to the police department's Uniform Crime Reporting records.

Mr. Clarence Calhoun and wife Joy Renee Calhoun of Kings Mountain announce the engagement of their son, Dillon Scott Ingle-Calhoun, to Rocio Gisela Moreno of Brownsville, Texas.

One student from each elementary and middle school in the Brownsville Independent School District participated in the district's spelling bee Saturday morning, battling for a chance to go to the regional competition and possibly the national bee in Washington, D.C. The 47 students representing the schools gathered at Gallegos Elementary School for ... (more)

Surrounded by red hearts of Valentine's Day, Betty Cantu and Siria Jones were one of three same-sex couples to wed in ceremonies that followed a PFLAG equality march in Brownsville Friday.

Some landowners in South Texas are growing worried as the government prepares to install new, heavy metal gates in the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Some landowners in South Texas are growing worried as the government prepares to install new, heavy metal gates in the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A federal jury in Brownsville found a former reserve officer for the Nueces County constable's office guilty of transporting cocaine and heroin across the Gateway International Bridge, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced Friday.

By early Sunday, 11 more residents of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, had been slain in a 20-hour period, including the sixth police officer killed this year in growing drug cartel violence.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently filmed what is among the most spectacular night imagery ever taken from space of the United States.

The fact that officials raised bridge tolls when traffic decreased the last couple of years is now working in the county's favor: Fitch Ratings has maintained an "A" rating for the bridge system, in part because of the way tolls are managed.

Velez, now 25, dealt with the frustration of a burglarized car and stolen purse, not realizing the break-in would come back to haunt her years later.

A federal jury in Brownsville convicted a Matamoros man Wednesday on drug charges related to a failed drug smuggling attempt last May.

The 1940s and into the 1950s in Old Brownsville recall unique events , scenes and places, and we simply cannot look back in time without triggering memories of the special places and people we met back then.

A new report released Wednesday shows Texas continues to trail the national average of high school students scoring well on college-level Advanced Placement exams.

Political action committees and lobbyists make up the bulk of contributors to the campaign of Rene O. Oliveira, who is running for re-election to the state House of Representatives from District 27.

The Rio Grande Valley's exceptional drought will likely be affected by this month's rain, which as of Wednesday added up to as much as 3 inches in some parts of Cameron County.

My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Everyone speaks Spanish most of the time.

Officers at Rio Grande Valley international bridges seized almost $5 million in cocaine and marijuana last week in five stops, three of which occurred at the B&M International Bridge in Brownsville, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today.

As I was driving down U.S. Highway 59 from Victoria to Goliad this afternoon, I saw a sign that read "Future Interstate 69 corridor." My first thought was, "Oh great.

BISD Seniors submit their names for a scholarship raffle at the College and Universsity Financial Aid Night held last week at BISD's Central Administrative Building.