Laguna Vista News

Local Fourth of July celebrants were out filling baskets and shopping bags with fireworks for the holiday weekend on Friday despite an uncertain economy and continuing job cuts across the country.

He was born on December 09, 1933 in Donna, Texas to William Maurice Burch and Rosa Lee Hooks-Burch of Donna, Texas.

One person has died and 8 others are in the hospital after an accident on Highway 100.

Seven candidates vied for four alderman positions in Primera. Election tallies showed that Pat Patterson with 86 votes, David Osborne with 60, Angela Ramirez-Gonzalez with 91 and Jose J. Ramirez with 45 won the four open seats at the end of the night.

Brownsville has moved to resolve annexation disputes without legislative intervention by releasing portions of its extraterritorial jurisdiction to five cities.

Mayor Richard Cortez re-elected with 83% of the vote. Donna elects two new councilmen with over 70% of the votes.

Brownsville officials won't budge on San Benito's request that they return land south of town, Mayor Joe Hernandez said Monday, and described negotiations as "a mess." Now Brownsville officials want the city of Harlingen to take part in any negotiations with San Benito, Ben Medina, Brownsville's planning director, said.

Editor: It's "cherry pickin' " at its worst! I just finished reading the VMS article in the March 10 edition dealing with the City of Brownsville annexations of surrounding areas that brought out unfavorable comments by officials from smaller communities like Rio Hondo, Laguna Vista and Los Indios.

TODAY Earth Hour is today from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Households and businesses are asked to turn off non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

The idea of providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families is gaining momentum.

Laguna Madre political leaders are joining forces to fight a bill that would not only drastically increase premiums for windstorm insurance for Texas coastal residents, but would also greatly limit the amount paid out for damages.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Leticia Colvin of Laguna Vista, TX announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Shantelle Annik Colvin, to Harry Donald Urey Jr., son of Mr.

A public hearing held Sunday on the concerns of annexations by the city of Brownsville triggered plenty of response on how the largest city in Cameron County appears to be trying to take over.

City officials collectively called for open lines of communication with neighboring cities regarding the issue of annexation on Monday, but promised to protect the city's interests.

A group of Cameron County cities will ask legislators to reverse a law that allowed a Brownsville "octopus" to stretch its tentacles to annex land that creeps near their city limits, officials said Wednesday.

A Port Isabel man has filed a civil lawsuit in the 444th District Court challenging the validity of the city of Brownsville's annexation of land he owns.

Hardly anyone doubts the need for a second causeway across the Laguna Madre to South Padre Island.

The Cameron County Park Ranger Department no longer exists. Cameron County commissioners voted 3-2 Thursday to abolish the department and transfer park rangers to the Precinct 1 Constable's Office, making them ...

Funeral arrangements for Mary W. Fuller, 98, who passed away Sunday, at Valley Baptist Medical Center, are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home.

It's election season again and Laguna Madre area voters will make decisions in city and school board races.