Raymondville News

An attorney claimed in a statement Wednesday that an inmate who died here in June was denied the use of his asthma pump.

The Rio Grande Valley is developing a plan to improve its drainage systems in a comprehensive regional effort for the first time in four decades.

A Texas Senate bill signed by Gov. Rick Perry June 19 will split the Willacy County Navigation District into four single-member districts.

Evelon Dale does not have skimpy swimwear or skinny jeans motivating her to lose weight.

A Rosary will be recited Sunday, 7:00 PM, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Funeral services will be held Monday, 10:00 AM, June 22, 2009 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.

A 25-year-old Raymondville man was arrested on a warrant Wednesday after police say he beat another man about 1 a.m. on April 1 in the Rack Daddy's parking lot, 1802 S. Business 77.

Laurine Garrison, 91, of Sulphur Springs passed away Friday, June 5, 2009, after a brief illness.

Went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 23, 2009. She was born on November 8, 1932 to Alvin Douglas and Vinnie Effa Nye in Raymondville,Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Virginia Rae Dunn, one brother Billy Joe Nye and grandson Terrell Brown.

Fast moving thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain and some hail in Willacy County Sunday night.

Memorial Day brings back a lot of memories for Alfredo Alvarez. He joined the Army in 1942 at age 16 because he needed a paycheck, clothes, shoes and regular meals, Alvarez said.

A San Benito school district recount gave incumbent Bob Tumberlinson a 11-vote margin of victory in the election for Place 1 against former Mayor Gilbert Galvan, officials said Friday.

A Cuban immigrant in the country illegally has died at a South Texas hospital after being hospitalized for complications related to cancer and leukemia, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Former mayor Gilbert Galvan has requested a recount of Saturday's election tally that showed he fell 13 votes behind incumbent Bob Tumberlinson in the race for the district's Place 1 seat on the school board, officials said Monday.

Ada Loucile Clarida was born May 7, 1910 at Dennis, Texas, the youngest of ten children born to James Henry Dennis and Ida Maryline Howell Dennis.

Willacy County voters went to the polls Saturday to elect several new city officials.

For much of his life, Jim Kirman worked to make Willacy County a better place to raise a family.

Officials hope to use grant money to buy a security camera system for round-the-clock supervision at various city locations.

PIRACY WASHINGTON _ The U.S. sent warships speeding to the scene. But they were hours away when the brazen pirates attacked, and the world's greatest sea power had to face the fact that it had only limited options to respond to the startling seizure of American merchant seamen.

Parents in the small city of Progreso are reacting to a state report showing their superintendent is one of the highest paid in the Valley.

A Texas appeals court has upheld a $42.5 million civil verdict against a Florida private prison company and the warden of its Raymondville facility in the beating death of a prisoner.