Cameron County News

Two new Texas Southmost College board members were sworn in Thursday night, but there was no action taken on the sale of college real estate discussed in executive session.

The woman whose 6-year-old son died last year in a drowning incident that involved her six children pleaded not guilty Thursday to eight charges that resulted.

First time candidates Filemon Vela and Denise Saenz Blanchard will square off in a runoff election for the Democratic nomination for the District 34 seat in the U.S. Congress.

A former investigator with the Cameron County District Attorney's Office will spend 12 months and one day in jail on two charges of extortion arising from the investigation into disgraced former state District Judge Abel C. Limas.

A visiting judge on Wednesday dismissed a petition that would have started the procedure to remove Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos from office.

Hidalgo County voters tipped the scales and a 10 percentage-point lead in Mission attorney Oscar Longoria's favor in the primary race for the newly created, two-county Texas House District 35.

Justice of the Peace Precinct 5-1 Sallie Gonzalez fended off challenges from Ernesto Gonzales and Rachel Menchaca Tuesday in the Democratic Party primary election.

Longtime Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio trounced his challengers for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the Texas primary election Tuesday.

As the polls closed and primary day voting ended, Cameron County Elections Administrator Roger Ortiz was keeping his fingers crossed that there wouldn't be a return of the computer glitch that caused last November's returns to come in very late.

After a promising start that led the state in early voting turnout, voters were sparse on an Election Day that fell after a holiday weekend.

Sofia C. Benavides coasted to a win in Tuesday's primary for the Democratic nomination for the Cameron County com-missioner Pct.

Voters go to the polls today in Democratic and Republican party primary elections for races that include president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Texas House, district attorney, sheriff and county commissioner.

One student, Ricky, was surprising his parents and teacher every day. Before first grade, Ricky never spoke and would become very aggressive at times.

After months of politicking, pachangas and political forums, candidates will find out Tuesday how well they did as voters head to the polls for the primaries.

Candidates in Tuesday's state district judge primary race said the deep reach of the corruption case surrounding former Judge Abel Limas has undoubtedly altered public perception.

As everyone heads into Memorial Day weekend - the symbolic start of summer - the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is warning families about the dangers of water.

In the primary election for Cameron County district attorney, three candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination and two for the Republican.

Officers arrested a man who had two babies with him when he allegedly shoplifted merchandise from the H-E-B supermarket in the 1100 block of West Business 77, a police press release says.

The lobby of the Brownsville Public Library 's main branch was a hub of wheelchairs and walkers, of elderly and infirm casting votes while a minibus from an assisted living center waited outside.

Cameron County sheriff deputies arrested a Border Patrol agent accused of sexually assaulting a young relative, Sheriff Omar Lucio said.