Starr County News

Republican voters in Starr County will be able to cast their ballots on Election Day at one polling location, though no such polling site was available during early voting.

Two Roma men face 11 years each in prison after they admitted to a large-scale drug trafficking operation that spread across the Rio Grande Valley.

His original petition states that he had $215,221.59 in debt. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy plan requires that the debtor's trustee sell all of his or her nonexempt assets and use the proceeds to pay back creditors.

Seven defendants - Jesus Eden Landa Gomez, 38, Felix Landa Gomez, 40, both of Miguel Alemn, Tamps.; Luis Rios Garza, 23, of Mission; Ismael Garcia Gonzalez, 43, a Mexican national living in Roma; Luis Antonio Ramirez, 24, of Roma; Juan Garza, a Mexican citizen last living in Houston; and Raul Rosillo, 59, of Alton, all are fugitives who have not ... (more)

Prosecutors say two men have been sentenced for their roles in a South Texas drug ring that smuggled marijuana from Mexico to Houston.

Harsh immigration laws in Georgia force the state to rely on prisoners to harvest their crops; demographics paint a bleak recovery path for the housing market; and more.

The Precinct 1 justice of the peace seat is the most contested of this year's Starr County elections with four people with different backgrounds and political alliances seeking the position.

That makes Texas one of five "minority-majority" states in the country. The release of new population estimates reveals that trend will continue to spread nationally, as 50.1 percent of babies younger than one in 2011 were a minority race.

In what is a historic milestone, the population of minority children younger than the age of 1 has overtaken whites, the Census Bureau said on Thursday.

The turnout is typical on the first day of early voting, said County Elections Administrator Rafael Montalvo.

A former Rio Grande City commissioner will take over the duties of a Starr County justice of the peace who died May 5. Francisco Gutierrez III was sworn in as the Precinct 4 justice of the peace at Monday's Starr County Commissioners Court meeting.

Thunderstorms and four confirmed tornadoes that moved across South Texas early Friday morning spared much of Hidalgo County, according to experts at the National Weather Service in Brownsville.

For the eighth consecutive year, CEOs rated Texas the No. 1 state in which to do business, according to Chief Executive magazine's annual Best & Worst States Survey, released Wednesday.

An Escobares man faces federal drug charges after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents discovered more than 2.5 tons of marijuana Wednesday while following up on a tip.

Eric Rodriguez, left, and Juan Garcia from Mission do work in the a study room located in the West Academy Building during the grand opening Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the South Texas College - Pecan Campus in McAllen.

Bayside Corp., Dallas, has bought a new lease in Starr County, Texas, from an undisclosed seller for an undisclosed price.

Rio Grande City Police are investigating "what appears to be a grenade" that residents found behind their house on Diaz Street, the police chief said.

The bonds are schedule for negotiated sale on May 3. Proceeds will be used to refund certain outstanding bonds of the district for interest cost savings.

Natalie Garcia, 10, takes a trip down a slide as Boys & Girls Club members meet April 24, 2012, at Miriam S. Vale Park in Rio Grande City.