Willacy County News

Cameron County will be the new host for a Child Protection Court to serve abused and neglected children of Cameron and Willacy counties.

Ten years ago, world-class fishing led Patsy Nolte and her husband to buy a vacation home in this tiny village on the shore of the Laguna Madre, she said.

City officials are considering a proposal to build a 200-bed, $30 million detention center to hold illegal immigrant families.

Willacy County residents voted District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra out of office Tuesday, sending his two challengers into a runoff.

Cameron County Pct. 6 Justice of the Peace Gustavo "Gus" Garza could not say Friday how many children have been spanked in his courtroom in Los Fresnos for truancy or misbehavior.

Local police are accustomed to dealing with illegal border crossings, but they were astounded by the video of 15 Chinese immigrants unfolding themselves from the back of a red Suburban near this small border ...

A South Texas justice of the peace will find himself in another judge's courtroom Friday morning, likely grateful that one - unlike his own - contains no wooden paddles.

A Los Fresnos family has filed a lawsuit alleging a Cameron County justice of the peace ordered spankings in his courtroom.

The city of McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley has long been known as the "City of Palms." A McAllen slogan is "Jewel of the Valley Crown," enphasizing McAllen's place in a resurgent Rio Grande Valley.

Regular readers know that Texas prisons and county jails face a severe understaffing crisis caused by low pay and the rural location of facilities, and that in federal facilities the problem may be even more ...

The Texas Attor-ney General's Office has not decided whether to grant Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra's request to prosecute the case of a man charged in the August 2007 killing of his ...

Authorities on Thursday returned the body of a Mexican national they believe died after crossing the border, Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence said.

“My sister (Mayra) had gotten up to watch the weather reports on TV with my mother (Hermelinda)”

Strong thunderstorms that ripped through the area Friday sent 13 people to the hospital with minor injuries, overturned cars and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. via The Brownsville Herald

“I see a lot of potential for economic development.”

State officials Thursday cited an ancient salt lake, vast ranchlands and this tiny fishing village as potential tourist destinations in Willacy County. via Valley Morning Star

While inside the park, I spotted a group of cardinals by the side of the road. Odd, I thought, that some of them were gray and red. via Valley Morning Star

“Everybody's basically at risk. We don't live in a bubble. This is about everybody's day-to-day life in town.”

A request to stop the Willacy County Navigation District from canceling a lease has halted a man's eviction Monday, officials said. via Valley Morning Star

“Apparently the body was discovered by housekeeping (staff) doing a routine check of the rooms”

The body of a man who police described as Hispanic in his late 20s or early 30s and believed to be from Willacy County was removed from a hotel room Monday after hotel workers discovered it at about 1:30 p.m. ... via Valley Morning Star

“I'm staying put. I'm not going anywhere”

A Willacy County homeowner filed a restraining order against the Port Mansfield Navigation District. via KRGV

“It is the defendant's position that Mr. Gonzalez lacks authority to act as attorney pro tem in connection with his case unless this court by written order appointed Mr. Vincent Gonzalez”

Willacy County Judge Eliseo Barnhart argues a judge's failure to properly appoint a special prosecutor voided his indictment on two counts of aggravated perjury, records show. via Themonitor.com

“There's probably more than we know actually goes on here. But we kind of have our hands tied on that”

During the day, the town is a quaint fishing village. But at night there's no one watching the port, leaving it wide open to anyone. via KRGV