AUSTIN – Analicia Zarate of Edinburg was four years old when she and her mom were headed home from church on a Sunday night. A drunk driver ran a stop sign and hit their car, killing her mom instantly. More than 20 years have passed since that tragic night, and Analicia still remembers every detail as if it happened yesterday.
AUSTIN – Drivers traveling for the July Fourth holiday should remember that state law requires them to slow down or move over when tow trucks and other emergency vehicles – police, fire, EMS and highway response trucks – are stopped on the side of the road with their lights activated.
EDINBURG – U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector in conjunction with the Starr County Sheriff’s Office and various local law enforcement agencies recently launched a new initiative under Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). OPSG is a federally funded grant that provides additional resources to local, tribal, territorial, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in a joint mission to secure the United States’ borders along routes of ingress and egress from international borders to include travel corridors in the RGV area of operations. The 229th Judicial District Attorney and the Starr County Attorney’s Office support the collaboration.
The City of Alice was recently awarded a $300,000 grant by the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Transportation TxDOT), Federally Assisted Airport (FAA) Development Grant for reimbursement for services for engineering and construction of a Quonset hangar at the Alice International Airport (AIA).
A tropical rainstorm tracking toward the Caribbean is on the cusp of becoming a named tropical storm, but AccuWeather meteorologists are also monitoring another tropical rainstorm in the northern Gulf of Mexico that could strengthen as it nears land.
40 years later and still no word on what happened to Ramon Jaramillo Vasquez. His family desperately wants closure as not a day goes by that they don’t think of him.
By Sarah Reyna Formal opening date of June 30 Alice is currently in the process of opening a Starbucks which will be located at… Login to continue reading Login…
By Melissa Cantu Trevino Sheriff investigators recovered several firearms and a vehicle following weekend burglary. While investigators with the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched… Login to continue reading Login…
Today, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX – the landmark civil rights law that has opened doors for generations of women and girls – the U.S. Department of Education released for public comment proposed changes to the regulations that help elementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities implement this vital legislation. The proposed amendments will restore crucial protections for students who are victims of sexual harassment, assault, and sex-based discrimination – a critical safety net for survivors that was weakened under previous regulations. The proposed regulations will advance educational equity and opportunity for women and girls across the country to ensure that every student in America, from kindergarten through a doctorate degree, can achieve her dreams.
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) annual rate filing consideration process is about to begin. TWIA is the insurer of last resort for wind and hail on the Texas coast, covering more than 194,000 homes and business.