McAllen

Criminals in the Mexican city across border from McAllen have targeted bus passengers with U.S. connections. Tamaulipas state officials recently met with the U.S. Consulate General and reached an agreement to provide heightened security.

After years of competing with each other for new businesses, Valley cities want to present a united front to highlight the region’s assets.

The U.S. Postal Service has announced plans to consider the consolidation of some mail processing facilities in Corpus Christi and McAllen into the mail processing operations in San Antonio, according to a public notice.

The City of McAllen is intent on developing over a beloved park that could cause severe flooding issues for colonia residents.

India-based software company Zoho, which has two other offices in Texas, has been eyeing the McAllen Disc Golf Course since last year for a 37-acre campus.

Council incumbents Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Phyllis Viagran, Adriana Rocha Garcia, Teri Castillo, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Manny Peláez, John Courage held on to their seats.

Voters in the Rio Grande Valley also cast ballots on Saturday, including decisions on mayors in Pharr and Brownsville and a county commissioners race in the McAllen area.

Election Day is Saturday, May 6.

Radar and other data indicated that the meteoroid broke apart in the atmosphere, and some fragments reached the ground.

Senda de Vida was granted an injunction that will keep it from closing down and being demolished.