Rio Grande Valley

Texas Public Radio is providing COVID-19 updates and information for the Rio Grande Valley and the San Antonio area. You can read news stories in Spanish under "TPR Noticias: COVID-19" here.

In late July, an ocelot had a rough day. He was killed by a car, and his testicles were sent to Cincinnati. Some of his sperm was sent to Albuquerque, and scientists will know if that effort paid off later this week.

South Texas organizers are fighting back against a planned set of massive natural gas projects along the Gulf Coast. They claimed Tuesday's court decision as a victory, but "the fight continues."

Jesus Rodriguez never needed free medical care due to his stable job and health coverage. But when he lost his job and his molar started throbbing, he found himself uncomfortable and helpless. But Operation Lone Star gave him the dental care he needed at no cost.

For people living in colonias, any substantial rainfall in the Rio Grande Valley is a menace.

Border counties in Texas show some of the highest rates of immunization but are now preparing for a possible rise in infection cases from the Delta variant.

South of the Hidalgo-Reynosa International bridge at a city park, a tent encampment of immigrants waiting for asylum in the US struggle with severe weather.

Currently, 39.8% of the Texas population is fully vaccinated. In the Rio Grande Valley, that figure is 37.7%.

Melba Huber, who died last week at age 93, founded her dance school in McAllen in 1958.

Border activists and attorneys against border wall construction say President Joe Biden has broken his campaign promise of “not another foot” of wall by taking the land of a Rio Grande Valley family in court.