BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) A Brownsville man was arrested for stealing the same pack of cigarettes five times from different gas stations, police say. Jesse Ocampo was arrested Friday for having five felony warrants for theft, according to the Brownsville Police Department.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) IDEA Public Schools announced the hiring of a new president and chief of schools officer. IDEA's Board of Directors has named Cody Grindle, President, and Ernesto Cantu, Chief Schools Officer.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (ValleyCentral) Just hours away from the start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season and an area of low pressure in the East-Central Gulf of Mexico is already piquing the interest of the National Hurricane Center.
AUSTIN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Gov. Greg Abbott called an immediate special session Monday night, just hours after lawmakers completed the year’s regular legislative session without passing numerous key bills state leaders had identified as priorities. Abbott said in a statement the special session officially began at 9 p.m. Monday and will be focused on property […]
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) Two Rio Grande Valley residents pleaded guilty to human smuggling, authorities reported. According to a release sent by the United States Attorney's Office, Jose Quezada-Gamez, 29 of Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty to functioning as a guide for undocumented migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande and enter the United States illegally.