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Appellate court to hear oral arguments in AG case against Catholic Charities The new 15th Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in the Texas Attorney General’s effort to investigate Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley over unsubstantiated claims the nonprofit ...

A nonprofit with the same mission from El Paso is also scheduled for oral argument

A little reflection for 2025. There's no i in team. Thankful for my colleagues (and competitors).

Happy 2025!

Man arrested at Brownsville bridge after CBP finds infant spider monkeys U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday found three infant spider monkeys in a 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a man who arrived at the B&M International Bridge.

It's been zero days again since someone got caught smuggling baby spider monkeys

Hitler, Elvis memorabilia seized from Mission clinic in $2 million Medicaid fraud case A Nazi officer's uniform adorned with medals. Letters signed by Adolf Hitler, Charles Dickens and Elvis Presley. An ancient Roman coin. And Pokemon cards.

It's quite a collection

Me getting road rage after drinking two sodas and getting a sugar rush (I don't drink soda regularly): OH shit. That's my mom. (I don't think she saw me) 😬

Former Gulf Cartel boss, founder of Los Zetas, deported to Mexico Osiel Cardenas Guillen, the former boss of the Gulf Cartel and founder of the notorious Los Zetas, has been deported.

I heard a rumor that he requested asylum but was never able to verify

Re: Texas Public Information Act

Cameron County to call election if SpaceX incorporation petition in compliance Early Friday afternoon, Cameron County released a brief statement from county Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. in response to SpaceX's Thursday request for an election to determine whether the company can lega...

Cameron County will allow residents who live around Starbase to vote to incorporate if the petition is in compliance

SpaceX petitions Cameron County for election to decide incorporation SpaceX said it has sent a petition to Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. requesting that he call an election to decide whether, Starbase, Texas, the company’s name for its Starship development and...

We've been expecting this here in Cameron County. First heard rumblings of the idea around 2019. The county judge didn't immediately take our call this afternoon.

Harlingen school officials to cut costs, restore $23 million fund balance HARLINGEN — School leaders are taking cost-cutting steps to help make up for former Superintendent J.A. Gonzalez's administration's move to pull $23.3 million from the district's fund balance to cover...

This story is a great journalism lesson in rumors. Many aspects of the problem here came in over a year as rumors. As the rumors began to repeat in the community they began to connect, and then we began to confirm parts of those rumors. This story is just another step in the reporting process.

Time for a walk? I think they are.

When a government agency is trying to get a hold on a story because a key individual is not "available" until next week... it's not happening

No thanks. Have a great day.

Oh been with us for a 12 years now. Pics from shortly after getting her

Starburst

Alton man admits to role in fatal drive-by shooting of 6-year-old girl EDINBURG — An Alton man accused in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 6-year-old Mission girl has pleaded guilty to murder after reaching a plea deal that requires his testimony in his co-defendant’s tr...

He agreed to testify truthfully against William Garcia for 5 to 30. Garcia -- the only suspect who made bail -- goes on trial tomorrow morning.

We've had her since 2012! She's a good girl. Her name is Star.

A rescue. A lover. An excellent protector. A very good dog. Girl is a lot fatter, happier and smart.

Working on a foggy night at the Island.

All done with this one. Lesson on overdoing it learned as I relearn how to paint after going dormant for more than a decade. Definitely enjoyed the process and moving on to the next one.

Update: I just fucking left. Sanity is more valuable to me than some kind of fucked up manipulative loyalty that tolerates absolutely terrible behavior.

Me at Thanksgiving

Believe it or not, it was going this way the whole time!

I am having a really fun time with this painting

Yeah, even when I started in Brownsville in 2012 they were telling me about the stories they reported on a decade or two before me. Definitely not new. Organized crime is way more than drug and human smuggling.

Gulf Cartel members hit with sanctions over illegal fishing off South Padre Island The U.S. Department of Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned the Gulf Cartel's Matamoros plaza boss, two brothers who are in charge of Playa Bagdad for the cartel, and the owners of two camps there that are ...

Saw that an outlet or two not from the area reported that the Gulf Cartel has expanded into illegal fishing. That's just not true. This has been going on a long time. On Sunday, the Coast Guard stopped three lanchas, 19 Mexican fishermen & seized 2,200 pounds of red snapper off South Padre Island

I did not do good. 4/6, I think.

New PIO not wanting to be responsive for days over an obligatory introduction email and folo ups trying to make contact. I've known your boss for years. I'm a longtime local journalist and community member. I will be a problem if you don't want to do your job. Whatever lol. Your choice.

The Brownsville Herald and MyRGV.com have covered this story extensively with insight about the local impact SpaceX has on the #RGV. Veteran journalist Steve Clark finds his pen and notes: “Another key finding is that the Starship launch is ‘substantially louder’ than the launch of a NASA … rocket.”