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HIDALGO — Local power broker and city council candidate Rudy Franz owes nearly $195,000 in unpaid property taxes, according to Hidalgo County tax data. Rudy Franz, who owns taxi, bus and towing companies, heads the Concerned Citizens of...... Full story

McALLEN — Talk radio station 710 KURV has fired Ray Coughenour, the opinionated former U.S. Army officer who hosted “The Daily Report with Col. Ray.” Coughenour announced the move at 6:23 p.m. Thursday — shortly after his...... Full story

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — The drought in northern Mexico is so bad that it has hurt even illicit drug growers and their normally well-tended crops of marijuana and opium poppies, a Mexican army commander said Monday. One effect of the lack of...... Full story

HIDALGO — State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa received the prestigious Border Texan of the Year Award on Monday at the State Farm Arena, where local leaders praised his effectiveness as a legislator and tireless advocacy for the Rio...... Full story

HIDALGO — While candidates can’t even file for Hidalgo’s upcoming City Council election until Feb. 4, signs have already begun popping up on Texano Drive. And one has already raised eyebrows. The white sign, inked with large red...... Full story

HIDALGO — The City Council hired law firm Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson on Tuesday night to collect Hidalgo’s delinquent property taxes. The unanimous decision to hire Linebarger — a major player in the lucrative and highly...... Full story

ALLEN, Texas — Terrell Owens is going indoors for his return to pro football. The six-time Pro Bowl receiver has accepted an offer to be a player and will have an ownership stake in the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. The...... Full story

HARLINGEN — What started as a casual conversation in a hallway at Vela Middle School turned into a moment Orissa Castillo and Brandon Melchor likely will remember and cherish for a lifetime. Orissa and Brandon, both eighth-graders, were...... Full story

McALLEN – A Harwell Middle School student shot Monday while playing basketball outside remains partially paralyzed with a bullet still lodged in his back, his doctor said Friday. Asking the community to continue praying for their son,...... Full story

McALLEN -- The family of one of the Harwell Middle School students injured in a shooting Monday will hold a news conference at McAllen Medical Center this morning. The South Texas Health System announced Thursday evening that boy's family requested...... Full story

Just 10 years ago, “The Park Girl” was a service advisor at a car dealership in California. Former beauty queen Joleigh Conway had $35 in the bank at the time, federal court records reflect. She jointly filed for bankruptcy in the...... Full story

HARLINGEN — Olive oil could one day become a significant crop in South Texas, according to a group that is promoting strides in olive production here. Television station KMBH, the local PBS affiliate, and the Texas Olive Oil Council will host...... Full story

Magic Valley Electric Co-op will cut power to 4,000 homes and businesses in the McCook, San Manuel and Linn areas early Saturday morning. The company will turn off the power to make system improvements between 5 and 10 a.m. Saturday, according to a...... Full story

WESLACO — An elderly man is dead after being trapped Monday evening in a burning house near East 18th Street and South Bridge Avenue. The man was reportedly the grandfather of a former Weslaco firefighter who was laid off recently. A neighbor...... Full story

Jaime Garcia, pitcher for the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, spoke to students at McAllen’s Theodore Roosevelt Elementary on Wednesday. He shared a message about working hard to achieve dreams and his experiences growing up in the...... Full story