As summer gets underway, children from across the Rio Grande Valley will be able to receive free meals. Children 18 and younger will be able to receive these meals through summer feeding programs throughout the Valley’s school districts. McAllen school district alone will have 40 sites where children can pick … Continue reading
Fed officials say now is the time to ban ATVs and off-road vehicles from Boca Chica Beach. With Space-X launches starting as soon as May 2019 at their Boca Chica site, this made a good time to issue the ban. Officials state that nothing will really change as far as … Continue reading
Are you the type of person that likes fun activities and travel? Then McAllen is definitely the location you want to visit. As one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States of America, McAllen offers you a very vast array of entertaining and fun activities to engage in. … Continue reading
Reports of theft using credit cards are nothing new. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout reported that there had been over 1, 500 credit card data breaches in 2017 alone. The prior 5 years saw much the same amount of breaches too. Of course, many of the offenders … Continue reading
This incident on the border of South Texas on May 23, 2018, involving the shooting and killing of an undocumented immigrant by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent near Laredo, is a tragic event that highlights the complexities and challenges faced in border security and immigration enforcement. Here is an expanded explanation … Continue reading
A community that uniquely emerged as an offshoot of the McAllen Townsite Company founded on December 5th, 1904, McAllen Texas was named after the bearer of the same name; John McAllen. Other names readily associated with the company in question include Leonidas Hill Sr., Uriah Lott, John Young, and James … Continue reading
The Federal Court-Southern District of Texas- Corpus Christi Division has granted Conditional Certification of a Collective Action on behalf of City of Corpus Christi wastewater workers who allege they are owed for years of unpaid on-call pay. The collective action complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District … Continue reading
Recent reports of the Department of Interior taking action in the Rio Grande Valley has the Texas/Mexico border in the headlines once again. Park Police and National Service law enforcement has been sent to address the growing border issues and challenges. However, for citizens who live in these border towns, … Continue reading
Allegations against De La Cruz state he helped with the movement of cocaine by procuring court and police documents related to drug seizures for people working for drug cartels. The government alleges in count one that the aforementioned defendants conspired to possess and distribute more than 5 kilos of cocaine from … Continue reading
Gladys Porter Zoo nestled deep in the Rio Grande Valley is known worldwide for its exotic animals on display. This famous zoo is home to animals ranging from tropical America, Indo-Australia, Asia, Africa, and everywhere else in between. The exotic animals include Macaw Canyon, Galapagos Tortoises, Caribbean flamingos, spider monkeys, … Continue reading
