A new regional route from Valley Metro and El Metro connects Zapata County to Laredo and Rio Grande City for school, work and ...

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley hosted its fourth annual Empty Bowls event on Thursday in Brownsville and Edinburg.

The 2024 presidential election saw shifts to the right in counties across the country. After the election, we brought you a ...

As federal immigration sweeps have prompted protests across the nation, the border is eerily quiet, as would-be migrants stay ...

As we celebrate Pride Month, I am struck by the contrast of what I know to be true about this region and what the popular ...

The 2024 presidential election saw shifts to the right in counties across the country. After the election, we brought you a story from the southern border in Texas, a heavily Hispanic area that ...

Ryan Kalkbrenner, a St. Louis native, is officially NBA bound. Kalkbrenner was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the second ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...

Several business owners across the Rio Grande Valley have posted signs outside their establishments asking federal agents not ...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders visited the Rio Grande Valley on Friday for his “Fight Oligarchy” tour in McAllen. Sanders has ...

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The vertical lift bridge, with its bright, school bus yellow paint, is the only bridge of its kind in all of Texas. It serves ...