/tags/rio-grande-valley Rio Grande Valley en-US Copyright Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:29:46 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-31/deaths-rescues-floods-south-texas Severe storms dumped more than half a year’s worth of rain onto parts of the Rio Grande Valley last week. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:29:46 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-31/deaths-rescues-floods-south-texas Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2025-03-28/severe-flooding-south-texas-extreme-rainfall The region has endured severe thunderstorms since Wednesday, with some parts of the Rio Grande Valley seeing half a year’s worth of rain in a span of 48 hours. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:07:23 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-28/severe-flooding-south-texas-extreme-rainfall Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /news/2024-12-13/elon-musk-wants-to-turn-spacexs-starbase-site-into-a-texas-city Billionaire Elon Musk's company on Thursday has sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase into an incorporated city. Starbase is the South Texas site where SpaceX builds and launches its massive Starship rockets. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:18:18 GMT /news/2024-12-13/elon-musk-wants-to-turn-spacexs-starbase-site-into-a-texas-city Valerie Gonzalez | Associated Press /politics/2024-11-07/how-republicans-managed-to-flip-the-rio-grande-valley Perhaps the biggest Texas takeaway from the presidential election is that more counties went Republican this cycle — specifically in the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding areas. Experts say it’s the culmination of a years-long GOP strategy. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:10:38 GMT /politics/2024-11-07/how-republicans-managed-to-flip-the-rio-grande-valley Blaise Gainey /texas-news/2024-06-12/rio-grande-valley-chef-named-best-chef-in-texas-during-james-beard-awards Chef Ana Liz Pulido traveled more than 1,200 miles from her hometown of Mission, Texas, to proudly represent the RGV and its culture across the nation. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:44:51 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-12/rio-grande-valley-chef-named-best-chef-in-texas-during-james-beard-awards Samuel Rocha IV /texas-news/2024-01-17/federal-appeals-court-will-reconsider-case-over-texas-placement-of-buoys-in-rio-grande Wednesday’s announcement that the case will be reheard comes after a December decision ordering Texas to remove its floating barrier from the river. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:56:09 GMT /texas-news/2024-01-17/federal-appeals-court-will-reconsider-case-over-texas-placement-of-buoys-in-rio-grande Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2024-01-12/get-ready-texas-severe-winter-weather-is-expected-this-weekend-and-early-next-week This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend will bring severe weather to much of Texas, including dangerously low temperatures that could fall into the low teens. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:38:46 GMT /texas-news/2024-01-12/get-ready-texas-severe-winter-weather-is-expected-this-weekend-and-early-next-week Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2023-12-21/700-crosses-pay-tribute-to-the-lives-lost-along-the-rio-grande-in-2023 A public memorial built along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass honors the lives of more than 700 migrants who have died on the border in 2023. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:43:55 GMT /texas-news/2023-12-21/700-crosses-pay-tribute-to-the-lives-lost-along-the-rio-grande-in-2023 Dan Katz, Marian Navarro /immigration/2023-12-19/texas-national-guard-soldiers-ignore-a-mother-and-babys-pleas-for-help-in-the-rio-grande A video obtained by Texas Public Radio appears to show members of the Texas National Guard ignoring cries for help from a woman carrying a baby who seemed to be in danger of drowning in the Rio Grande. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:04:47 GMT /immigration/2023-12-19/texas-national-guard-soldiers-ignore-a-mother-and-babys-pleas-for-help-in-the-rio-grande Pablo De La Rosa /news/2023-07-31/eagle-pass-the-latest-battlefield-in-the-abbott-biden-war-over-control-of-u-s-mexico-border The riverside city, sometimes referred to as 'La Puerta de Mexico' or 'Mexico’s Door,' 'is at the center of a struggle between the State of Texas and the federal government over shutting that door to illegal immigration. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:30:00 GMT /news/2023-07-31/eagle-pass-the-latest-battlefield-in-the-abbott-biden-war-over-control-of-u-s-mexico-border David Martin Davies