Voters across the U.S. are casting ballots in key state and local races today, including in the Rio Grande Valley.
Trinidad Gonzales, who co-founded the history project Refusing to Forget, said the murders happened "in response to the last colonial rebellion by ethnic Mexicans against U.S. sovereignty."
Despite being an agricultural powerhouse, many in the region struggle to access fresh, healthy food and face some of the highest rates of diet-related illnesses in the country.
Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.
Analysts say the administration is making it harder for policymakers and the public to track the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Alonzo said Republicans gained influence in South Texas “through the church,” an observation echoed by political organizers in the region.
“It’s billions of dollars to focus on this, and this is all hands on deck," says Jesse Hereford, a NADBank official.
A Mexican conservation group says Elon Musk’s rocket launches from South Texas are killing turtles, damaging homes, and littering Tamaulipas beaches with debris.
Democrats, including Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calling for the use of emergency funds.
American Rivers said that the Rio Grande is "one of the least-funded and most overlooked major river basins in the United States."
People in the Rio Grande Valley continue to speak out as fear over civil liberties and deportations hits home.
Republicans introduced the SAVE Act in response to growing concerns within their party about the potential for noncitizens to register and vote.
Trump signs one of the most significant expansions of Military authority on the U.S.-Mexico border.
It was from Shelby Park that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott implemented some of the most extreme physical deterrents against migrants crossing the Rio Grande at the height of Operation Lone Star.
LUPE, a local nonprofit, is urging residents to complete the iSTAT damage survey to ensure the region qualifies for federal help.
The removal of Sgt. Gonzalez from a U.S. history website has become a political flashpoint in the Rio Grande Valley, where some residents view the deletion as an insult and others as a betrayal of their support for Trump.
Cities, counties, and residents in the Rio Grande Valley have responded to the record-breaking level of rain this week with collaborative force.