About 60 residents showed up Tuesday for the first of five town hall meetings held by La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) to ...

A battle is brewing between Houston and Harris County leaders over how roughly $300 million in toll road revenue should be allocated.

A Colorado company will design the dredging of a section of a South Texas waterway that flooded during historic recent rains, ...

In the wake of historic flooding, area leaders are taking steps to launch a regional flood control district while city officials here are offering grants to help hard-hit businesses. In the Rio Grande ...

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Thorn forest once blanketed the Rio Grande Valley. Restoring even a little of it could help the region cope with the impacts ...

The United States is holding back water payments to Mexico in order to send a message, the U.S. International Boundary and ...

Hidalgo County officials said in a statement that they did not ... As expected, heavy rain has led to extremely dangerous ongoing flooding in South Texas. Thousands of power outages were reported, and ...

Just days after celebrating the official opening of a long-awaited courthouse, Hidalgo County ... as part of the 89th Texas Legislative Session would require the county to add new courts between ...

One person drowned Wednesday after falling into a canal, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded ...

A Hidalgo County employee is being held without bond ... after seeing her hug another man inside the bar. The new Comfort, Texas, location will allow the coffee shop to revive its bakery.

Heavy rainfall in Stark County has led to flooding in some areas, with more rain expected. Wales Avenue NW is closed due to flooding, and residents are advised to avoid the area. A flood watch ...