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Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Derick Garcia is leaving CBS4 News Rio Grande Valley after 10 years, with the evening anchor and investigative reporter’s final newscast set for July 17, 2026.Here is what Garcia posted on social:”Thank you for 10 years of trust and truth. You have made a Brownsville kid’s dream come true.This Friday, July 17, at 10 pm will be my final broadcast with CBS4 News. More than a quarter of my life has been in this newsroom, starting from writing the stories for the anchors, to becoming one, and now enjoying life as…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Norma Sepulveda I am withdrawing the letter I signed in September 2025 concerning the proposed data center campus in Cameron County, developed by RGV Property Group, LLC. It no longer reflects my position. I ask that AEP Texas not rely on it, cite it, or present it as evidence of my support or the City of Harlingen’s support for the project. I signed it in my own capacity as mayor. It was not authorized by action of Harlingen City Commission and did not represent a position of the Commission…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Only have a minute? Listen instead The U.S. News & World Report has issued its annual ranking of universities in the country, and Rio Grande Valley campuses have earned respectable ratings. The data should give residents and prospective students confidence that the education they receive here compares well with institutions in other parts of the country. For years Rio Grande Valley residents blamed the region’s persistent lack of progress on a poor education system. Public schools were considered inferior and dropout rates were as high as 70% in some independent…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from “As threats from foreign adversaries continue to grow, I’m glad that Saronic has made a historic national security investment in our state by expanding their Texas presence to the Port of Brownsville,” –Sen. Cornyn. Image courtesy of The Port of BrownsvilleTexas Border BusinessSenator John CornynWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to Governor Abbott’s announcement that Saronic is investing more than $3 billion to build the Port Alpha Project at the Port of Brownsville:“As threats from foreign adversaries continue to grow, I’m glad that Saronic has made…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from Derick Garcia, evening anchor at the Rio Grande Valley’s Nexstar Media Group-owned CBS and NBC affiliates, collectively known as “ValleyCentral,” will be signing off for the last time at the end of the CBS4 10 p.m. newscast on Friday, July 17, according to a post Garcia made on Facebook on Tuesday.“Thank you for 10 years of trust and truth. You have made a Brownsville kid’s dream come true,” the post reads.Over the last decade, Garcia has become the face of ValleyCentral. He started out as a producer at the station —…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from EDWARD SEVERN | STAFF WRITER EDITOR’S NOTE: This story continues our position-by-position look at the top returning high school football players in the Rio Grande Valley. Follow the series in the coming weeks as we count down to the release of our annual Top 30 players list in August. The 2026 high school football season is just weeks away, with the first official day of practice set for Aug. 3 and Week 1 kicking off Aug. 27. As the season approaches, the RGVSports.com staff is highlighting the top returning players…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By: Jose De Leon III Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is campaigning in the Rio Grande Valley, running for the seat currently held by Sen. John Cornyn. Cornyn lost his bid for reelection in the Republican primary. Talarico will face Republican Ken Paxton on the November ballot. Whoever wins will take office next January. Talarico’s visit included a stop at The Tortilleria Factory in McAllen. He focused on affordable healthcare and immigration enforcement reform during his time in the Valley. During a stop in Edinburg, Talarico met with Cynthia…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Irving Levinson, Christopher L. Miller, Russell K. Skowronek As the observation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 fades into memory communities across the nation will reflect upon their connection to the birth of the United States. Appropriately, the focus is on the events that transformed thirteen British colonies into our nation. Those of us who call the Rio Grande Valley home might be surprised to learn that the people living on this distant Spanish frontier became participants in an international effort…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from By Luis Montoya PHARR, Texas – The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) has announced the recipients of NATOA’s 2026 Community Broadband and Digital Equity Awards, recognizing innovative projects in government, business and local communities nationwide. Recipients will be honored at NATOA’s Annual Conference, being held September 14 – 17, 2026, at the InterContinental in Kansas City, MO. “Broadband is no longer a luxury—it’s essential infrastructure that powers education, economic opportunity, healthcare, public services, and civic engagement,” said NATOA President Chris Seidt. “This year’s award recipients exemplify the…
Rewrite a fully new long article using the information from South Padre Island could become the front door for one of the most ambitious water projects in South Texas. RGV-Desal is preparing to seek a permit for a privately funded $1 billion desalination plant that would pull seawater from the Gulf of Mexico and turn it into drinking water for the Rio Grande Valley, with an expected output of 50 million gallons a day. That is not a small number. It would put the proposed facility in the same daily-output class as California’s Carlsbad Desalination Plant, which state regulators describe…