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

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

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

The U.S. Department of Defense is establishing and expanding National Defense Area (NDA) operations along the southwest ...

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 ...

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

Alexandra, a 55-year-old immigrant living in the country illegally, was on her way to work at a watermelon farm in the border city of Edinburg, Texas, recently when her oldest son stopped her before ...

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

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

The Houston Rockets have been one of the busiest teams this offseason. They have not only extended the contract of their head ...

Standing atop an earthen levee just north of the Rio Grande and near the famous Santa Ana National Wildlife Refugee, ...

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