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The builder got up every morning long before dawn, left home to pick up his construction crew and then headed out to work on yet another house somewhere across the sprawl of Houston.

Fourteen hours later, Lor...

By Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune

Aaron Reitz has been appointed the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Reitz previously worked as a top deputy to Texas Attorney General

Last fall, families in Wilder, Idaho, gathered for horse races when helicopters and armored trucks suddenly descended. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — armed with guns, flashbang grenades and rubber bullets — stormed the event, terrifying children and parents alike.

Agents zip-tied Juana Rodriguez’s hands — and even kept her from feeding he...

EDWARD SEVERN | STAFF WRITER

EDITOR’S NOTE: THE HERALD ALL-AREA AWARDS AND TEAMS FEATURES ATHLETES IN THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD AND VALLEY MORNING STAR’S COVERAGE AREA RANGING FROM BROWNSVILLE TO LA FERIA.

The scene of a deadly car crash outside Edinburg on Friday, July 10, 2026. The driver of the stolen vehicle was killed, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety)

The Texas Department of Public Safety ...