ValleyCentral.com on MSN

‘We came together as a community’: Progreso ISD holds fundraiser, memorial for student who drowned in canal

PROGRESO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A sense of community was felt as friends, family, and surrounding cities came together on ...
ValleyCentral.com on MSN

Funeral services announced for Progreso ISD student who drowned in Mercedes canal

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Funeral services for a 17-year-old Progreso Independent School District student who ...
NewsNation

Teen drowns in Texas canal after jumping in to free a fishing line

A teenager drowned after attempting to free a fishing line in a canal in rural North Mercedes, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. A spokesperson from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office ...
Austin American-Statesman

Pflugerville ISD to close four schools as district faces $18M deficit

The Pflugerville Independent School District will close four elementary schools in fall 2027 as the district projects an $18 million shortfall next school year. At a meeting Thursday night, trustees ...
San Antonio Express-News

Texas mayor jailed in cocaine trafficking ring

Drug trafficking was a family affair for one elected official in South Texas who is now headed to federal prison. Gerardo “Jerry” Alanis, the disgraced, now-former mayor of Progreso — a tiny town on ...
KVIA

Socorro ISD honors top educators at 2026 Teacher of the Year Gala

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Socorro Independent School District honored two educators at the 2026 Teacher of the Year Gala on May 8 at the El Paso Convention Center. Cristina Garcia, a fifth-grade ...
San Antonio Express-News

SAISD's superintendent says this data will be a 'game changer' for the district's next leader

The next leader of the San Antonio Independent School District will enter their new job with a wealth of campus-level information to guide decision-making: data on which professional development ...
Houston Chronicle

At least 27 Houston ISD schools announced principal changes ahead of 2026-27 school year

At least 27 Houston ISD schools have announced principal changes ahead of the 2026-27 school year — with some moves tied to promotions, reorganization and departures in the district's upper ranks. The ...
The Independent

Kylian Mbappe hits back at critics over injury recovery ahead of El Clasico

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The New Yorker

The Rediscovery of Halldór Laxness

During the final months of the Second World War, the publisher Alfred A. Knopf commissioned a reader’s report, consisting of a form on blue paper with a few queries, regarding a translated novel it ...
The Independent

Iran-US war latest: US fires at ship ‘breaching’ Hormuz blockade as Israel captures key Lebanon castle

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...