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Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
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Good morning, Brownsville. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 21st of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center’s free and low-cost spay/neuter program filled all 50 slots for its inaugural clinic held Sunday in Olmito. City officials say the 350 slots for upcoming clinics from May 23 to July 28 were registered within hours+showing a strong need to curb the stray animal population. MyRGV
ACTIVE NEWS
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CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen Jeep Gladiator through Brownsville that ended with a crash into multiple vehicles—no injuries were reported. FOX RGV
- ➤ Brownsville police arrested Jose Alberto Rivas, 36, after he allegedly left two puppies in a hot vehicle near E. Saint Francis Sam Perl Boulevard on May 17 at 2:06 p.m.—officers rescued the distressed puppies who were then taken by Animal Services, and Rivas was arraigned on May 18 with a $6,000 bond. ValleyCentral
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Cameron County Commissioners Court approved Starbase as a Type C general law city on May 20 after residents voted 212 in favor and six opposed the change from Boca Chica Village. The new city will have a commission form of government with a mayor and two commissioners serving two-year terms—voters may later extend the terms if approved. ValleyCentral
- ➤ The City of Brownsville’s Department of Engineering and Public Works said three new traffic lights—erected by the Texas Department of Transportation—will be fully operational on June 10 to boost road safety and improve traffic flow. City officials expect the timing updates to help reduce congestion on local streets. City of Brownsville
- ➤ A boil water notice has been in effect for Progreso and Progreso Lakes since a phase monitor failed at around 5:40 p.m. Monday, cutting power to booster pumps and causing water pressure loss for about an hour — though operations have since returned to normal, residents must continue to boil water until further notice. ValleyCentral
- ➤ Former state Reps. Eddie Lucio, III and Justin Holland now with the Texas Transmission Project are following two bills that aim to modernize our electrical grid and cut costs for consumers and businesses. HB 3069 and HB 5200 set rules for smarter transmission investments and new grid technology to reduce congestion and improve reliability. Rio Grande Guardian
- ➤ The City of Starbase is now official after Cameron County Commissioners certified the incorporation results with only six opposing votes. The new city's elected leaders will soon set local rules and decide whether to create their own police and fire services or work with neighboring counties—decisions that will shape its future—. KURV
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