RGVReagan
@rgvreagan.bsky.social
Metro Editor at MyRGV.com, The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald. Posts are my own and not reflective of my employer.
A nonprofit with the same mission from El Paso is also scheduled for oral argument
Appellate court to hear oral arguments in AG case against Catholic Charities
The new 15th Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in the Texas Attorney General’s effort to investigate Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley over unsubstantiated claims the nonprofit ...
myrgv.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A nonprofit with the same mission from El Paso is also scheduled for oral argument
A little reflection for 2025. There's no i in team. Thankful for my colleagues (and competitors).
January 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A little reflection for 2025. There's no i in team. Thankful for my colleagues (and competitors).
It's been zero days again since someone got caught smuggling baby spider monkeys
Man arrested at Brownsville bridge after CBP finds infant spider monkeys
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday found three infant spider monkeys in a 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by a man who arrived at the B&M International Bridge.
myrgv.com
December 24, 2024 at 10:49 PM
It's been zero days again since someone got caught smuggling baby spider monkeys
It's quite a collection
Hitler, Elvis memorabilia seized from Mission clinic in $2 million Medicaid fraud case
A Nazi officer's uniform adorned with medals. Letters signed by Adolf Hitler, Charles Dickens and Elvis Presley. An ancient Roman coin. And Pokemon cards.
myrgv.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:46 PM
It's quite a collection
Me getting road rage after drinking two sodas and getting a sugar rush (I don't drink soda regularly): OH shit. That's my mom. (I don't think she saw me) 😬
December 18, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Me getting road rage after drinking two sodas and getting a sugar rush (I don't drink soda regularly): OH shit. That's my mom. (I don't think she saw me) 😬
I heard a rumor that he requested asylum but was never able to verify
Former Gulf Cartel boss, founder of Los Zetas, deported to Mexico
Osiel Cardenas Guillen, the former boss of the Gulf Cartel and founder of the notorious Los Zetas, has been deported.
myrgv.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM
I heard a rumor that he requested asylum but was never able to verify
Re: Texas Public Information Act
December 14, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Re: Texas Public Information Act
Cameron County will allow residents who live around Starbase to vote to incorporate if the petition is in compliance
Cameron County to call election if SpaceX incorporation petition in compliance
Early Friday afternoon, Cameron County released a brief statement from county Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. in response to SpaceX's Thursday request for an election to determine whether the company can lega...
myrgv.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Cameron County will allow residents who live around Starbase to vote to incorporate if the petition is in compliance
We've been expecting this here in Cameron County. First heard rumblings of the idea around 2019. The county judge didn't immediately take our call this afternoon.
SpaceX petitions Cameron County for election to decide incorporation
SpaceX said it has sent a petition to Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. requesting that he call an election to decide whether, Starbase, Texas, the company’s name for its Starship development and...
myrgv.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:57 PM
We've been expecting this here in Cameron County. First heard rumblings of the idea around 2019. The county judge didn't immediately take our call this afternoon.
This story is a great journalism lesson in rumors. Many aspects of the problem here came in over a year as rumors. As the rumors began to repeat in the community they began to connect, and then we began to confirm parts of those rumors. This story is just another step in the reporting process.
Harlingen school officials to cut costs, restore $23 million fund balance
HARLINGEN — School leaders are taking cost-cutting steps to help make up for former Superintendent J.A. Gonzalez's administration's move to pull $23.3 million from the district's fund balance to cover...
myrgv.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:10 PM
This story is a great journalism lesson in rumors. Many aspects of the problem here came in over a year as rumors. As the rumors began to repeat in the community they began to connect, and then we began to confirm parts of those rumors. This story is just another step in the reporting process.
Time for a walk? I think they are.
December 7, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Time for a walk? I think they are.
When a government agency is trying to get a hold on a story because a key individual is not "available" until next week... it's not happening
December 6, 2024 at 1:11 AM
When a government agency is trying to get a hold on a story because a key individual is not "available" until next week... it's not happening
He agreed to testify truthfully against William Garcia for 5 to 30. Garcia -- the only suspect who made bail -- goes on trial tomorrow morning.
Alton man admits to role in fatal drive-by shooting of 6-year-old girl
EDINBURG — An Alton man accused in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 6-year-old Mission girl has pleaded guilty to murder after reaching a plea deal that requires his testimony in his co-defendant’s tr...
myrgv.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:27 AM
He agreed to testify truthfully against William Garcia for 5 to 30. Garcia -- the only suspect who made bail -- goes on trial tomorrow morning.
A rescue. A lover. An excellent protector. A very good dog. Girl is a lot fatter, happier and smart.
December 1, 2024 at 8:28 PM
A rescue. A lover. An excellent protector. A very good dog. Girl is a lot fatter, happier and smart.
Working on a foggy night at the Island.
December 1, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Working on a foggy night at the Island.
All done with this one. Lesson on overdoing it learned as I relearn how to paint after going dormant for more than a decade. Definitely enjoyed the process and moving on to the next one.
November 30, 2024 at 5:26 PM
All done with this one. Lesson on overdoing it learned as I relearn how to paint after going dormant for more than a decade. Definitely enjoyed the process and moving on to the next one.
Update: I just fucking left. Sanity is more valuable to me than some kind of fucked up manipulative loyalty that tolerates absolutely terrible behavior.
November 28, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Update: I just fucking left. Sanity is more valuable to me than some kind of fucked up manipulative loyalty that tolerates absolutely terrible behavior.
I am having a really fun time with this painting
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 AM
I am having a really fun time with this painting
Saw that an outlet or two not from the area reported that the Gulf Cartel has expanded into illegal fishing. That's just not true. This has been going on a long time. On Sunday, the Coast Guard stopped three lanchas, 19 Mexican fishermen & seized 2,200 pounds of red snapper off South Padre Island
Gulf Cartel members hit with sanctions over illegal fishing off South Padre Island
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned the Gulf Cartel's Matamoros plaza boss, two brothers who are in charge of Playa Bagdad for the cartel, and the owners of two camps there that are ...
myrgv.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Saw that an outlet or two not from the area reported that the Gulf Cartel has expanded into illegal fishing. That's just not true. This has been going on a long time. On Sunday, the Coast Guard stopped three lanchas, 19 Mexican fishermen & seized 2,200 pounds of red snapper off South Padre Island
New PIO not wanting to be responsive for days over an obligatory introduction email and folo ups trying to make contact. I've known your boss for years. I'm a longtime local journalist and community member. I will be a problem if you don't want to do your job. Whatever lol. Your choice.
November 26, 2024 at 11:09 PM
New PIO not wanting to be responsive for days over an obligatory introduction email and folo ups trying to make contact. I've known your boss for years. I'm a longtime local journalist and community member. I will be a problem if you don't want to do your job. Whatever lol. Your choice.
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The Brownsville Herald and MyRGV.com have covered this story extensively with insight about the local impact SpaceX has on the #RGV. Veteran journalist Steve Clark finds his pen and notes: “Another key finding is that the Starship launch is ‘substantially louder’ than the launch of a NASA … rocket.”
The research team, led by Kent L. Gee, BYU professor of physics and chairman of the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, found that the sonic boom made by the Super Heavy booster’s return to the launch pad caused the biggest overpressure event. | #RGV
Study: Sonic booms from SpaceX launches could cause structural damage
A team of Brigham Young University researchers measuring noise levels during SpaceX's Oct. 13 Starship Super Heavy launch from Boca Chica found that associated overpressure events had the potential to...
myrgv.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:37 PM
The Brownsville Herald and MyRGV.com have covered this story extensively with insight about the local impact SpaceX has on the #RGV. Veteran journalist Steve Clark finds his pen and notes: “Another key finding is that the Starship launch is ‘substantially louder’ than the launch of a NASA … rocket.”
We write about seized monkeys more than you would probably expect.
McAllen traffic stop results in seizure of monkey, cocaine
A traffic stop in McAllen on Monday resulted in the seizure of a small black monkey and $23,200 worth of cocaine.
myrgv.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:55 PM
We write about seized monkeys more than you would probably expect.
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The Border Chronicle has dumped X. Our first post on BlueSky...Hope you will read and subscribe. We write about the U.S.-Mexico border from a border perspective. 🔥 🦂https://www.theborderchronicle.com/p/the-red-revenge-tour-a-q-and-a-with
The “Red Revenge” Tour: A Q&A with Pedro Rios about What to Expect in the Borderlands with Donald Trump
Trump's first run "was all about building the border wall and contriving a fictional ‘bad hombre’ bogeyman to fear and loathe." This time the "tactical dehumanization" has an extra "rabid vigor."
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November 14, 2024 at 8:05 PM
The Border Chronicle has dumped X. Our first post on BlueSky...Hope you will read and subscribe. We write about the U.S.-Mexico border from a border perspective. 🔥 🦂https://www.theborderchronicle.com/p/the-red-revenge-tour-a-q-and-a-with