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1. Court of Criminal Appeals candidate visits Harlingen (riograndeguardian.com) — A statewide judicial candidate just made her pitch directly to Harlingen voters at a local Democratic forum, explaining how the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affects criminal justice and civil liberties. She emphasized independence from political pressure, fair review of cases, and treating everyone with dignity, while highlighting her background as both a longtime prosecutor and current defense attorney.
2. Industrial growth boosts demand for skilled trades in South Texas (marketplace.org) — Industrial expansion across the Valley is driving up demand for skilled trades, and Harlingen's Texas State Technical College is responding with new electrical construction programs tailored to local projects like LNG facilities. Alongside Brownsville's private pipefitting school, these hands-on courses are helping Harlingen-area residents move into better-paying jobs while staying close to home.
3. Sepulveda: Cameron County ramping up bridge marketing, pushing regional approach for water and energy infrastructure (riograndeguardian.com) — Cameron County leaders say a new data center project near Harlingen, just by the Port of Harlingen, has received a key site development permit as part of broader efforts to grow cross-border trade and industry. At a Brownsville meeting, officials outlined aggressive bridge marketing and a push to coordinate water, power, and fiber infrastructure that will shape future development across Harlingen and surrounding communities.
4. Photo Gallery: Vice President JD Vance visits the Rio Grande Valley (myrgv.com) — Vice President JD Vance's visit to the Rio Grande Valley included a campaign rally at the Harlingen Convention Center, where he boosted support for a local congressional candidate and other Republicans on the November ballot. Earlier in the day, he joined state and local leaders at the Port of Brownsville for a ceremonial groundbreaking on a major new shipyard project.
5. Paxton absent as Vance rallies in Texas (newsbreak.com) — Harlingen briefly took center stage in national politics as Vice President JD Vance rallied at the Harlingen Convention Center to boost GOP congressional hopeful Eric Flores, even as Senate candidate Ken Paxton skipped the event. The speech focused on flipping South Texas districts, attacking Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and Senate candidate James Talarico, and courting Rio Grande Valley voters ahead of high-stakes 2026 races.
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