City of Orange Grove sees rapid changes in local drinking water. Corpus Christi City Council holds drought contingency plan workshop. Environmental activist continues hunger strike to protest over plastic pellets in San Antonio Bay. Drought conditions draw out alligator in Los Fresnos neighborhood. Memorial ride for Ron Mathis set for Saturday. Teenager shoots teacher, self at Hill Country school. Texas ban on smokable hemp sales now in effect. NASA heads back to moon Wednesday. Corpus Christi Hooks face Islanders in baseball exhibition.

South Texas residents join in nationwide “No Kings” rallies. City of Mercedes earns state certification. Storytellers and actors reenact Goliad Massacre. COVID variant detected in Texas and other states. Civil rights groups sue state over voter rolls. Chuck Norris wanted to be remembered for impact in Texas. Robstown High School boys win powerlifting state title. Corpus Christi IceRays split series with El Paso Rhinos. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball team gets huge wins over rival University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

Nueces County extends 60-day burn ban due to drought conditions.

French auto parts maker, Valeo, to build a $225 million plant in McAllen.

Edinburg Vela High School football coach Ernie Alonso suspended after lawsuit alleges that he forced students to workout naked.

And more South Texas news.

The Evangeline groundwater project's preliminary hearing scheduled April 28, with potential impacts on Corpus Christi's water supply.

Former Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha running for city council.

Former Gregory Portland baseball player now part of the Corpus Christi Hooks preliminary 28-man roster.

And more South Texas news.

Corpus Christi City Council votes 5-3 to advance a petition to potentially remove Mayor Paulette Guajardo.

Medical clinics in Kingsville close, leaving residents without local healthcare options.

AEP Texas employee dies after possible electrocution.

Texas A&M University-Kingsville researchers experiment with virtual fencing technology to combat potential New World Screwworm outbreak.

And more South Texas news.

Corpus Christi City Council reviews petition to remove mayor.  City of Three Rivers unable to draw water from nearby Choke Canyon Reservoir.  City of Mathis swears in new police chief.  Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove lessons, references to Cesar Chavez. City of San Juan plans to rename highway named after Chavez. No injuries reported in Houston oil refinery explosion. Register for Sink Your Shucks oyster reef restoration event. Vital Signs: Brutal flu season continues.

Corpus Christi City Council members request petition to remove mayor. City of Brownsville urges water conservation, enforces burn permit suspension. Bill to end warrantless immigration raids introduced. Fireworks may have caused 28-acre brush fire near Sinton. Landowners in Redford react to a proposed border wall coming to West Texas. Corpus Christi IceRays clinch playoff spot.

Corpus Christi leaders begin weekly briefings on water supply measures. Corpus Christi police officer pleads not guilty to theft, credit card abuse charges. Cameron County judge opposes tax breaks for proposed Brownsville oil refinery. Corpus Christi legend Ronnie Mathis passes away. Judge ends asylum case for 5-year-old boy formerly detained in South Texas. Texas goes through driest winter in recent memory. South Texas chess champions prepare to defend national titles. UTRGV women’s basketball advances in WNIT tourney.

KEDT's Spencer Cihak and the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal's Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza discuss happenings in the Valley, like the recently announced $300 billion oil refinery coming to the Port of Brownsville.

Operations on Corpus Christi well field set to begin. Veterans Memorial High School coach remembered with candlelight vigil. Starbase holds first public hearing on land annexation. Victoria Police Department names Fetters as new chief. Willacy County selects Montoya to be Port of Port Mansfield director. Governor Greg Abbott says no Chávez Day. Dallas Independent School District students sync up on field trip. UTRGV women’s basketball team ready for WNIT first round.