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Berenice Garcia is a regional reporter covering the Rio Grande Valley. She works at the Tribune as a corps members with Report for America. She previously covered local government, crime, healthcare and general assignments for The Monitor in McAllen where she was born. Though she's spent the majority of her life in the Valley, she traveled east to attend New York University where she studied journalism and politics. While there, she interned at the New York Daily News, the Daily Beast and NBC News. When she’s not working, she enjoys fighting for her life at the gym. Berenice is based in McAllen.
Local leaders began debating a household limit on the number of pets after two residents were arrested for having 93 dogs and a cat in their home. Full Story
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Wednesday’s ruling is the second time a Texas judge has ruled against the attorney general for investigating shelters helping migrants. Full Story
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Many of the solutions are costly, putting them out of reach for small towns. But the region's most populous cities are getting innovative. Full Story
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Mexico owes Texas 900,000 acre-feet of water. But a regional drought is complicating the binational agreement. Full Story
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Tens of thousands of households and businesses aren’t expected to have electricity for most of this week. Full Story
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At least two counties, Nueces and Refugio, have issued mandatory evacuation orders. Full Story
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After years of competing with each other for new businesses, Valley cities want to present a united front to highlight the region’s assets. Full Story
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Cascos began his political career as a Democrat but later flipped to the Republican Party. Full Story
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A new Census Bureau report shows the Asian American population went up 5.5% in one year, outpacing overall state growth. Full Story
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The region's two major reservoirs are at record-low levels and agriculture leaders are worried the citrus industry could be devastated this summer. Full Story
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