In the first segment, we anchor live from Laguna Heights as the community begins to rebuild after a deadly tornado struck the small coastal colonia. We speak to people impacted, as well as the local school district to see how students are holding up as their parents try to pick up the pieces.
In the second segment, we anchor live from Fort Brown where a makeshift migrant processing center was deployed as Title 42 -- a COVID-related immigration policy -- came to an end. We show just how close the immigration issues at our southern border impacted residents as well as the preparations by local officials as the clock counts down to Title 42's end.
The third segment is a portion of our live 30-minute special report on the historic test flight of SpaceX's Superheavy Starship from just five miles away from the launch site at Boca Chica, TX.
In this special report anchored live from Port Isabel, TX, our team takes an in-depth look at the historic first flight of SpaceX's Starship Superheavy immediately after its launch. We look at the flight and resulting explosion off the coast of South Padre Island, the decade of work leading up to the launch, the economic impact SpaceX has had on the Rio Grande Valley economy, and the ongoing environmental concerns plaguing the protected wetlands surrounding the Boca Chica launch site.
Producer/Anchor - Rudy Mireles
Chief Meteorologist - Tim Smith
Chief Photgrapher - Marco Vecchio
Schools, shelters, and utility companies are all working to make sure people have a warm place to stay by applying lessons learned from last year hoping to keep people warm, fed, and safe for another night.
First responders in Brownsville are saying they’ve seen a 20% increase in 911 calls in the last few weeks.
This is the full package.
First responders in Brownsville are saying they’ve seen a 20% increase in 911 calls in the last few weeks.
This is a live talkback before the full story later in the evening.
A retired Brownsville teacher with cerebral palsy contacted 5 On Your Side after her USPS door delivery service was cancelled after two decades.