When it comes to taking nude selfies, the best advice is: Don’t ever do it. Especially on a digital device in today’s digital age. Unlike a printed photo, digital photos can’t be shredded once they’ve been let out into cyberspace.
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Millions of Americans bought or refinanced homes during the ultra-low mortgage rate years, securing 30-year fixed loans at rates that now look almost impossible to replace.
By P.J. Hernandez | Advance News Journal
McALLEN — It was all smiles and hockey sticks here at the new Multipurpose Pavilion on Buddy Owens Boulevard.
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The Pharr Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC), will host Doing Business in Pharr, an upcoming business roundtable designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners better understand how to start and grow within the city.
By Special To The Advance
The Board of Commissioners for Pharr met for its regular meeting last week. In that meeting, they addressed an agenda, that included several highlights.
By Special To The Advance
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week that the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
By Gary Borders | Texas Press Association
News
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.4 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 7.7 percent more than in May 2025.
These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report tax monthly and sales made in January, February and March by quarterly filers.
By Staff Report Advance News Journal
When it comes to taking nude selfies, the best advice is: Don’t ever do it. Especially on a digital device in today’s digital age. Unlike a printed photo, digital photos can’t be shredded once they’ve been let out into cyberspace.
You’re thinking, “Why would I ever do such a thing?”
By Gregg Wendorf Advance News Journal
Corpus Christi resident sentenced for receiving child sexual abuse material
A 46-year-old woman has been ordered to federal prison after exchanging child pornography over the internet, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck.
Melissa Sillers pleaded guilty Jan. 28.
U.S. District Judge David Morales has now sentenced Sillers to 156 months in federal prison.
Sports
PHARR — There was a sense of family in the gym here at PSJA Southwest High School as fellow members of the school gathered for one of their own members.
Justin Salazar, who played on the varsity basketball squad for the Javelinas, penned his letter of intent to play collegiate basketball at Waldorf University — which is a school out in Iowa.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
McALLEN — It was all smiles and hockey sticks here at the new Multipurpose Pavilion on Buddy Owens Boulevard.
The City of McAllen — along with its Parks & Recreation department — hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to unveil its new-and-improved multipurpose pavilion.
By P.J. Hernandez | Advance News Journal
Similar to their softball counterpart, the PSJA Bears’ baseball squad is seeing success in the postseason.
The Bears this past weekend defeated the Austin Westlake Chaparrals in a three-game series to advance to the Regional Finals for Class 6A — or more easily known as the Elite Eight.
By P.j. Hernandez Advance News Journal
Opinion
Igot an email last week from an anonymous source who wrote: “I enjoy reading your paper but really think you should change the name of it from the Advance News to Greg’s [sic] personal biases.”
Thanks, but that’s Gregg with two Gs at the end. My name isn’t short for Gregory.
By Gregg Wendorf Advance News Journal
Dozens of Texas wind projects have been halted because the Department of Defense has not approved the federal permits required for them to move forward, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Data from the American Clean Power Association indicate that the state has 54 wind projects stalled as part of a nationwide delay affecting 165 onshore wind projects.
By Gary Borders Texas Press Association
Donald Trump’s book, “The Art of the Deal,” has been translated into Chinese and is probably read voraciously by people in leadership positions within that country.
By Tom Haughey Advance News Journal
Lifestyle
A certain young man had a father who gave him a warm and safe home, food to eat, and most of all his love and loyalty. The young man could have lived happily ever after, but he did not like the house rules. He wanted to be on his own.
The father thought otherwise; he knew the young man needed more maturity and respect for boundaries. The father was convinced His son would only be at odds with himself, utterly unhappy with a freedom that knew no fear, limits, or concern for others.
By Chris Voss First Christian Church
This isn’t a misprint.
Lovely June, a parti-colored pooch, and Kala, and sweet and good looking Akita/Husky tri-color male, are here at Cinderella Pet Rescue, right now, hoping to be adopted soon, preferably before the month of June arrives.
By Cory Raymond Cinderella Pet Rescue
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a leader in the German church called the Confessional Church, was arrested by the Gestapo in April 1943. (The Gestapo was the ruthless and murderous Nazi war machine’s secret police during World War II.)
A year later, Bonhoeffer was jailed in Berlin’s Tegel prison. Bonhoeffer was later hung by the Nazis at Flossenburg concentration camp only a few days before the camp was liberated by the allies.
By Chris Voss | First Christian Church
Obituaries
Maria Olivia (Lopez) Sanchez, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen.
Anselmo “Chemo” Zuniga, 83, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026, at his residence in Pharr.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Feliciano and Valvina Zuniga; his brothers, Pedro, Rodolfo, Edelmiro, Feliciano Jr., and Arturo Zuniga; and his sister, San Juana Zuniga.
Ireneo “Nene” Sanchez, a lifelong resident of Pharr, was born on January 14, 1940, to Tomas and Margarita (Herebia) Sanchez. He passed away on Feb. 26, 2026, at the age of 86, at the hospital following a brief illness.
Nene was preceded in death by his baby sister, Olivia Sanchez; his beloved mother and father; his sister, Maria Luisa “Chita” Sanchez; and his sister, Margarita “Mague” Sanchez.
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SAN JUAN — The PSJA Bears, who are arguably the best team in the RGV, won their first postseason game against the Harlingen Cardinals on Thursday by the score of 13-0.
The second game is set for Harlingen on Friday. If there is a third game needed, it will be on Saturday in San Juan at 1 p.m.
The UTRGV Vaqueros (5-8. 0-3) took a regular season series against the Texas Southern University Tigers during a home stretch in Edinburg.
On Wednesday, the Vaqueros took the commanding win, 10-4. The night before that, they won 5-3.
This weekend, starting on Friday, UTRGV will host a Southland Conference three-game series against New Orleans University.
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