Alerts BRH

Longtime Brownsville politician Carlos Cascos has died.

Mrs. Baird’s Bread has launched its fourth annual Fighting Texas Hunger campaign which will see ​​more than 165,000 loaves of bread donated to local food banks throughout the state.

BROWNSVILLE — After hearing one of the surviving Venezuelan victims recount getting run over by an out-of-control sport utility vehicle on the morning of May 7, 2023, the state rested its case Wednesday afternoon against George Alvarez of Brownsville.

The city of Brownsville held a press conference Wednesday to announce it’s rolling out the red carpet for the second consecutive Games of Texas from July 25-28.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Brownsville man who was caught with nearly $500,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Kleberg County earlier this month.

The days between June 18-24 served as a welcome break from the hot, humid, boring weather that made itself at home in the Rio Grande Valley with a vengeance barely a week into May.

The Texas Ethics Commission has fined Ruben Cortez Jr., a former State Board of Education member and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Texas House District 37, $10,000 for failing to report more than $12,000 in campaign contributions.

The Brownsville Independent School District announced that it placed 17 schools on the 2023 Texas Honor Roll compiled by the Educational Results Partnership, a nonprofit that applies data science to help improve student outcomes and career readiness throughout the educational system.

McALLEN — Recently-opened Noodles & Dumplings provides a great flavorful variety of Chinese food, perfect for almost every occasion for newcomers or foodies.

Mexican air carrier Aerus announced Monday that it is instituting nonstop, daily service between Brownsville and Monterrey this fall.