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Brownsville ISD places 17 schools on Texas Honor Roll

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’s Noodles & Dumplings is an exploration in deliciousness

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

Nonstop flights to Monterrey from Brownsville begin in September

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

Cameron County beach accesses on SPI, Boca Chica Beach reopen

Cameron County beach access points and Boca Chica Beach have opened following closures due to Tropical Storm Alberto.

‘Extremely disappointed’: Driscoll considers legal action over state insurance contracts

As the state doubles down on its plans to award Medicaid and Medicare contracts to a for-profit insurance provider in Texas, so too are legislators and local insurers in their efforts to stymie that progress and advocate for a plan they feel has better served low-income families in the Rio Grande Valley.

C’est Shaine: McAllen’s Casas headed to Paris for the 2024 Olympics

McAllen's Shaine Casas is competing in the Olympics. Casas, a McAllen High graduate, finished second in the finals of the 200-meter individual medley, earning a...

Priest asks for items taken from San Juan shrine after plane crash to be...

SAN JUAN — The history of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle tells the story of not only San Juan but the Rio Grande Valley.

SpaceX claims it has $800M impact in Cameron County

According to numbers provided to Cameron County by SpaceX, the company's Starbase rocket production and testing complex at Boca Chica is having a big economic impact, generating more than $800 million in state and local government capital income and indirect business tax revenue, for instance.

Brownsville ISD trustee to serve on TASB advisory committee

Brownsville Independent School District trustee Daniella Lopez Valdez said she will use her election to the Legislative Committee of the Texas Association of School Boards to advocate directly to state leaders in Austin for full funding for Texas public schools.

Chance for second tropical disturbance in Bay of Campeche at 50%

With Tropical Storm Alberto receding in the rear view mirror as far as the Rio Grande Valley is concerned, meteorologists with the National Weather Service Brownsville-RGV station expressed growing confidence Thursday that a second tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche will also become a tropical cyclone.