Brownsville ISD places 38 at Texas Music Educators Association convention
Thirty-eight Brownsville Independent School District students have made All State in music by being named to participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors at the Texas Music Educators Association clinic and convention in San Antonio.
Mayra Flores: DNA testing needed at border, even if that means detaining kids for...
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores offered a defense of detaining children at the border for prolonged periods when she advocated for mandatory DNA testing for migrants during a Turning Point USA event in Brownsville.
TPWD schedules SpaceX Boca Chica land swap meeting; seeks public comment
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is soliciting public comment on a proposed land swap involving SpaceX, approximately 477 acres south of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Bahia Grande Unit, and approximately 43 acres of Boca Chica State Park.
Pause the journey at Doña Carmen’s in Los Fresnos
There’s the flashing of a sign across the dining room where the people and the meals fill the tables.
Second causeway construction for South Padre Island won’t start for years
Assuming environmental clearance for a second causeway to South Padre Island comes through as anticipated in summer 2026, construction wouldn’t begin for another three to five years.
Cano Health, which left the Valley last year, files for bankruptcy
A healthcare provider that recently left the South Texas market has failed to stem losses and is filing for bankruptcy.
Ballot places drawn for May BISD special election
Marisa F. Leal has drawn the top spot on a May 4 special election ballot to determine the true winner of her disputed race in 2020 with Minerva M. Pena that went all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.
Deadly decade-long listeria outbreak linked to cojita and queso fresco from a California business
A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Brownsville ISD begins work on 2024-2025 budget
The Brownsville Independent School District began work on its 2024-2025 budget at a Saturday morning workshop that sought everyone’s help to offset the impact of reduced state funding and still improve classroom instruction.
Cameron County signs agreement with broadband provider
Expanding high-speed internet services countywide is the purpose of an agreement signed by Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. and VTX1 Internet CEO Patrick McDonnell during an official ceremony Monday morning at the Cameron County Courthouse/Oscar C. Dancy Building in Brownsville.