Brownsville Public Utilities Board doubles Project SHARE scholarship amounts
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board has doubled the amount of scholarships it’s giving to eligible students this year through the utility’s Project SHARE Scholarship program.
What you need to know ahead of the Texas primary early voting that begins...
Early voting in Texas for the presidential primary election runs from Tuesday, Feb. 20 to Friday, March 1.
Comfort in Privacy: Brownsville ISD’s Lincoln Park High School opens nursing room
As part of its mission to serve all students, Brownsville ISD on Wednesday cut the ribbon on a new nursing room in the daycare at Lincoln Park High School for pregnant teenage girls.
Jennifer Lopez to return to Edinburg with ‘This is Me … Now The Tour’
Pop culture icon Jennifer Lopez is hitting the road again, with her sights on the Rio Grande Valley.
At least 8 children among 22 hit by gunfire at end of Chiefs’ Super...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday's parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win, authorities said, as terrified fans ran for cover and yet another high-profile public event was marred by gun violence. One person was killed.
Sierra Club files motion to stop Rio Grande LNG construction
The Sierra Club and other organizations have filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking a stay to prevent construction of the Rio Grande LNG (liquefied natural gas) plant at the Port of Brownsville.
SpaceX plans to build a five-level Starbase office in South Texas
Elon Musk’s rocket-launch and spacecraft company SpaceX is planning a five-level office in South Texas.
MS-13 gang member tied to 10 murders in Las Vegas arrested in Valley
A La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang member wanted by federal authorities in Las Vegas on a 34-count indictment that includes allegations of 10 murders over the course of approximately one year has been arrested in the Rio Grande Valley.
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback.
Catholic Diocese of Brownsville removes priest over sexual misconduct with a minor accusation
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville announced that a priest has been removed from his duties after he was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor.