Life

BROWNSVILLE — Sunshine shimmered off Camp RIO’s shallow resaca Friday as children paddled canoes filling the air with sounds of splashing and laughter — but while some see a typical portrait of a summer pastime, families witnessed small miracles unfold in the span of a week.

BROWNSVILLE — “I cannot be prouder to be among the first to greet you as ‘my fellow Americans.’”

HARLINGEN — Everyone has the right to be human, and Catalina Cabello-Corona wants to fight for those rights — for everyone.

Joseph Zajicek has always viewed the world like most: If you put in the effort and hard work you can reach your goals. And while he also believes in the element of chance, forging a path to build his own brand is an example of him tilting his own luck.

HARLINGEN – Renaissance woman.

The Pixies’ song “Gigantic” blares from the sound system set up at the skatepark in Oliveira Park Tuesday morning as the park fills with skateboarders looking to celebrate Go Skate Day together.

HARLINGEN - A food drive will provide cereal to kids who might otherwise not have an breakfast at all.

A new firm that plans to grind up old tires into marketable rubber crumbs is the winner of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation’s 2022 Startup Texas Pitch Summit, beating out eight other finalists in the process.

Perhaps having assessed the price of beachfront property, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found an alternative, and instead of nesting on a white sand gulf beach, she found a spot inside Matagorda Bay.

Ruby E. Garza, who’se La Chicharra Studio at 1400 E. Madison St. will celebrate its one-year anniversary on Saturday, sees the studio as a venue where local artists can exhibit their work and those just starting out can find their voice.