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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.

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.

McAllen ISD facing $13.7 million budget deficit

The McAllen ISD school board held its first workshop for the 2024-25 budget Monday with board members asking questions about an expected deficit while expressing their opinions on possible solutions to help mitigate it.

Texas A&M invests in port: $30 million training facility to be built on 22...

The Port of Brownsville is getting a new, $30 million advanced manufacturing training facility compliments of Texas A&M University.

Aggie Moms asking for golf teams to sign up for fundraiser

EDINBURG — Money talks and …

Cousins find career path in TSTC’s Electrical Lineworker program

HARLINGEN — The idea of a high-risk career as an electrical lineworker may not be appealing for some, but it is for cousins Arturo Solis and Eric Zamora.

Principals for a Day: Brownsville ISD touts mantra of steady improvement

Brownsville ISD held its 31st annual Principal for a Day event on Thursday, hosting community members as celebrity principals in the morning and treating them to a snazzy luncheon afterward at the Ambassador Event Center.

TSTC Digital Media Design student’s creativity fueled by father’s love for art

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College student Anissa Rodriguez grew up in a household where she and her two sisters were encouraged by their father, who was an artist, to embrace art and flourish in their creative abilities.

TSTC alumna brightens smiles at area medical clinic

HARLINGEN — A compliment can have an uplifting effect on a person’s life.