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BISD getting close to digital parity

One week into the 2020-2021 school year, the Brownsville Independent School District is a week or two away from having all of the electronic...

DIGITAL READINESS: BISD begins classes 100% online

Brownsville Independent School District students headed back to classes on Tuesday for a school year unlike any other. Actually, the 2020-2021 school year started almost...

UT Health RGV to provide COVID-19 antibody testing to the public

UT Health RGV, the clinical arm of the UTRGV School of Medicine, has launched COVID-19 antibody testing as a third component of their pandemic...

Rio Grande Valley School Districts COVID-19 Updates

The staff of the Brownsville Herald, The Monitor and the Valley Morning Star have created this page for coronavirus updates that pertain to back-to-school...

TSTC tour inspired HS student to pursue surgical technology

As she was wrapping up her final year of high school, Mary Guerrero knew that she wanted to spend her career helping others. A senior...

UTRGV Disaster Studies Program coordinator receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar

By Maria Elena Hernandez, UTRGV Staff In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit the Southeast Asian country Burma, killing more than 100,000 people. “There were many issues...

Backpacks for kids: Thousands receive free school supplies

More than 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed on Saturday morning as part of the 9th annual Back to School Community Outreach...

TSTC student gains hands-on skills in Automotive Technology program

Rey Rocha has always had an interest in gears, transmissions and engines. Now he is gearing up to receive his Associate of Applied Science degree...

Grads headed to Austin pick up UT masks

HARLINGEN – Valley Longhorns!Harlingen school district graduates attending the University of Texas at Austin this fall will wear those eye-catching words on face masks...

TSTC enrollment coach makes helping students her mission

Last month, Rebecca Davila celebrated her eighth year with Texas State Technical College. After earning her Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Management Technology...