Busy waters: Virus-linked downturn has little effect on port
HARLINGEN — The business downturn associated with coronavirus lockdowns and shelter-at-home mandates has spared the Port of Harlingen.
Port officials say the activity of personnel...
Asylum seekers await fate amid virus
Dark clouds rolled into Brownsville early Friday afternoon bringing lightning, thunder, and pouring rain to downtown and across the river where an estimated 2,500...
Polls suggest Biden has a shot at winning Texas
By Abby Livingston and Alex Samuels, Texas Tribune
No matter how frequently it happens, it’s always a bit startling.
Ever since February 2019, polls have been...
3 City of Brownsville workers test positive for coronavirus
The City of Brownsville says three employees tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
The three work with the Brownsville Police Department as non-police, Fire Department Administration...
Cameron County judge orders mask mandate
Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. on Wednesday signed an order mandating that all businesses in the county require customers and employees to wear...
Petition calls for H-E-B to require facial masks
A petition out of San Antonio signed by thousands of Texas residents is calling on H-E-B supermarkets across the state to require customers to...
City removes Jefferson Davis Memorial from Washington Park
Hours afters the Brownsville City Commission voted unanimously to remove the Jefferson Davis Memorial Boulder from Washington Park city crews removed the boulder.
The memorial...
County jail detention officer test positive for virus
A detention officer at a downtown jail facility operated by the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement...
Crossing restrictions hurting border economy
The temporary restriction on non-essential travel at U.S. ports of entry imposed by the Trump administration is exacerbating the negative economic impact from the...
COVID-19 cases rising faster; Survivors asked to donate plasma for treatment
It looks like health experts were right when they said reopening the economy without adequate COVID-19 testing would probably lead to a new surge...
