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TWC labor commissioner Alvarez, Harlingen native, to resign

HARLINGEN — Texas Workforce Commission appointee Julian Alvarez III, a Harlingen native and formerly the chief executive at the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, will leave TWC this month after six years as one of three commissioners at the agency.

Past, PresentHispanic Roots

The first thing to know about the Day of the Dead is that it’s not Halloween, although the two holidays occupy adjacent places on the calendar.

Union plans protest, BISD postpones meeting

The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees has postponed its meeting scheduled for Tuesday until 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.

San Benito streamlines subdividing

SAN BENITO — After months of community pressure, city commissioners are streamlining a costly process requiring home buyers subdivide properties sitting on more than one lot while they also scrapped a clause giving the city rights to cut off violators’ utilities.

State trains Willacy officers in active shooter resonse

RAYMONDVILLE — As the nation’s law enforcement agencies study footage of police reaction in the Uvalde massacre, Willacy County officials are training their officers to respond to active shooter cases in area schools.

Hospital urges residents to stay safe in summer heat

Hospital urges residents to stay safe in summer heat

Cameron County Commissioners table vote on abandoning land near SpaceX Boca Chica site

Will roads owned by Cameron County around the SpaceX Boca Chica launch site be abandoned?

Rebeca Castillo resigning as San Benito EDC director

SAN BENITO — After more than three years on the job, Rebeca Castillo, the San Benito Economic Development Corporation’s executive director, is resigning to develop her business.