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RGVCCCA’s Top 10 XC Polls – 09/29/2023

Check out the Rio Grande Valley Cross Country Coaches Association’s Top 10 cross country boys and girls team polls heading into this weekend’s meets!

Meet of Champs offers runners a jumpstart to championship season

For years the Rio Grande Valley Cross Country Coaches Association’s Meet of Champions has served as the final measuring stick for the Valley’s distance...

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville celebrates 100 years

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville celebrated its 100th anniversary and legacy as the city's first hospital by unveiling a commemorative wall that celebrates more than a century of service to the community and beyond.

Point Isabel ISD art teacher and muralist finds inspiration in heritage

Adrian Rodriguez, also known as "Serkit," is a Port Isabel Junior High School art teacher who embraces his Mexican-American roots in his art and encourages his students to be proud of their own backgrounds.

Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation racks up more awards

The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation brought home two International Economic Development Council awards from IEDC's 2023 conference, which was held in Dallas Sept. 17-20.

Valley MPO executive director announces resignation

After nearly 20 years of dedicated work, the executive director of the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization has stepped down.

Haunted houses and pumpkin patches among fall events in Valley

Cities across the Rio Grande Valley are preparing for spooky season with festivals full of scary good activities.

Tennessee fugitive arrested at Brownsville home for child pornography

A fugitive wanted out of Tennessee for aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor was arrested in Brownsville earlier this month and given a $1 million bond Thursday for possession of child pornography.

Brownsville ISD to provide childhood vaccinations in-house

The Texas Department of State Health Services has certified the Brownsville Independent School District as a childhood vaccine provider, meaning BISD can now administer all required childhood immunizations at school.

CBP seizes 68 pounds of cocaine, $13K in cash at Brownsville bridge

The rubber bands gave her away.