The Brownsville Herald

BROWNSVILLE — They’re locked and loaded.

Valley AIDS Council, Under the Umbrella and Casa Orgullo will be holding celebrations Friday in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility. 

With Easter on the horizon, several cities and county agencies are holding egg hunts and pet friendly events across the Rio Grande Valley starting this weekend.

Back in January, when Chris Galicia and Michael Limas of Las Ramblas at Market Square in Brownsville found out they’d made the 2023 James Beard Foundation “Outstanding Bar” semifinals, a sense of surreal disbelief set in.

To celebrate the opening of an exhibition about the history of South Texas and how artists creatively challenge racial and environmental injustices, a reception...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced Wednesday that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was awarded two federal grants for more than $2 million.

Unidos Contra la Diabetes hosts its inaugural Diabetes Alert Day at Proyecto Juan Diego in Brownsville Tuesday morning. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)

Rich Products announced earlier this year that it planned to spend more than $116.5 million to expand its food manufacturing and distribution facility in Brownsville.

AUSTIN — The Texas House of Representatives has passed House Bill 300 by Representative Donna Howard, whose district includes Austin, and co-authored by state Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez, whose district includes Brownsville, relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.