Posas steps up at QB, leads Bearkats past Pirates
District director for U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores resigns amid sexual harassment allegations
Brownsville approves 2023 budget containing enhanced compensation
The fiscal year 2023 annual budget approved by the Brownsville City Commission on Sept. 6 includes more generous compensation for city employees in order for city government to maintain “high-quality services, operations and essential programs” for Brownsville, according to city officials.
Drug smugglers toss marijuana over border wall in Brownsville
When several people tried to climb the border wall with bundles of marijuana in Brownsville, they didn’t know they were being watched.
Drive-by giving: Sunshine holds third annual event Saturday
Sunshine Haven Inc. is holding its third annual donation drive-thru this Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brownsville Event Center. 1 Event Center Blvd.
Somber ceremony marks 21st anniversary of causeway collapse
PORT ISABEL — Time may have dulled some of the pain from the deaths of eight people killed in the Sept. 15 partial collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway in 2001.
Man charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
Officers said a 31-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police said he confronted a man for dating his ex-girlfriend.
La Mafia to headline San Benito music festival
The city of San Benito is getting a chart-topping visit at this year’s South Texas Music Festival.
Former Gulf Cartel leader sentenced to life in prison
Brownsville ISD delays setting tax rate
The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees stopped short of setting the tax rate for 2023 when it voted at a meeting Tuesday to table the matter pending a review of projects that could be put on hold and asked administration to prepare a revised proposed tax rate.
