Big business: Shipbreaking rebounds at Port of Brownsville
Things were hard on the steel coast last year.
Like virtually every sector of the economy, the commodity metals market took a hit as a...
Strong’s ‘Vol. II’ reaches No. 1 on Amazon
BROWNSVILLE — Just a few days after W.F. Strong, a communications professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, published “Stories from Texas:...
UTRGV medical school dean recognized for mentorship
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Dean Dr. John H. Krouse was selected for the 2021 Young Physicians Section (YPS)...
EXPLAINER: Federal policies governing border crossings often conflated
Opening the border for nonessential travel and for asylum seekers are matters governed by two different federal policies; however, they’re both often conflated.
Texas lawmakers...
District 3 candidates aim to make city better; Runoff contestants tout experience
Early voting for the runoff election starts Monday to decide which of the two candidates for City Commissioner District 3 will enter the political...
EDITORIAL: Open up: Conditions suggest low risk of easing border restrictions
Observers generally agree that there have been few ill effects of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to end all restrictions on public interactions related...
District 4 contenders make their cases; Runoff candidates tout their differences
Monday marks the first day of early voting for the general election runoff as candidates for city commissioner District 4 get ready to campaign...
Dwindling supply: Though recent rains busted drought, low reservoir levels exacerbated by La Niña
Though weeks of rainfall throughout the Rio Grande Valley may have busted a regional drought, the rains have done little to fill the reservoirs...
Sailors used the stars to find their way home
Can you believe it is already June? As we linger outside longer now that the sun is setting so late, enjoying our valley home...
Memorial scholarship honors Garcia’s legacy
The legacy of Jason Garcia, a 2006 Rivera High School graduate who went on to earn a degree in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University-Kingsville...