BPUB reopens drive-thru lanes
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) will reopen the drive-thru lanes at the BPUB Administration Building starting Wednesday. The drive-thru lanes will be available...
Court denies Garza injunction; Judge orders parties to ‘figure it out’
Judge Gloria Rincones, presiding over the 445th State District Court, scolded attorneys representing the Cameron County Commissioners Court and Sheriff Eric Garza at a...
Cameron County reports 4 virus deaths
Four more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Tuesday.
All four were from Brownsville and included a...
Feds launch partnership targeting migrant smuggling
Federal agencies on Tuesday announced a partnership aiming to reduce irregular migration by cutting off access to smugglers' ability to travel, trade and finance...
EDITORIAL: Set the plan: Biden should give country details on achieving goals
President Joe Biden’s first weeks in office were busy. Much of his initial work was rescinding many of the executive orders that his predecessor,...
Local philanthropist to host SpaceX art exhibit in her new gallery
Diane Milliken-Garza, PhD, wants the downtown area in Brownsville to thrive with more local restaurants, coffee shops and local art, so that in a...
Protective Shield: BISD taking vaccines to students
The Brownsville Independent School District is leaving no stone unturned in its effort to get a COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of any student,...
Houston-area sheriff is named to lead immigration agency
By JUAN A. LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated the sheriff of one of the nation's...
Is Texas Legislature making changes to prevent power crises? Some experts say no
Madlin Mekelburg Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas lawmakers look toward the end of the legislative session, they're not poised to make the necessary...
Cameron County Commissioners Court tables item that would transfer courthouse security back to sheriff
Cameron County Commissioners Court on Tuesday tabled an item to discuss and transfer courthouse security back to the sheriff’s department because Sheriff Eric Garza...