Civil rights lawsuit filed over US immigration policy requiring wait in Mexico
Cartel kidnappings, gang rape, disappearances and floating bodies — these terrors fill the affidavits provided by asylum seekers recounting their experiences in Mexico for...
Valley reps look ahead to Biden’s first 100 days
The inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signified a change in the country as Democrats officially took control of both...
STEM program snags grantl Almost $300K for ‘new space entrepreneurs
The Expanding Frontiers “New Space Entrepreneurs in Residence Apprenticeship” program has been granted $299,643 by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, one of seven organizations...
Biden to pause border wall construction, issue protections for DACA recipients
On the same afternoon he’s sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, Joe Biden will take executive actions that will undo several of former...
Vela announces $299K grant for Expanding Frontiers’ NewSpace Entrepreneurs
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, announced that the U.S. Department of Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $299,643 to Expanding Frontiers for their NewSpace...
Upheaval at the Capitol for Valley senators
McALLEN — There was a big shakeup in Rio Grande Valley politics at the state Capitol last week.
Every two years, the Texas lieutenant governor...
CBP to construct facilities for processing immigrants in Donna
As nonprofits in the region prepare for an influx of immigrants under the Biden Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection received authorization Tuesday from...
New Brownsville airport terminal comes online
BROWNSVILLE — The last passenger to fly out of Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport’s old terminal building did so Tuesday, with the city’s...
COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Cameron County
Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. held a press conference on Tuesday where he updated the public on the status of COVID-19 in the...
Weslaco stadium to host Hidalgo County’s first drive-thru vaccine clinic
The first drive-thru community vaccination clinic in Hidalgo County is coming to Weslaco this week as the region’s death toll and case tally grew...
