Vela talks DNC post; RGV congressman tapped as vice chair
It doesn’t take too much imagination to speculate why President Joe Biden tapped U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela Jr. as a vice chairman of the...
All-Metro Football: Teo Ong leaves his mark as defensive player of the year
Brownsville St. Joseph senior defensive back Sean Teo Ong didn’t know anything about football when he first started playing in middle school.
He joined the...
UTRGV makes long-awaited return to volleyball court
Todd Lowery’s experience as an NAIA coach is coming back to help him.
After more than 425 days without competing against another team, the UTRGV...
COVID cases up by 750 in Hidalgo County as 17 die
Hidalgo County officials reported 17 COVID-19 related deaths and an additional 750 positive cases of the virus Thursday, raising the case tally here to...
Brownsville partners with Methodist Healthcare to improve broadband access
The City of Brownsville announced this week that they are partnering with the Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. to improve local broadband...
Long lines for COVID-19 vaccines in Los Fresnos
A foggy field turned into a massive parking lot Thursday morning as hundreds, if not thousands, waited in line for their COVID-19 vaccination.
The Cameron...
Biden pauses wall work; inherits increasing backlog of immigration cases
Much began to change hours into a new presidency Wednesday, with an executive order penned to halt border wall construction as a larger number...
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...