The Brownsville Herald

In celebration of the city of Brownsville’s partnership with internet service provider Lit Fiber to bring high-speed internet to city residents, Brownsville leaders are hosting three days of educational, informational seminars March 26-28 during what’s been dubbed BTX Fiber Network & Cybersecurity Week.

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out.

MERCEDES — There’s just something about them.

Few places have a legitimate claim to the legacy of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, though Brownsville is one such place.

A 19-year-old Brownsville man pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of murder for the 2020 stabbing death of a woman when he was 16 years old.

President Kennedy in 1963 signed the Equal Pay Act, the first federal legislation to prohibit sex discrimination in the payment of wages. At that time, women only earned 60 cents for every $1 earned by a man; 61 years later it’s unbelievable that women are still coming up short and the statistics are sobering. According to the Pew Research Center, women on average earn approximately 82 cents for every dollar earned by men in the United States. This gap is even more pronounced for women of color and those from marginalized communities, exacerbating existing inequalities and perpetuating cycles of poverty.

EDINBURG — There’s power in speaking with a unified voice, and that’s precisely what municipal leaders from Brownsville to San Antonio hope to leverage through a new partnership called the South Texas Alliance of Cities, or STAC.

The Valley Symphony Orchestra is coming to Brownsville for the first time since 2021, with a performance of music from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and George Gershwin’s “Piano Concerto in F,” with Music Director Peter Dabrowski conducting and pianist Tanya Gabrielian featured as guest soloist.

Discussion about political statements and the accuracy of information dominated this week’s public forum. Other contributions addressed opportunities and compensation for women in the workplace, the importance of history, the unique educational opportunity offered by the upcoming solar eclipse and who deserves credit for social and economic improvements, among other topics.

MERCEDES — He's set for success.