Learning curve: Mayor rates city’s first vaccine clinic
Brownsville's inaugural COVID-19 vaccine clinic was generally a success even though some things could have gone better.
That's according to Mayor Trey Mendez, who noted...
Three Texas regions battered by coronavirus are out of intensive care beds
By Megan Menchaca and Mandi Cai, Texas Tribune
Health officials in Laredo — one of three Texas regions whose intensive care unit beds are full...
Texas lawmakers offered vaccine despite ineligibility
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin's top health authority is offering coronavirus vaccines to Texas lawmakers and their key staffers, regardless of whether they are...
Mitte moves forward: Parking lot construction to begin soon
Plans for a makeover of the segment Mitte Cultural District northeast of Ringgold Avenue between East 6th and East 7th streets are coming into...
From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrests
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection led by supporters of President...
EDITORIAL: Your page: Addressing content provided by readers
This space, like editorial and opinion pages across the country, might occupy a relatively small portion of our daily content, but it is one...
LETTERS: Tobacco still health hazard
Smoking, vaping and e-cigarettes are a big “magnitude”; there are 38 million American adults still smoking, and 15% of Texas adults are current smokers, plus...
Trump extends national emergency proclamation
Four days before President Donald Trump’s term in office expires, he issued a notice extending a national emergency proclamation — which cleared way for...
BISD employees sign up for vaccine
The Brownsville Independent School District is working proactively to be able administer COVID-19 vaccines to its employees, and when approval comes, to students.
As of...
CVS and Walgreens under fire for slow pace of vaccination in nursing homes
By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber | Kaiser Health News
The effort to vaccinate some of the country's most vulnerable residents against...