New ad campaign to promote coronavirus vaccines in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State health officials are launching a $1.5 million radio and television ad campaign to promote the next phase of vaccinating...
Texas GOP opposition to bill on changing ‘Negro’ place names raises sparks
Chuck Lindell Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — With attention focused on a Texas House hearing about competing bills — one to remove Confederate monuments from...
3 more COVID-19 deaths reported in Cameron County
Three more Cameron County residents have died from COVID-19 related causes, the county health department reported Monday afternoon.
This raises the total number of COVID-19 related...
Ben Peña Appointed to State Board by Governor
Ben Peña, CPA an Assurance Services Partner at Burton, McCumber & Longoria, L.L.P. in Brownsville, has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the...
Cameron County schools start receiving SpaceX donations
Some area school districts are starting to receive donations SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced he would give to Cameron County schools back...
Protesters in Reynosa cross international bridge with message for Biden
Dozens of migrants expelled from the U.S. to Reynosa walked onto the international bridge with a message for President Joe Biden, the first such...
Legal division responds to chief deputy
The Cameron County Commissioners Court Legal Division has released a statement pertaining to an April 14 press conference held by Robert Gracia, chief deputy...
At BISD clinic, more getting COVID-19 shots
By late Monday morning, the Brownsville Independent School District had administered more than 400 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in a clinic at its main administration...
Early voting gets started, City races, term limits on ballot
Monday kicked off early voting for the May 1 general and charter amendment elections, where citizens will decide who will fill the positions of...
Rio Hondo among five Valley teams in TGCA softball polls in final week of...
The Rio Hondo Bobcats joined a group of five Class 4A-6A high school softball teams across the Rio Grande Valley to earn spots in...