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Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’

By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — "Enough, enough," President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over Thursday night, as he...

Rail funds latest victory in Harlingen’s decades-long efforts

For decades, officials have worked to cut traffic delays along railroad crossings in the city in an attempt to make Harlingen’s streets safer.

Brownsville entrepreneur wins Future Texas Business Legend Award

William Brown, whose entrepreneurial company Embedded is developing technology to non-ionvasively measure elderly patients’ vital signs and predict issues associated with patient care, has won the 2022 James and Kathleen Collins & Vantage Bank Future Texas Business Legend Award.

BISD to graduate 3,324 seniors

A total of 3,324 seniors from seven early college high schools are set to walk across the stage in ceremonies starting Friday and graduate from Brownsville Independent School District schools.

Back to sea: Fishing’s Future group christens new disability-friendly boat

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The call of the sea is still there.

Project to eliminate seven railroad crossings in Harlingen

One railroad infrastructure project in Texas has been chosen to receive funding through the federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) grant program, and that project is in Harlingen.

Gun, ammo found in student’s vehicle in Brownsville

Administrators at Veterans Memorial Early College High School in Brownsville detained a student Thursday morning for having a gun and several boxes of ammunition in his vehicle, the Brownsviille Independent School District said.

House Republicans talk Title 42 behind closed doors

McALLEN — A delegation of Republican congressmen and women visited the Rio Grande Valley Wednesday to get a firsthand look at the communities on the front lines of the United States’ immigration policies.

Brownsville’s parks will be throwing block parties

Starting this Friday, Brownsville Parks and Recreation Department will bring the fun to the city’s parks—block party-style.