BCIC chief Mejia honored: Recognized on efforts to bolster city’s downtown
Josh Mejia, going on a year as executive director of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, has been named Young Economic Professional of the Year...
StartUp TX judges announced; Pitch competition to take place July 8
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation has announced the judges for its StartUp Texas Pitch Summit taking place on July 8.
Ten finalists will compete against...
No dice: City deems riverfront project unfeasible
The city of Brownsville has concluded that a massive, mixed-use riverfront redevelopment project is not financially viable as things stand with the developer, and...
StartUp Texas finalists announced
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation on Wednesday announced the list of finalists for the organization’s first StartUp Texas Pitch Summit scheduled for July 8.
BCIC...
Immigration attorney admonished at motions hearing
An immigration attorney charged with paying bribes to detention center employees in exchange for detainee rosters at the Port Isabel and El Valle detention...
Former Santa Rosa teacher to remain in custody
Former Santa Rosa High School teacher and coach Josue Cepeda appeared in court in Brownsville for a status hearing Thursday following his re-arrest at...
Death of a Dream: Hundreds of migrants have died crossing into Valley
By Mark Reagan and Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro
Nearly 300 cardboard boxes sit on shelves inside Dr. Kate Spradley’s laboratory.
Each individually labeled box contains artifacts such as...
Audit leads to closure of IES: Migrant shelter under scrutiny of government
International Educational Services closed its doors six months ago after an audit determined that employees profited when IES leased properties they owned and that...