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Comfort in Privacy: Brownsville ISD’s Lincoln Park High School opens nursing room

As part of its mission to serve all students, Brownsville ISD on Wednesday cut the ribbon on a new nursing room in the daycare at Lincoln Park High School for pregnant teenage girls.

Principals for a Day: Brownsville ISD touts mantra of steady improvement

Brownsville ISD held its 31st annual Principal for a Day event on Thursday, hosting community members as celebrity principals in the morning and treating them to a snazzy luncheon afterward at the Ambassador Event Center.

Brownsville ISD places 38 at Texas Music Educators Association convention

Thirty-eight Brownsville Independent School District students have made All State in music by being named to participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors at the Texas Music Educators Association clinic and convention in San Antonio.

Brownsville Veterans’ Martinez is the Star/Herald DPOY

Defensive Player of the Year: LB Jaime Martinez, Brownsville Veterans The Brownsville Veterans Memorial senior middle linebacker imposed his will on opposing offenses all season. The...

Chargers send five to the next level

BROWNSVILLE — A large chunk of the core that made up Brownsville Veterans Memorial’s Class 5A DI state semifinal run signed to continue playing...

Ballot places drawn for May BISD special election

Marisa F. Leal has drawn the top spot on a May 4 special election ballot to determine the true winner of her disputed race in 2020 with Minerva M. Pena that went all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.

Brownsville ISD begins work on 2024-2025 budget

The Brownsville Independent School District began work on its 2024-2025 budget at a Saturday morning workshop that sought everyone’s help to offset the impact of reduced state funding and still improve classroom instruction.

Brownsville ISD faces $16 million budget deficit for 2024-25

Thanks to the standoff at the Legislature between vouchers and school funding, and multiple related factors, the Brownsville Independent School District faces a best-case scenario $16 million deficit even before it begins drafting next year’s budget.

Brownsville ISD, United Way recognize Porter’s VITA student tax preparers

Just a couple days after the 2024 tax-filing season began, a few pioneers of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at Porter Early College High School were recognized in an event Wednesday afternoon in the Porter auditorium.

Valley school performance rated highest in Texas by nonprofit

The research and child advocacy nonprofit Children at Risk reported improvement among public schools in the Rio Grande Valley for the 2022-2023 school year, but also pointed out troubling trends.