Tag: Brownsville
Collision leaves police officer injured
An off-duty Edcouch-Elsa police officer received minor injuries while he was helping direct traffic at around noontime Friday at FM 802 and U.S. Expressway...
Gutierrez: BISD return to classes on schedule was to help students
The Brownsville Independent School District took the choice that favored the students when it decided to return to classes on Jan. 5 after the...
BISD OKs five days of COVID sick leave
Brownsville Independent School District trustees approved five days of paid sick leave for all fully vaccinated and boosted personnel employed as of Dec. 1,...
Mejia: Brownsville resilient through pandemic
Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation President and CEO Josh Mejia, in a recent interview about BCIC’s just-released fiscal year 2021 annual report, said that despite...
Breaking the chain: Dog advocate expresses concerns over new law
The Texas “Dog Bill of Rights,” which takes effect Jan. 18 setting new rules for how dogs can be tethered outdoors, was obviously created...
Border Patrol seizes drugs, cash in separate incidents
U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed at the Brownsville station seized more than 375 pounds of marijuana in two separate cases.
The latest seizure occurred Thursday...
Hold the phone: 911 swamped with non-emergency calls
Brownsville Fire Department officials are asking members of the public to refrain from calling 911 and requesting emergency medical service for non-emergency reasons.
Speaking to...
Photo Gallery: Brownsville woman celebrates 100th
Reyes A. Trevino awoke in her usual way on Thursday, her birthday, but it was an unusual day because it was also the 100th...
Milestone celebration: Brownsville woman celebrates 100th
Reyes A. Trevino awoke in her usual way on Thursday, her birthday, but it was an unusual day because it was also the 100th...
Brownsville police ID woman killed in deadly two-vehicle collision
Brownsville police have released the identity of a woman killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash.
The woman is 26-year-old Kenia Gomez.
The crash happened at 2:28...