Tag: Brownsville
BCIC taps Wickett as chair; Three new members join board of directors
Traci Wickett, in her new role as chair of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation board of directors, said she wants not only to maintain...
TSTC alumna’s passion for manufacturing leads her to Toyota
HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College alumna Kari Alonso of Brownsville recalled her childhood memories of observing her father work on auto body repair...
Jubilee Academies receives $23 million grant
Field trips to SpaceX.
Summer tutoring, project-based learning and technology integration in the classrooms.
A $23 million GEAR UP grant will bring this and so much...
Strings attached: UTRGV donates $50,000 worth of instruments
The children’s string program at the Brownsville/George Ramirez Performing Arts Academy downtown got a major boost with the delivery of about $50,000 worth of...
Saenz, BISD launch anti-vaping initiative
The Brownsville Independent School District launched a campaign Thursday in coordination with Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz against modern-day cigarettes, warning that consuming...
Brownsville approves hotel funding; Operator proposes Hilton Garden Inn
The Brownsville City Commission on Feb. 1 voted in favor of a funding agreement for a new full-service hotel and conference center to be...
Ozanam Center sees need increase, donations dwindle in Brownsville
An increase in immigrants released in Brownsville and more people in need of emergency shelter as a cold snap approaches created a shortage of...
Eco-tourism on the way; Wetlands, trail projects opening nature’s door
SAN BENITO — Along swaths of grassy wetlands, George Ferguson’s binoculars scanned across one of the area’s best hidden birding havens.
For more than 10...
Share the disinfectant: Clorox distributed to area churches
Back at the beginning of the pandemic, when it was hard to find toilet paper or disinfectant and there were lines waiting to get...
Home Depot plans 100,000-worker hiring spree
The Home Depot announced this week it plans to hire 100,000 workers at stores across the United States as it gears up for the...
