Tag: Brownsville
More migrant men released in Brownsville as virus rises in ICE facilities
Nonprofit organizations helping migrants released from federal custody in Brownville noticed a shift in demographic at the start of the year: More men traveling...
Brownsville creates stopgap measures for recycling
Driving down East Elizabeth Street, residents may have noticed that the usually bustling City of Brownsville Recycling Center has become a ghost town in...
‘A good presence’: Brownsville police release annual crime report
The City of Brownsville crime rate increased by less than 1% in 2021 and authorities are both surprised and pleased with the slight increase.
Surprised...
Dem candidates vie for District 27 nomination
The four Democratic candidates running for their party’s nomination in the District 27 race for state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr.’s old seat listed the...
GOP hopefuls eye District 27
Two of three candidates in the Texas Senate District 27 Republican primary race took part in a forum hosted by the citizen group Futuro...
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...