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Rio Grande City USDA employee indicted on bribery charges

A 51-year-old Rio Grande City resident and U.S. Department of Agriculture employee has been indicted on charges of bribing public officials and witnesses.

US Rep. De La Cruz introduces bill to monitor effectiveness of Cattle Fever Tick...

U.S. Rep Monica De La Cruz last week introduced legislation that would monitor the effectiveness of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program.

Newly appointed USDA rural development official tours the Rio Grande Valley

The state’s new leader for rural development spent four days in the Rio Grande Valley this week to better understand the region and her role.

Fruit fly quarantine zones expanded in Valley cities

The Brownsville and Harlingen Mexican fruit fly quarantine areas have been significantly extended after traps indicated the destructive citrus pests are moving closer to...

USDA inspecting trees for citrus canker

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) employees in the Valley and surrounding counties are inspecting fruit trees for signs...

USDA names Valley counties primary natural disaster areas

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be...

USDA names Valley counties primary natural disaster areas

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent natural disasters may be...

Farmers to Families: Thousands line up for free boxed chicken

Residents started lining up about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to receive boxes of fully-cooked, frozen chicken. In all the BISD food services department distributed more...