Smart Shopping Strategies to Avoid Counterfeit Merchandise This Back-to-School Season
Every August, the familiar rituals occur. In households across America, the lists come out. Writing utensils, new calculators, lunch boxes, gym shoes, and new clothes. Kids have opinions, and prices are higher than you remember.
Public School Ratings Across Texas Reveal Steady Academic Gains
The statewide results are relatively stable compared with 2025, without the large year-over-year shifts seen in some previous rating cycles.
Removal of overhead power lines to impact expressway traffic in San Benito, Aug. 30
A utility contractor has scheduled the removal of de-energized power lines over the expressway in San Benito for Sunday, August 30, requiring lane closures and rolling stops for traffic on the main lanes and frontage roads, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
IDEA Public Schools Welcomes Nearly 34,000 RGV Students Back to School, Aug. 17th
Nearly 34,000 students will return to classrooms across 51 IDEA Public Schools campuses in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) when the 2026–27 school year begins on Monday, August 17.Â
CBP Officers Seize Over $600k in Cocaine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $634,000 worth of alleged cocaine concealed in a commercial tractor-trailer.
Pharr PD Launches TxDOT Labor Day Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign
The Pharr Police Department announces the start of the 2026 TxDOT Labor Day Impaired Driving Mobilization (IDM) Wave, an annual initiative aimed at reducing fatal and serious injury crashes through enhanced traffic enforcement. In collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), officers will increase patrols citywide to remind motorists of the importance of safe and responsible driving.Â
STC Alumna Finds Community and Culture Through Ballet Folklórico
When Andrea Arechiga first arrived at South Texas College in the summer of 2019, it wasn’t for her first day of class. It was to dance.
Weslaco Requires New Development to Strengthen Stormwater Management
Mayor Adrian Gonzalez said the City of Weslaco temporarily halted new development early in his administration to update construction standards requiring future projects to include stormwater retention and detention infrastructure.
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Drug to Treat New World Screwworm in Dogs...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Simparica TRIO (sarolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel chewable tablets) for the treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) infestations (myiasis) in dogs and puppies.
Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Aug. 15
Current-year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) expire at the end of August. Licenses for the 2026-27 season go on sale Aug. 15.
