EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrest two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and a migrant previously convicted of sexual crimes involving a child.

NEW YORK – Right-handed pitcher Dusten Knight, who played for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley legacy institution The University of Texas Pan American baseball team from 2012-13, made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.

El Paso, TX—General Motors Corporation (GM) Technical Fellow for Electric Vehicle Commercialization and Industrialization, Dr. Robert Kleinbaum, recently visited El Paso to meet with various community leaders to identify partners and explore how to best transition to electric vehicles (EV).

Dubai/ Mexico City - Emirates and Aeromar have announced that they have entered into an interline partnership that will provide seamless connectivity for customers between destinations in Mexico and the United States via Mexico City to Emirates' global network. 

As people continue to get vaccinated for COVID-19, the question “do I still need a mask?” is now being asked. And while it may be tempting to trash that face covering, the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant is causing experts to say, “not so fast.”

Transmission rates of the COVID-19 Virus in Brownsville, Texas continue to be on the rise, especially for individuals who are unvaccinated.

New UCLA-led research indicates that simple text messages emphasizing the easy availability of COVID-19 vaccines successfully boosted the number of people who got the shot.

Norberto “Beto” Salinas, in his capacity as a resident of the City of Mission, filed a lawsuit against the City of Mission for an energy saving services contract that was awarded to the Indianapolis-based company, Performance Services Inc. to replace all household water meters and LED lighting in public buildings. Former Mission Mayor Beto Salinas is being represented by his son, Mission attorney Ricardo “Rick” Salinas.

Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation announcing that he will convene a second special legislative session at 12:00 p.m. on August 7, 2021. The proclamation identifies 17 agenda items for the second Special Session.

Over 40+ years and thousands of projects, I have examined pandemics, natural disasters, oil market collapses, financial meltdowns, and all manner of mayhem. One enduring lesson is that nothing – and I do mean NOTHING – gets folks worked up as much as football. I should know better, but, alas, I don’t!