Prior to Commissioners Court, local media gathered for a briefing regarding the Coronavirus.

Today, Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) announced that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $239,250 in federal funding to the Alice Housing Authority in Jim Wells County through the Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Program.

Texas AFT Retiree Plus, a group of public-education retirees from across Texas advocating for retired teachers and all retired school employees, held a training for member-representatives from across the state February 6 – 8 at the Houston Federation of Teachers’ office.

United States Army Veteran Guadalupe F. Garza led the Pledge of Allegiance at today's Commissioners Court.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents recently arrested four sex offenders and an attempted murderer.

Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter will be the next speaker for UTRGV’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

Houston Rockets assignee Isaiah Hartenstein posted a double-double with 27 points and 15 rebounds as the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (12-25) fell to Texas Legends (20-18) 120-140 on the road.

This 22nd Q&A in the series is with Eduardo A. Campirano, Port Director and CEO of the Port of Brownsville, the only deepwater port on the U.S.-Mexico border.

I have often said that the greatest threats the U.S. economy faces are the outside forces that we are not expecting, such as massive cyber attacks or pandemics. We are experiencing a small version of this phenomenon now – one that could get much bigger.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said the following about the Coronavirus outbreak today on a call with Texas reporters.