Dr. Esther Jackson Turns Survival Story Into Faith-Based Mental Health Guide. Her new memoir launches alongside an international tour that brings a faith-centered message of resilience, healing and joy from Turkey and Europe back home to the Rio Grande Valley.

A Saturday at Stuttgart High School in Germany turned out to be quite a different experience than normal for 20 teens. In September, for the first time ever, the FBI took its Teen Academy program out of the country and onto a U.S. military base.

Governor Greg Abbott announced the ninth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan for more than 450 megawatts (MW) of new, reliable power in Reeves County, enough electricity to power approximately 110,000 Texas homes. Pecos Power Plant LLC is developing the project, which will add new natural gas generation to the West Texas power grid.

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Fugitive Apprehension Unit (“FAU”) has made 18,291 arrests since the division’s inception. Additionally, his office has secured hundreds of convictions and arrests of child predators. This reflects Attorney General Paxton’s commitment to bringing the full force of the law against criminals and his tireless work to protect the people of Texas.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge, intercepted $798,000 worth of alleged cocaine concealed in a vehicle.

Texas is one of the top US states for private-sector defense industries, with hundreds of firms engaged in businesses ranging from land and sea defense systems to cybersecurity.

Each day the South Texas College (STC) Mid-Valley Child Development Center brings a new opportunity for Bryanna Esparza to learn alongside the children she hopes to one day teach. 

FM 676 (Mile 5 Road) in Alton will close to through traffic, between Glasscock Boulevard and FM 494 (Shary Road), starting Thursday, October 8, for reconstruction of an irrigation canal crossing.

Brownsville City leaders are taking major steps to modernize its infrastructure and address historical drainage issues. On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, City Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing and vote on the First Reading of Ordinances No. 2026-1824 and No. 2026-1825. These ordinances seek to establish a formal Municipal Drainage Utility System and implement a restructured Stormwater Utility Fee.

Four Cameron County projects carry a combined estimated investment of $41.1 billion, according to a county-branded graphic Dan Garcia, a Pittsburgh-based energy infrastructure attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC who identifies Brownsville as his hometown, shared on social media.