In a small winery near Raymondville, bottles without formal labels line the wall. The tops are marked simply, with numbers written on red, green and yellow stickers.

Navy Counselor 1st Class Ivan Aguilar (left) of Pharr, Texas, poses for a photo with his sister, Lesley Torres of Edinburg, Texas, after Torres took the oath of enlistment at the San Antonio Military Entrance Processing Station.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the City of Matamoros, Tamps., Mexico, have partnered to provide a student services center in that city.

On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined the Blue Dog Coalition in a letter to the leadership of both parties and both chambers of Congress regarding border security and the government shutdown.

“Pancho” Ochoa also received a Ph.D. Honoris Causa by the Charisma University

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittees of Homeland Security, Defense and Agriculture, voted in support of H.R. 648, a bipartisan package to reopen the federal government and fund all agencies outside Homeland Security through September 30.

While the longest government shutdown in history continues on, the Children's Museum of Brownsville is doing its part to offer some relief to affected federal workers and their families during this difficult time.

Gather up your business cards and attend the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce February Manic Monday Mixer scheduled for Monday, February 4th.

Crossroads Academy is presenting a 5 series workshop on Business Growth commencing on Thursday, January 31st

Today, State Representative Sergio Muñoz, Jr. (D-Palmview) was appointed to serve as a member of the House Appropriations Committee and as Vice-Chair of the Land and Resource Management Committee by Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen.