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First-Generation Student Finds Purpose in Leadership At STC

Texas Border Business By Veronica Salinas At 32-years-old, student Luis Elizalde is proving that it is never too late to rewrite your story and chase your...

Rep. Ryan Guillen outlines education, health, and water funding as major session outcomes

At the McAllen Legislative Wrap-Up Luncheon on October 3, 2025, Texas Rep. Ryan Guillen (R–District 31) highlighted what he described as the most consequential bills of the 89th Legislative Session, pointing to record funding for public schools, a new institute for dementia research, and long-term water infrastructure investment.

At McAllen luncheon, Sen. Chuy Hinojosa reviews legislative wins for South Texas

At the McAllen Legislative Wrap-Up Luncheon on October 3, 2025, Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D–District 20) outlined what he called critical investments in water, health research, and grid reliability approved during the 89th Texas Legislative Session.

McAllen City Manager Ike Tawil praises legislative staff, calls Valley delegation ‘a force to...

At the McAllen Legislative Wrap-Up Luncheon on October 3, 2025, City Manager Ike Tawil emphasized the importance of legislative staff and credited the Rio Grande Valley’s lawmakers for their influence in Austin.

PSJA ISD Honors Memorial High School US History Teacher with First-Ever Heart of Service Coin

Texas Border Business PHARR, Texas – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD made district history today as Superintendent Dr. Alejandro Elias presented the first-ever PSJA Heart of Service Coin to Jonathan Rodriguez, U.S....

Lawmakers review session highlights at McAllen luncheon

At the McAllen Legislative Wrap-Up Luncheon on October 3, state lawmakers and city leaders reviewed the 89th Texas Legislative Session, pointing to major action on water, education, tax relief, and health care. The event, hosted by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and the McAllen Economic Development Corporation, drew a bipartisan panel of legislators.

Governor Abbott Proclaims 2025 Manufacturing Week in Texas

Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the strength of Texas’ manufacturing sector and the role it plays in fueling innovation, driving economic growth, and creating new jobs in communities across Texas by proclaiming October 3-10, 2025 as Manufacturing Week in Texas.

U.S. and Mexico Break Ground on $81 Million Wastewater Project in Nuevo Laredo

The North American Development Bank (NADBank), in partnership with the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo, the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico’s National Water Commission (CONAGUA), and the local water utility Comision de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Nuevo Laredo (COMAPA), held a groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of two sewer mains that are part of a large-scale wastewater project aimed at protecting communities on both sides of the border.

Gov. Announces More Than $8.5 Million in Grants to 35 Central Texas Veteran Service...

Governor Greg Abbott announced that Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling more than $8.5 million were awarded to 35 organizations in Central Texas

Cornyn Factchecks the Left on Democrats’ Shutdown Claims

On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) exposed Senate Democrats for holding government funding hostage over their partisan demands and factchecked their claims

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