TBB Staff

The Pharr Community Theater Co., supported by Art Spark Texas through a Quality-of-Life grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation will offer free workshop classes to Veterans and Their Families.

Brownsville, TX (2021) – Students from Brownsville, Texas will have an opportunity to interact with astronauts aboard the International Space Station via a question-and-answer session. The Earth-to-space call will air live between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 11 on NASA TV, the NASA app, and on the agency's website.

AUSTIN – If you had damages from the Texas winter storm, you still could get federal money to pay for repairs, housing, medical bills, and other expenses.

The Pharr Community Theater Co. with the City of Pharr, Parks and Recreation Dept. will present Toro Sentado/Sitting Bull, in English and in Spanish outdoors in Pharr.

Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) officials had to get a little creative this year to announce the selections for District Teachers of the Year.

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Omni PGA Frisco Resort. The groundbreaking coincided with Travel and Tourism Week in Texas, and the Governor thanked Omni Hotel & Resorts and PGA of America for playing a crucial role in promoting tourism in Texas. The Governor also spoke of the tremendous economic recovery happening in Texas as vaccines become more widely available, and thanked the state's public and private partners for leading that recovery.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents successfully foil five human smuggling attempts and apprehend 32 migrants exposed to dangerous smuggling tactics.

Reporting about local festivals, holiday parades, community events, and – most importantly – sharing people’s stories is UTRGV senior Colleen DeGuzman’s forte as a part-time reporter for the Rio Grande Valley newspaper “The Monitor.”

Proposed tax increases will hurt both big businesses and small businesses alike, explains Chamber Senior Economist Curtis Dubay in a blog post.

RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo High School softball team ended a grand season as the reigning champion for District 32-4A. The team went undefeated in the district (10-0) and climbed to No. 10 in the state softball poll released by the Texas Girls Coaches Association on April 26. RHHS ended the season on May 2 with an impressive overall 13-2 record after playing Alice High School in the bi-district play-offs.