TBB Staff

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents successfully foil five human smuggling attempts and apprehend 172 migrants. Yesterday morning, RGV Border Patrol agents, with assistance from the Starr County Sheriff’s Office, apprehended 64 migrants from a human smuggling stash house located in Rio Grande City, Texas. The migrants are citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. All of the noncitizens were taken into Border Patrol custody.

The City of Pharr will host an Unveiling Ceremony for the new Mayor's Mural which recognizes all of Pharr's former mayors for their contributions to the city.

Walmart and Sam’s Club today announced a new COVID-19 vaccine milestone: Immunizations are now available to customers and associates in all of their more than 5,100 pharmacy locations nationwide, across 49 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. This includes the more than 500 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Texas.

The City of Edinburg invites our community to join us in celebrating our yearly National Day of Prayer this Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at 6 p.m. at the Edinburg City Hall Courtyard (415 W. University Drive).

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Professor Kimberly Selber, Ph.D., was recently awarded the 2021 American Advertising Federation (AAF) District 10’s Outstanding Advertising Educator of the Year Award.

In the era of innovation and the current pandemic situation, Laredo College continues to offer more educational alternatives for students to reach their academic goals.

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District and the City of Edinburg will host a Second Dose COVID-19 Community Vaccine Clinic this week.

Eclectic Indie singer-songwriter CARRiNGTON MacDUFFiE sets the stage for summer with the release of the lyric video for her latest single, “Baby Played Me.”

Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned that unemployment benefits identity theft is on the rise in Texas.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tim Brown to the Texas Funeral Service Commission for terms to expire February 1, 2027. The commission establishes standards to license funeral directors and embalmers.