TBB Staff

In response to the ongoing influx of migrants across Texas’s southern border, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) today introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the surge in migrants coming across our southern border.

April is Library Amnesty Month. This year’s theme is Star wars! Any overdue McAllen Public Library item you return from April 1 to May 4 will have its fees removed from your account. Items can be returned to any MPL location. Any return qualifies, no matter how long you've had it. You can also go by the McAllen Public Library to check out their Star Wars display.

Today, the McAllen International Airport (MFE) celebrated Aeromar’s inaugural international nonstop flights to and from Monterrey International Airport (MTY).

Missing out on financial aid will cost you. In fact, students lose out on nearly $3 billion in Pell Grants each year by failing to file a FAFSA, according to educationdata.org.

The City of Pharr is proud to announce that it has been awarded "Progress Level Recognition" by the Quality Texas Foundation

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrest a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member, a migrant previously convicted of attempted capital murder in Virginia, and a sex offender.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Figger announced on Wednesday his first signing, adding 6-8, 210-pound forward Shavaul Butters for the 2021-22 season.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is saddened to learn that Manny Mantrana, who was the head baseball coach from 2009-17, passed away Tuesday in Florida. He was 57.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding 5.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Texas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.