TBB Staff

The Edinburg Rotary Club recently recognized the top students from the Migrant Education Program at the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.

The City of McAllen Public Works Recycling Center, located at 4101 N. Bentsen Rd., is still offering extended hours of operation due to last month’s winter storm, but will continue extended hours of operation through Monday, April 19, 2021, for McAllen residents wishing to drop off brush debris or other recycling material

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Friday that men’s basketball coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, and his family will be present at the Men’s Final Four as cardboard cutouts in the first available row of section 118 of Lucas Oil Stadium.

In response to the ongoing situation at the southwest border, Congressman. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and Congressman John Katko (NY), lead Republican of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the Border Surge Response and Resilience Act

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in the arrest of 86 illegal aliens.

Recently, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents rescued several individuals in medical distress. The injuries and illnesses ranged from snake bites to broken bones.

CollegeInsider.com announced on Thursday that The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s basketball coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, is the Skip Prosser Man of the Year

After weeks of shocking reports detailing the humanitarian crisis at the southern border and Sen. Cruz’s recent Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to the Rio Grande Valley, President Biden finally ended his media blackout of border detention facilities allowing press inside the Donna Customs and Border Protection facility for the first time during his presidency.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wrote a letter to their Democrat counterparts, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety Chairman Alex Padilla (D-CA)

The Laredo College Homeland Security Studies Program (HSSP) will have free information sessions for those interested in registering for the one-semester certification, two-semester certification, or the Associate of Applied Science Degree.