TBB Staff

City officials here today welcomed U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, along with 19 key United States senators from across the country, to get a firsthand view of Pharr's International Bridge

Auditions for six youthful, fun characters, to be held April 1-2, on zoom, for PCT’s next production, a semi-musical comedy called Bird Brains. The play was written by PCT’s artistic director, Pedro Garcia, and is about Fernando, a great Kiskadee who lives in the beautiful RGV.

Hidalgo County and Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner’s Office, in partnership with the City of Mission, Mission Consolidated Independent School District and the Sharyland Independent School District, will be hosting another first-dose COVID-19 community vaccine clinic on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

As the desperate crisis on our southern border continues to spiral out of control, newly released projections estimate that this surge could last at least seven more months and result in 159,000 to 184,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally before the end of September.

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District celebrated the one-year milestone of its highly successful Curbside Meal Pickup Program on March 23.

Edinburg, TX – The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) is teaming up with Reliant, an NRG company, for the upcoming MASS Drive-Thru Emergency Pantry (DTEP) 4.0 that will take place on March 31, 2021, at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., or until capacity is reached. This mega event will enable the Food Bank RGV to distribute up to five times more food than the normal weekly on-site food bank DTEP and will serve up to 3,500 families.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today their partnership with Gloria Jeans Coffee Shop and The South Texas Literacy Coalition to host a two-day Blocks for Books book drive-thru on Tuesday, March 30th and Wednesday, March 31st.

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School in Beaumont on expanding broadband access across Texas. The Governor was joined by Speaker Dade Phelan, Representative Trent Ashby, and Hamshire-Fannett ISD Superintendent Dwaine Augustine to discuss the importance of reliable broadband for education, business, and health care. Representative Ashby is the author of broadband legislation in the House that would create a state broadband office and a comprehensive broadband plan for Texas.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque announced on Monday the hiring of 2017-18 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Coach of the Year Matt Figger

Jorge Pinon, Senior at PSJA Southwest Early College High School has signed a letter of intent to continue his athletic career at Buena Vista University located in Storm Lake, Iowa.