TBB Staff

Keep McAllen Beautiful and the City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Department have recently brought together several board members to be the inaugural board of a newly established Keep McAllen Beautiful Tree Advisory Committee.

Texas was originally part of Mexico, achieving independence as the Republic of Texas in 1836. The United States acquired the area of Texas through annexation and Texas was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1845, as the 28th state. At the time of statehood, Texas included part of present-day Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

Several Rio Grande Valley law enforcement agencies working together stopped six human smuggling attempts, apprehending 64 subjects in these events alone and all occurring in less than 48 hours during the Christmas holidays.

A new record: Just days after Christmas, Texas has reported more than 11,300 people hospitalized with the coronavirus. Hospitalizations haven’t reached this high since an earlier peak in the summer.

Despite the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world, UTRGV weathered 2020 with perseverance and strength. In a Rio Grande Valley struggling through COVID-19 as one of the hardest hit areas in the state and country, UTRGV moved its classes online, continued helping students with their financial needs, and was able to keep the rate of exposure to a minimum with its safety protocols.

Congress passed, and the president signed into law, a bipartisan coronavirus relief package that includes a number of measures that will provide American families with support they need to weather this public health and economic crisis for the next few months.

On Wednesday, Jaime Fergie, MD, Director of Infectious Diseases at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, was the first staff member at Driscoll Children’s Hospital to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination. Administering the vaccine is Driscoll Children’s Hospital staff member Susan Carroll, RN. Driscoll received 1,000 of the vaccines Wednesday. This round is only for clinical staff, but it eventually will be available to all Driscoll Health System employees.

Border Patrol agents interdict two narcotic smuggling attempts which resulted in the seizure of almost 800 pounds of marijuana.

UTRGV and South Texas College have partnered to create a competency-based education program that creates a pathway to an undergraduate degree in early childhood studies.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents working with state and local authorities disrupt two stash houses resulting in the arrest of 21 illegal aliens.