TBB Staff

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Monday that the men’s basketball team is dedicating the 2021-22 season to the memory of former head coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Junior Abraham Chirchir earned All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Second Team honors to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) cross country teams at the WAC Championships, hosted by California Baptist, on Saturday at the Riverside Agricultural Operations Course.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents seize over 860 pounds of marijuana in smuggling attempts by the Rio Grande.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested a migrant previously convicted of possession of child pornography and a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member.

GRANJENO, Texas — McAllen Border Patrol Station agents apprehended a man who was wanted by the McAllen Police Department (PD) for his involvement in a shooting.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Texas Southmost College, in collaboration with the Brownsville Police Department, recently hosted a multi-agency first responder coordination meeting to discuss emergency response in and around the college.

Laredo, Texas – This week, Mayor Pete Saenz and City Manager Robert A. Eads met with the United States Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, along with other community leaders to discuss topics concerning the U.S.-Mexican border. In an effort to continue providing firsthand information to federal representatives on the issues the border faces, Mayor Saenz and Eads presented these to Ambassador Salazar during a roundtable meeting on Wednesday, October 27th.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Growing up in a family with 11 brothers and sisters, Mary Elizabeth Avelar-Guerra always had someone to play sports with. Little did the longtime Rivera Early College High School volleyball head coach know that her game would be leveled up at Texas Southmost College and become a career filled with multiple championships and most recently her 600th win.

EL PASO, Texas—The “COOLEST” FEST IN THE SOUTHWEST IS BACK! El Paso WinterFest returns to the region with an opening celebration on Saturday, November 20, and running through Sunday, January 2.

South Padre Island, Texas– South Padre Island Ambassadors joined together with Alayne and Victor Villarreal at Island Daiquiris 2 Go to celebrate their 1st Anniversary in business with a ribbon cutting.