TBB Staff

Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – It stands to reason that better-run companies attract and retain better workers, but what are the actual practices that make a business run better?

Washington, DC – Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced bipartisan legislation to improve Shadow Wolves officers’ ability to stop illicit activity on Tribal lands. The Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act would allow officers to be reclassified as special agents with authority to patrol, investigate, and interdict activities along the southern border.

San Benito, Texas - The City of San Benito and Western Spherical Developers celebrated the official groundbreaking for Phase 1 of the RGV Epicenter development project, a multi-phase 115-acre Mixed-Use Development that will include a hotel, convention center, retail, dining, entertainment, wellness services, and business center.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Zina Bash and reappointed Evan Young to the Texas Judicial Council for terms set to expire on June 30, 2027. The council studies the court system in Texas and looks for methods to improve while also investigating and reporting on matters referred to the council relating to the court system.

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in a single enforcement action that totaled over $590,000 in street value.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Texas Southmost College will celebrate 95 years of service to the Lower Rio Grande Valley with a free community event from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 30 at the TSC Performing Arts Center. Hosted by the TSC Board of Trustees, guests will be treated to food, live music and a fireworks show.

Are you interested in eating a different kind of Mexican Cuisine? Well, join the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for their Manic TUESDAY Mixer on Tuesday, Nov. 1st as the new Rosmani Mexican Cuisine restaurant located at 1600 N. 10th.

Texas utility regulators approved a rule requiring power companies to better prepare for winter weather — based on recommendations that were made, but never acted upon, a decade ago by experts and federal regulators after a 2011 storm caused widespread rolling power outages.

EDINBURG, Texas – Two Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents were honored with the South Texas Health System (STHS) Hometown Heroes Award for their role in rescuing four migrants in September.

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Five HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division facilities were recently named a Modern Healthcare 2021 Best Places to Work.