TBB Staff

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Congressmen Vela and Gonzalez released the following statements marking 19 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks

Hidalgo County Health officials reported a total of 127 new positive cases of COVID-19 as well as 21 additional deaths.

As part of the district’s efforts to maintain health and safety at the forefront, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA) has expanded its COVID-19 Hotline and measures for contact tracing in place.

Laptop, e-textbooks … and online class anxiety? Check, check … and a big red X. At South Texas College, the fall semester is online and on point.

Lamar Academy's International Baccalaureate Programme in McAllen ISD will have a new TED-Ed Club to start the new school year.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $3,836,793 in federal funds for Mission and Hidalgo County’s coord

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statewide call for all Texans to observe a moment of silence at 7:46 AM CDT (8:46 AM EDT) tomorrow, September 11, 2020, to honor and remember the victims of the terror attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. The Governor has also ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff.

Today, Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded three South Texas cities funding through the COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP).

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Melinda Mitchell Jones, Hari Namboodiri, and Cathy Wilson to the Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025.

U.S. Border Patrol agents working with federal and local law enforcement agencies discovered drugs and a weapon in a human smuggling stash house.