TBB Staff

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.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The Texas Southmost College Foundation made an unprecedented investment in local workforce development by allocating $1 million for workforce training scholarships at Texas Southmost College during their regular board meeting this week.

Austin, Texas - The Texas Center for the Book has announced that the South Texas Literacy Coalition is the recipient of the sixth annual Texas Center for the Book Literacy Award. This $2,000 award, which honors a qualified 501(c)(3) organization that has made outstanding contributions to increasing literacy in Texas, is modeled on the Library of Congress’ annual literacy awards. View a video about this year’s winner (below).

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas – Within research facilities, the Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) department plays a major role providing crucial information in all aspects of research and testing. At UTRGV, the LAR administers and supports research, teaching and studies that requires the use of animals in a safe, humane setting.

Edinburg, TX — The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) recently awarded funding to the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library under its Texas Reads Grant program.