TBB Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke to The National Review’s Jimmy Quinn about his leadership in the Senate urging President Biden to impose Congressionally mandated, bipartisan sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline—a project that if completed would threaten the national security of the United States and our allies.

AUSTIN, Texas - As the Third Called Special Session of the 87th Texas Legislature comes to an end, Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa co-authored Senate Bill 8, legislation that will provide funding for projects in the Rio Grande Valley, Senate Bill 52 which invests in our universities, and Senate Joint Resolution 2 which would provide additional property tax relief for homeowners, if approved by the voters in May 2022.

Three Americans have received this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics. One half went to David Card (University of California, Berkeley) “for his empirical contributions to labour economics,” and the other half was awarded jointly to Joshua D. Angrist (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Guido W. Imbens (Stanford University) “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.”

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Hilburn as Judge of the 361st Judicial District Court in Brazos County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cleve Doty as Judge of the 455th Judicial District Court in Travis County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

On Wednesday, Oct 19, 2021 The City of Edinburg recognized the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce during its city council meeting with a proclamation.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas – The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Tuesday that The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s basketball team has been picked to finish tied for ninth in the coaches and 11th in the media preseason polls during the upcoming 2021-22 season.

Rio Grande Valley, Texas – This week, IDEA Public Schools along with the Texas Department of Public Safety and local police departments will join forces to recognize National School Bus Safety Week. The national theme this year is “Be Safe – Know the Danger Zone.”

Laredo, Texas – On Monday, October 18, 2021, the City of Laredo Council Members approved the selection from City Manager, Robert Eads, to appoint permanently two heads of departments to this municipality and have appointed a new City Attorney.

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents discover 39 migrants harbored in two stash houses in the Upper Valley.