TBB Staff

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrest a Mexican national with a murder conviction and stop two marijuana smuggling attempts.

The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is helping increase the state’s capacity to test people for COVID-19.

US Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande City station had a not so typical encounter involving a motorcycle, a small utility trailer and marijuana bundles floating across the Rio Grande.

"As the Mayor of Weslaco, it is my honor to welcome you to the 2020 State of the City."

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Chick-fil-A Boca Chica announced on Tuesday a plan to feed UTRGV employees on Thursday from 10 a.m.-to-6 p.m. at the at Chick-fil-A at 3385 Boca Chica Blvd. in Brownsville.

Cantu Construction has been a custom home builder in the McAllen, TX area for 37 years.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the first phase of the State of Texas' ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19.

Over this weekend, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents interrupted five smuggling attempts that resulted in the seizure of nearly 2,500 lbs. of marijuana worth an estimated $2,000,000.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has set a deadline of Tuesday, May 5, 2020 for some veterans and disabled Americans to request an additional $500 child payment.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) have launched an online COVID-19 test collection map to help Texans locate test collection sites within their community.