TBB Staff

PHARR - A group of 30 seniors in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) received their Certified Nursing Assistant credentials during a special ceremony hosted by the Region One Education Service Center.

WASHINGTON—Following China's top regulators on Friday banning crypto trading and mining, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement from ITIF’s Vice President Daniel Castro:

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX – Alisha Puentes, administrative coordinator for the UTRGV Library, loves to be part of a team that collaborates and assists students in any way possible.

Edinburg, TX- Construction is in motion for Hidalgo County Precinct 4’s new Justice Center set to commence October 1, 2021. Employees and the public are expected to be able to use this facility by October 2022.

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the opening of a soft-sided facility in Laredo, Texas. Since April 2020, CBP has seen a steady increase in border encounters from the Western Hemisphere due in part to worsening economic conditions brought on by the COVID 19 pandemic and natural disasters affecting the area.

BROWNSVILLE, TX – Brownsville (BRP) and Fort Brown (FTB) Border Patrol Station agents seized more than $348,000 worth of marijuana in two days from three separate incidents.

Laredo, Texas – In an effort to enhance the public education of Laredoans, Dr. Michael A. Hochman, the local retina surgeon and ophthalmologist, has endowed monies to fund The Twentieth Annual Rochelle and Sidney Hochman Educational Support Grant, available for local public-school teachers in both the Laredo Independent School District and the United Independent School District.

EDINBURG, TX – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced a new partnership with TicketSmarter that designates the company as the Official Secondary Ticket Reseller of the franchise.

ALAMO – Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s Zeferino Farias Elementary in Alamo received the official notification of being named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education.

WESLACO – As part of an ongoing road construction project, Hidalgo County Precinct 1 announced the closure of a section of Mile 10 N. at the intersection of Mile 6 W. in Weslaco. The area will be closed to traffic as contractors excavate the full depth of the roadway.