TBB Staff

Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) opened two grant funding opportunities for law enforcement agencies across the nation.

Border Patrol agents continue to encounter sex offenders in the Rio Grande Valley.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured language in the final spending bill that allows teaching hospitals in areas of need to extend their cap-building window to ten years, allowing new physicians to fill residences in rural, under-resourced areas, such as the Rio Grande Valley.

On Friday, CBP Officers from the Brownsville Port of Entry donated nearly $4,000 to a local charity.

U.S. Border Patrol agents disrupted two human smuggling operations in the Rio Grande Valley.

Texas State Technical College will introduce a new program this year to the campus: Electrical Lineworker Technology, the only of its kind in South Texas.

Approximately 140 Rio Grande Valley high school students will compete Jan. 17 in the 2020 SeaPerch Challenge hosted by UTRGV in partnership with the U.S. Navy.

Every January, events take place across the country to shine a light on the scourge of human trafficking and challenge all to join the fight. The State of Texas takes part in these efforts by commemorating Human Trafficking Prevention Month and by strengthening our commitment to ending this atrocious crime.

Congratulations to McAllen ISD's Coach Bill Littleton, Coach Paula Dodge, and PE & Health Coordinator Mario Reyna. All three will be part of the 2020 induction class for the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Elementary School students and staff recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the launching of their Project Fit America Program.