TBB Staff

Students from Raul Yzaguirre Middle School's Knitting Club in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District, visited with residents from the San Juan Nursing Home prior to the holidays to donate dozens of scarves.

Internationally renowned children’s book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells, the creator of the ever-popular Max & Ruby children's show and books, will present at the McAllen Public Library on January 10, 2020, to more than 600 school children from throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Mayor’s Wellness Council, the health and wellbeing council formed by the City of McAllen as part of its ongoing efforts to change the perception and image of McAllen as an obese and unhealthy community, has officially launched its website, www.livewellmcallen.com, as a one-stop shop resource for health and wellness information.

Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) gave the following remarks in advance of the Senate Finance Committee’s passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.

By the time they are 63 years old, most people are thinking about retirement. But not Adan Chavez. He is just getting started on what he calls his second chance at life.

VolleyballMag.com named The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) volleyball assistant coach Vini Baigan an Under 40 Coaching Hotshot on Monday.

Former longtime Rep. Roberto Gutiérrez, D-McAllen, 83, who passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, was the first lawmaker to file legislation that eventually resulted in the creation of the Regional Academic Health Center for deep South Texas – the key step needed to make possible the formation of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine.

With the first partisan impeachment vote since the Civil War complete, the spotlight will now shift to the U.S. Senate. Taking part in an impeachment trial is a solemn responsibility and one I take extraordinarily seriously.

Governor Abbott declares a state of disaster in Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Karnes, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson, Zapata, and Zavala counties due to drought conditions.

The McAllen Convention Center proudly host the Dia De Reyes Celebration in association with Junior’s Supermarket on Monday, January 6, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This event honors the holiday (Dia de Reyes) celebrated widely in Latino and Hispanic communities.