TBB Staff

EL PASO, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized more than 60 pounds of cocaine, 12 pounds of fentanyl, seven pounds of methamphetamine, 650 pounds of marijuana and arrested 17 fugitives during the last week.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents have arrested and identified over 140 migrants gang members affiliated with ten different street gangs this fiscal year. Agents added to the yearly stat with four additional gang member arrests in recent days.

Mission, Texas- A brand-new book, straight off the press, was just released and our very own Mission High School (MHS) librarian, Margarita “Margie’ Longoria, is behind it all. Living Beyond Borders: Stories about Growing Up Mexican in America is an idea that was born to celebrate the lives of Mexican Americans and it was something she wanted to do for a long time. It is now on bookshelves.

SAN ANTONIO, TX – August 23, 2021 – Grocery Insight, the trade publication dedicated to bringing the industry closer, announced that NatureSweet has received a recognition in the tomatoes category in its 8th Annual Grocery Insight Category Leadership Awards 2021 grocery industry coverage. “We are very pleased to have received this honor in 2020 and to have it validated by receiving it again this year”, said Lori Castillo, Vice-President of Marketing for NatureSweet. “All of us at NatureSweet are doing our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 while also working hard to keep grocery stores stocked with fresh produce when we need it most.”

EL PASO, Texas— The City of El Paso has partnered with The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to provide a COVID-19 mega testing site at 3333 N. Mesa (Entrance to the site will be from Sun Bowl Drive at Kern Drive).

Newswise — College life can be very demanding, often requiring students to work and function under pressure. Academic load, the classroom environment, faculty interaction, illness, and emotional concerns outside of the classroom also add to their stress levels. Students who lack appropriate stress management skills may find it difficult to balance these responsibilities.

Cleveland Clinic – The new school year has finally arrived and that means it’s time for parents to start packing lunches again, which can feel like a chore.

Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Feeling like leisure is wasteful and unproductive may lead to less happiness and higher levels of stress and depression, new research suggests.

LAREDO, TX – Since opening his practice in 1987, Milton Haber, M.D., has redefined patient care and advocacy in his hometown of Laredo, Texas. From sending patients home with warm meals and funds to cover their living expenses to bringing lifesaving COVID clinical trials to the community, his personal philosophy of “do what you can do” exemplifies the power individuals have to make a difference. In his debut memoir, “A GRAND SLAM LIFE: A Physician Gets COVID, Finds His Way, and Works to Transform a Texas Community,” Haber reflects on his journey to becoming a doctor and shares profound insight gleaned from decades of practice.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX – As UTRGV prepares for the start of the Fall 2021 semester on Aug. 23, now more than ever the university is encouraging its Vaqueros to get vaccinated.