TBB Staff

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the Omaha Mavericks 92-82 as part of the Summit League/WAC Challenge on Sunday at Baxter Arena.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (PSJA ISD) is among several school districts in the Rio Grande Valley set to collaborate with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) on an initiative to grow leaders in special education administration.

UTRGV’s Office for Sustainability (OFS) is working on an educational community experience program designed to help shape leaders in sustainable development and based on the philosophy that societal growth should consider environmental, economic and social impacts.

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush failed to disclose his ties to 11 companies in recent filings to the Texas Ethics Commission, which is required by state law.

In late September, founder and CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, visited the Boca Chica facility located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley to provide an update on the development of the Starship MK1 spacecraft.

Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) crossed the border early today and traveled to Tijuana with one of the nation’s leading Congressional advocates for veterans, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois).

University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez has been appointed the executive director of the State University of New York’s Hispanic Leadership Institute.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, Fort Brown Border Patrol Station agents hosted an oral board interview training for the Fort Brown Explorer Post 975.

Within the last five days, Border Patrol agents seized over $1.8M worth of marijuana, and arrested an MS-13 gang member.

For the fourth straight year, the State has recognized McAllen ISD’s School Business Office for its financial transparency.