TBB Staff

BROWNSVILLE, TX - SteelCoast, one of the largest and most technologically advanced reclamation, remediation and recycling firms in North America, located at the Port of Brownsville, Cameron County, has entered into a performance agreement with the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) and will create at least 90 new jobs within one year, for a total of 300 jobs, and provide over $2 Million in capital investment.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that specialty license plates with UTRGV’s V logo are now available for purchase at GoUTRGV.com/Plates.

Catcher Conrado Diaz, who played for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team from 2019-21, signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol for the 2022 season on Wednesday.

The Tobacco Prevention and Control Coalition covering Cameron and Willacy counties, in collaboration with Foot Works Harlingen, organized the first annual “Stomp Out Tobacco” 5K on Saturday, August 14th at the Harlingen Sports Park.

Driscoll Health Plan gave away 14,000 backpacks and other school supplies to students at 31 back to school events held across South Texas in July and August.

The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in our community now will depend on the percentage of COVID-19 strains that are delta variants and the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated.

The Edinburg City Council approved the issuance of a $23M certificated of obligation bonds dedicated to several major downtown improvement and revitalization projects

The US Census Bureau continues to release results of the 2020 Census.

 On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Mayor Pete Saenz attended the North American Development Bank’s Border Environmental Forum XXV in San Antonio, Texas.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented two convicted sex offenders from attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.