TBB Staff

Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the opening of applications for the 2020 Environmental Education (EE) Grants Program sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has $3 million in funding available for locally-focused environmental education projects under the program.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined six other States, led by Ohio, in supporting the federal government’s decision to deny California the authority to set greenhouse-gas and zero-emissions-vehicles standards that effectively apply nationwide.

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Monday that junior middle blocker Veronika Jandova of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) volleyball team is the WAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Commissioner Ellie Torres in conjunction with the City of Edinburg will hold a ribbon-cutting and unveil the new street sign designating a portion of N. 10th Street as Trooper Moises Sanchez Blvd. at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the corner of 10th Street and Hwy 107 in Edinburg.

Sophomore Sandra Putz won the Flight C Singles Championship to lead The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s tennis team at the Bearkat Invitational on Sunday at the Kelly and Ina May McAdams Tennis Complex.

The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees recently honored Economedes High School Girls Head Basketball Coach Mariana Casarez Campos and Kennedy Elementary School Physical Education Coach Lesley Zambrano Salinas for being inducted into the 2019 Javelina Hall of Fame.

Texas Health and Human Services has named Katherine “Kay” Molina its deputy executive commissioner for procurement and contracting services, effective Oct. 24.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Chess Team dominated their opponents this past weekend to walk away as the 2019 Texas Collegiate Super Finals champions for a second year in a row.

During the 2019 Legislative Session, the Legislature approved ten constitutional amendments.

McAllen ISD middle school and high school students did an outstanding job at the recent Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region XV Middle School and High School Region Orchestra auditions.