TBB Staff

BROWNSVILLE, TX - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge that have a combined estimated street value of $286,450.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX, The Valley Environmental Coalition will be hosting the 12th Annual Valley Environmental Summit on Friday, October 1, 2021 from 8:30am – 3:30pm. This year’s summit, Sailing Towards a Cleaner Environment, will be held at the South Padre Island Convention Center, located at 7355 Padre Blvd.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX - Last year, the UTRGV School of Music’s hefty schedule of live events on the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses came to an abrupt halt, silenced by the pandemic and the need for safety.

In March, crews broke ground on five projects made possible by $5.262 million awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Rider 38 Grant for transportation improvement and service expansion. Grant money, along with $1.75 million in matching funds, will create more truck queuing areas along Port and Cemetery Rd., which a portion will also function as a breakbulk cargo laydown yard, and road refortification and resurfacing on Port Rd. And Robles Rd.

EDINBURG, TX - Hidalgo County will hold a Webcast Auction of court awarded jewelry by AMT Auctions at the Hidalgo County Administration Building Purchasing Department at 2812 S. Business 281, Edinburg, TX 78542 on Thursday, September 16, 2021.

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents assist local law enforcement with vehicle accidents and render first aid to distressed migrants.

HIDALGO, TX - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo and Pharr International Bridges intercepted $933,000 in alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in two incidents over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

At least 45 small school districts across Texas have been forced to temporarily stop offering in-person classes as a result of COVID-19 cases in the first few weeks of the new school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

If you or a loved one is age 65 or older, getting vaccinated against pneumonia is a good idea — so good that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that everyone in this age group get vaccinated against pneumonia twice.

The announcement by the University of Texas Health Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine that it is expanding its healthcare offerings in South Texas with a new Cancer and Surgery Center