TBB Staff

EL PASO, TX – The City of El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting ten (10) additional confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the community resulting in a total of 13 confirmed cases.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents have encountered more that 412K migrants this fiscal year, but summer heat has taken its toll on migrants. Most of the more than 100 migrants discovered deceased this fiscal year in the Rio Grande Valley, were on rugged ranchlands in south Texas.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents halt two marijuana smuggling attempts at the border.

LAREDO, TX – Agents from the Laredo South Border Patrol Station arrested a convicted sex offender and prevented him from entering the U.S. illegally near Rio Bravo, Texas. The arrest occurred during the very early morning of August 24, when agents apprehended a group of 20 undocumented individuals south of town near Patricia Lane.

HOUSTON – A 47-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrest four Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members.

Newly released Census data indicates that the US population is becoming increasingly diverse. The most prevalent racial or ethnic group was the White alone non-Hispanic population at 57.8%, down from 63.7% in 2010. The Hispanic or Latino population was the second largest, comprising 18.7% of the total, while the Black or African American alone population was third at 12.1%.

McAllen, TX – This September 11 marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in American history, a day that this country will never forget. An exhibit curated from the permanent collection of the International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) will honor this American tragedy with a series of photographs taken by photographer Mark Roddenberry after the attacks on September 11, 2011.

McALLEN, TX – A 26-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for bank robbery, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – UTRGV engineering students and faculty will be one of eight collaborative research teams around the United States dedicated to developing cutting-edge nanomaterials – materials manufactured and used on a very small scale and developed to exhibit increased performance characteristics, like strength or conductivity.