TBB Staff

McAllen ISD’s Achieve Early College High pulled off two amazing performances at the U.S. National Chess Championships March 15-17 in Schaumburg, Illinois, bringing home two trophies.

The UTRGV School of Music Patron of the Arts continues to bring world-class performances to the university and the community with internationally applauded musical artists Trio Palos y Cuerdas.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Junior, Yulissa Ibarra, recently earned 1st place in the Advanced Interview Skills category of the Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Competition held March 7 in Dallas.

PSJA Memorial Early College High School Senior, David E. Martinez, recently received an appointment to be part of the Virginia Military Institute Class of 2023.

The Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA), the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (RGVHCC), the Laredo Chamber of Commerce, the RGV Partnership and the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, will hold the South Texas/Rio Grande Valley Heavy Highway Forum at the Pharr Event Center

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to reports that the City of McAllen Police Department and Hidalgo County officials were notified that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies are at more than 2,000 persons over capacity and have plans to release an unconfirmed number of family units currently being detained on the U.S.-Mexico Border.

The excitement of motorsport to inspire middle and high school students to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) studies is coming to the UTRGV Brownsville Campus.

He is gone, but not forgotten. A memorial service was held Wed. March 20, 2019, to honor Mission Police Department’s K9 Cezar. He passed away March 5, 2019, after bravely battling arthritis in his spine.

Today, the Texas Senate passed three disaster relief bills joint authored by State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa to address lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey by preparing our state for future hurricanes and natural disasters, including ways to address flood response and clean-up (SB 6), flood project funding (SB 7), and state and regional flood planning (SB 8).

The City of Weslaco and the Economic Development Corporation invites you to the ground-breaking ceremony, for the construction of 282,500 square feet of warehouse space at the Mid Valley Industrial Park in Weslaco.