TBB Staff

When the Houston Rockets kicked off the season in October, Pharr native and UTRGV alumna Sarah Nicole Zepeda hit the court for the first time as a Rockets Power Dancer (RPD) for the NBA team.

Congressman Cuellar (TX-28) will support a legislative package that will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives, which will reopen the federal government and end the Trump Shutdown.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD in partnership with the New Teacher Center was recently awarded a $216,500 grant for new teacher support services.

Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Governor’s Small Business Conference in South Texas will take place in the City of Edinburg.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) recently announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in partnership with Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and Harlingen CISD have been awarded a $99,991 grant by the National Endowment of the Humanities

1MC McAllen is a free program where the community connects with entrepreneurs. Coffee is provided while we engage in a 6-minute presentation followed by 20 minutes of Q&A with two local entrepreneurs!

McAllen, Brownsville and Harlingen finished first, second and third, respectively, in the amount of local sales taxes generated by their retail economies for the one-year period calculated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Harlingen City Manager Dan Serna has named Assistant Chief of Police-Chief of Staff Michael Kester as interim chief. Kester, a 28 year veteran of the department, will take over on December 26 for retiring Chief Jeffry Adickes whose last day on the job is December 25, 2018.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) on Thursday requested information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan

Harlingen Corners conveniently located off of Interstate 2 has a new owner who has big plans for the 300,000 sq. ft. property.