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In an effort to curb the misuse and addiction to prescription pain medication, Rio Grande Regional Hospital in collaboration with the City of McAllen and McAllen Police Department will host a take-back collection of unused or expired opioids on Saturday, September 21.

The McAllen Chamber announced that this year Bob Boggus and Jessica Delgado have been selected as McAllen’s Man & Woman of the Year. Since 1955, the Chamber has honored outstanding individuals for their contributions to the City of McAllen.

The City of McAllen has hired Sergio Villasana, Jr. as its new Director of Finance. The Rio Grande Valley native has six years of experience in municipal work, serving most recently as the Deputy Finance Director for the City of Harlingen.

This year Noble Texas Builders is recognized for their outstanding contributions to the community and have been awarded the 2019 Governor's Volunteer award for Corporate Community Impact.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Shari Shivers to the State Pension Review Board for a term set to expire on January 31, 2023. The board reviews all Texas public retirement systems, both state and local, for actuarial soundness and compliance with state law.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assisted a local law enforcement agency with stash house discovery.

U.S. Border Patrol agents seized over 1,200 pounds of marijuana in a single incident.

U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a methamphetamine shipment at the immigration checkpoint.

IBC Bank and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have teamed up once again for the bank's 2019 “Give Cancer the Boot” campaign.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced his intention to appoint Megan Fahey as Judge of the 348th Judicial District Court in Tarrant County upon Judge Mike Wallach’s formal resignation.