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The City of Brownsville is proud to announce that the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation and Blue Zones, the global leader in longevity research and community well-being transformation, have launched a partnership through Blue Zones Ignite™ in Brownsville, the largest City in the Rio Grande Valley.  

Traffic crashes in Texas school zones increased 12% from 2024 to 2025. As kids across the state head back to school this August, TxDOT is reminding drivers to slow down and stay alert around schools to help prevent crashes and save lives.

Marine Corps Sgt. Kade Prentice walked into a Portland, Oregon, recruiting office looking for a fresh start. Six years later, he stands at the head of a classroom at Naval Air Station North Island, California, in the same schoolhouse where he trained as a young Marine. Today, he teaches the next generation of technicians who keep Navy and Marine Corps aviation in the fight.

A 63-year-old foreign national who resided in Katy pleaded guilty to illegal voting by aliens and false claim to citizenship.

Entries will be judged in three age categories: 5 to 8, 9 to 13 and 14 to 18. Submissions open Monday, August 3, 2026, and must be received by Friday, October 2, 2026, at 5 p.m. Official entry forms are available at all McAllen Public Library (MPL) locations and online at www.southtexasbookfestival.com.

The Pharr Economic Development Corporation / Pharr Global Business Hub, in partnership with UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the APEX Accelerator, hosted a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program Seminar at the Pharr Global Business Hub.

Rio-South Texas Education & Community Development Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded over $2.2 million to community partners in 2026. Initiatives include last-mile scholarships to students of low-income families, college internships in construction science, workforce training, and updating training equipment to increase program capacity.

"Texas is America's produce gateway," said Dante Galeazzi, President and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA).

n grand fashion, the City of McAllen unveiled “Wild Christmas,” the theme for the 2026 McAllen Holiday Parade, presented by H-E-B and powered by Bert Ogden, along with “Wildbright,” the companion theme for the South Pole Illuminated Festival (SPIF) presented by H-E-B Helping Here.

Texas Border Business EDINBURG, Texas - The City of Edinburg Cultural Arts Department, in partnership with the Edinburg Arts Foundation, is excited to welcome back the...