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On July 29, 2024, the City of Pharr marked a significant milestone in trade and travel facilitation with the completion of the Northbound Lane Expansion and the second Border Safety Inspection Facility (BSIF) Exit at the Pharr International Bridge.

On July 29, 2024, the City of Pharr marked a significant milestone in trade and travel facilitation with the completion of the Northbound Lane Expansion and the second Border Safety Inspection Facility (BSIF) Exit at the Pharr International Bridge. This achievement was celebrated with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, highlighting the city’s commitment to proactive infrastructure investments.

Laura Nassri Warren, president, principal at The Warren Group Architects, Inc. in McAllen, is no stranger to South Texas College - more than half of her staff are STC graduates; but now, she is serving the college in a different capacity as a newly appointed member of STC’s Foundation Board.

In a groundbreaking legal victory, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has achieved a historic $1.4 billion settlement with Meta (formerly known as Facebook) over the unauthorized capture and use of personal biometric data from millions of Texans.

Former President Donald Trump recently took to his TRUTH media platform to voice his criticisms of FBI Director Christopher Wray and President Joe Biden. In a post that has garnered significant attention, Trump accused Wray of being ill-informed about an incident in which Trump claims to have been hit by a bullet and criticized the FBI's handling of the situation.

In a significant development for trade and commerce in the region, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the City of Pharr proudly announce the completion of critical infrastructure improvements at the Pharr Land Port of Entry (LPOE). This project, part of the Donations Acceptance Program (DAP), emphasizes the influence of local-federal partnerships in enhancing national infrastructure.

The Texas Emergency Sports Medicine Seminar (TEAMS), a collaborative event hosted by DHR Health and the Valley Athletic Association, commenced its second annual session on July 26, 2024.

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden Administration for adopting a rule that purports to nullify parents’ state-law rights to consent to their children’s medical care.

Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. In this episode, we hear the story of U.S. Army Veteran William Yoss.