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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.  

Big Lots, Inc., a discount retailer, is undergoing significant restructuring, as detailed in its recent SEC filings, including a Form 8-K submitted on August 2, 2024. The company has been facing persistent financial challenges, leading to a comprehensive strategy that includes closing up to 315 stores, representing over 22% of its current retail footprint.

Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to collect information on illegal immigrants who use Texas public hospitals for inpatient and emergency care and to report incurred healthcare costs due to the Biden-Harris Administration’s reckless open border policies.

South Texas College (STC) is set to unveil significant expansions at its Workforce Center on the Mid-Valley campus, further strengthening its commitment to providing state-of-the-art technical education to the region.

Three Public Health students from the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen recently volunteered in a disaster preparedness training exercise across the Rio Grande Valley. 

Marcelo Marcos, the CEO of Impulso Developments, told Texas Border Business that they are a real estate investment company founded in 2018. It embarked on its first project in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), which involves significant commercial development in Pharr, Texas.

At 54 years old, Leonor Hernandez finally got the graduation she has longed for, as one of the more than 90 students who recently graduated from the GED program at South Texas College.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has achieved a significant victory against Google. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google’s anticompetitive business practices and monopoly constitute violations of the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust law.

The South Texas College Board of Trustees is gearing up for a new year with some new and familiar faces and a transition in leadership appointments.

In a recent Courtesy Talk organized at the request of the Maquiladora industry in Mexico, Jorge Torres, President and owner of Interlink Trade Services Custom Brokers, addressed the implications of the US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum products from Mexico.