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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined his Republican colleagues in calling on the Biden-Harris administration to address the humanitarian, national security, and most recently, public health crisis on our southern border. As rates of COVID-19 rise in Texas communities, Sen. Cruz urged the Biden administration to preserve Title 42 prompt expulsions of illegal immigrants to protect the health and safety of Americans and called for passage of his SHIELD Act to codify Title 42 into law. Excerpts of his remarks are below.

Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) School Board of Trustees has just been selected as the 2021 Regional School Board of the Year by Region Education Service Center (ESC). As the regional winner, Region One ESC will now submit Mission CISD’s nomination to the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) for the “Outstanding School Board of the Year” program. This program recognizes school boards across the state that have demonstrated outstanding dedication and rendered ethical service to Texas children. TASA is a professional association for Texas school superintendents and other administrators.

Texas Border Business The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has recognized McAllen Independent School District for excellence in budget presentation with the Meritorious...

The energy sector remains a key driver of the Texas economy. It dominates state exports; drilling, production, transportation, and processing activity involve substantial investments; and the massive supply chain has been entrenched and expanding for over a century. Although the Texas economy is diverse and multifaceted, oil and gas and related activity from exploration through shipping comprise about 13-14% of overall business activity.

Get your holiday shopping done early at the Christmas in July Market at McAllen High School, July 24, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bus Portico at McHi and along Bulldog Drive.

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents seize over 1K pounds of marijuana near the Rio Grande in three separate incidents.

Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest 53 migrants in three stash houses, two of the locations were in Starr County, Texas.

Texas Border Business EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13), an 18th Street gang member, and a previously convicted...

Earlier today, City of McAllen Mayor Villalobos along with City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez welcomed representatives from the McAllen Professional Law Enforcement Association (MPLEA), including Sgt. Jesus Regalado, who is the union’s president, to officially sign the City of McAllen-MPLEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. The new CBA between the City of McAllen and the police union will stand for the next two years, through 2023.

The fallout of Democrats’ Austin exodus to stop a proposed voting restrictions bill has begun.