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Texas Border Business DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector apprehended four large groups of migrants in just over...

For more information or to sign up for STC’s GED program, call 956-872-3585.

Members of the Uvalde community seeking state mental health resources can receive help through a single 24/7 hotline: 888-690-0799. The hotline has answered almost 300 calls to date.

Dr. Juliet V. García, former longtime president of The University of Texas at Brownsville, was one of 17 distinguished Americans presented with the nation’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Thursday, July 7, in Washington, D.C. 

"While President Biden refuses to do his job and enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress, the State of Texas is once again stepping up and taking unprecedented action to protect Americans and secure our southern border," said Governor Abbott.

The pandemic has changed our economy and we must adjust the education and training to provide the skilled labor that is in high demand. 

The agreement advances the project’s timeline to begin work on deepening the ship channel from 42 feet to 52 feet, resulting in significant navigational safety improvements for commercial shipping in South Texas

The grants support innovative education and workforce skills training programs that lead to successful job placements, increased wages, and improved job retention, as well as serve workforce populations with special needs.

Attorney General Paxton also joined a multistate letter challenging the EPA’s plan, noting that the new regulations are not cost-effective and exceed necessary air quality standards for reasons that are unrelated to the environment. 

"While the Biden Administration has abandoned border communities, the State of Texas will support them and help them respond to the disaster that President Biden has caused on the border," said Governor Abbott.