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As part of the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness, on January 3rd, 2022, Empowering Communities is hosting a Silent Walk for Freedom in a show of solidarity with human trafficking victims and survivors.

I love McAllen was able to join with Andrew Jackson Elementary and 7 sponsors adopted 11 families for the holidays. All families received gifts for all the children in the family and also each family received a complete holiday dinner. Also, Bajo Zero cool & hearing solutions sponsored Jackson elementary basketball team with basketballs and mesh bags for the entire team. The grinch was there as well. Below is quick video recap.

Paisano season refers to a roughly two-week period following the holidays in which travelers with families living in Mexico cross the border to visit their relatives.

Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested three gang members and two sex offenders in a single day.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted six migrant smuggling events that resulted in 51 arrests.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted two migrant smuggling events that resulted in 34 migrant arrests and two firearms seized from a La Joya migrant stash house.

Bishop Peña was devoted to his nativity scenes, and through the years observers gifted the bishop with new nativity scenes that were added to his collection.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team beat the UTSA Roadrunners 68-50 on Friday at the Convocation Center. UTRGV Image

The FY22 NDAA legislation passed the House on December 7 with a 363-70 vote. The legislation passed the Senate on December 15 by a vote of 88-11. It now heads to the President’s desk for signature.

Governor Greg Abbott will hold a press conference and debut the construction of the Texas border wall on Saturday, December 18 in Rio Grande City.