Four Rio Grande Valley community and business leaders stepped forward to serve VAMOS in a different capacity during its 30th anniversary celebration, volunteering as auction spotters and helping keep the fundraising portion of the evening moving in support of scholarships for local students.

Within 35 years in public service, Donna Chief of Police Gilbert Guerrero has built a career that has taken him from patrolman to investigator, lieutenant and to eventually chief of police in the community where he was born and raised.

As part of its yearlong Centennial Celebration, Texas Southmost College will host TSC Generations Day on Monday, Sept. 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Oliveira Student Services Center, located at 1701 May St. in Brownsville.

The City of Pharr invites the community and members of the media to attend the opening ceremony of Pharr: Packed with History, a new museum exhibit created in special collaboration for the first time ever, with the Museum of South Texas History (MOSTHistory).

Thirty years after Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships (VAMOS) began helping Rio Grande Valley students pursue higher education, former scholarship recipients gathered to celebrate an organization they said did far more than help pay for college. It gave students opportunities that changed careers, strengthened families, and created a new generation committed to giving back.

The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships celebrated its 30th anniversary Aug. 22, 2026, at Bert Ogden Arena, recognizing students, alumni and community supporters who have advanced its work across the Rio Grande Valley.

Bert Ogden Auto Group opened its BMW of Pharr dealership on Aug. 20, 2026, expanding the company’s presence in the Rio Grande Valley with a facility at the corner of U.S. 281 and Owassa Road.

Governor Greg Abbott toured the TEL Texas Technical Training and Research & Development Center in Austin. He led a roundtable discussion with students and business leaders to highlight how industry-led training programs are preparing thousands of Texans for high-demand careers and strengthening Texas’ position as America’s semiconductor leader.

The Hidalgo County Courthouse will remain closed Tuesday, September 1, 2026, as county officials continue evaluating damage caused by a vehicle that crashed into the building’s front entrance Sunday night.

A 52-year-old Michigan man has been ordered to federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute 14 kilograms of cocaine.