“The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the meticulously collected evidence from more than 100 million vaccinated Americans is clear: the vaccines we have to defeat COVID-19 are safe, effective, and the only way out of this pandemic.

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Governor Greg Abbott is surging Texas National Guard to better secure the border. The Guard is now authorized to enforce Texas law, including arresting people who have crossed the border illegally and violated Texas law. They are working with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and local law enforcement to increase border security.

EDINBURG, TX - Palm Valley Animal Society is in urgent need of 2-week, temporary foster caregivers for dozens of their youngest pets, some with mothers, as they await rescue transfer. Multiple rescues are interested in transporting these pets but housing them temporarily in foster homes is required for their travel clearance.

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted three narcotic smuggling attempts totaling over 130 pounds of marijuana and more than 50 pounds of cocaine.

EL PASO, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized more than 60 pounds of cocaine, 12 pounds of fentanyl, seven pounds of methamphetamine, 650 pounds of marijuana and arrested 17 fugitives during the last week.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents have arrested and identified over 140 migrants gang members affiliated with ten different street gangs this fiscal year. Agents added to the yearly stat with four additional gang member arrests in recent days.

Mission, Texas- A brand-new book, straight off the press, was just released and our very own Mission High School (MHS) librarian, Margarita “Margie’ Longoria, is behind it all. Living Beyond Borders: Stories about Growing Up Mexican in America is an idea that was born to celebrate the lives of Mexican Americans and it was something she wanted to do for a long time. It is now on bookshelves.

SAN ANTONIO, TX – August 23, 2021 – Grocery Insight, the trade publication dedicated to bringing the industry closer, announced that NatureSweet has received a recognition in the tomatoes category in its 8th Annual Grocery Insight Category Leadership Awards 2021 grocery industry coverage. “We are very pleased to have received this honor in 2020 and to have it validated by receiving it again this year”, said Lori Castillo, Vice-President of Marketing for NatureSweet. “All of us at NatureSweet are doing our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 while also working hard to keep grocery stores stocked with fresh produce when we need it most.”

EL PASO, Texas— The City of El Paso has partnered with The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to provide a COVID-19 mega testing site at 3333 N. Mesa (Entrance to the site will be from Sun Bowl Drive at Kern Drive).