RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX – Acting as a liaison between UTRGV researchers, staff and students, Amy Mutore, senior research compliance specialist, assists all researchers across all campuses.

Jennifer Han of McAllen ISD, who was recently named the Regional Elementary Teacher of the Year, is now a finalist for the entire state of Texas!

LAREDO, TX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in one enforcement action that totaled over $20,000,000 in street value.

BROWNSVILLE, TX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics with an estimated street value of $55,942.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has now tested negative for COVID-19, four days after testing positive for the virus.

Governor Greg Abbott held a call with members of the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition and county judges from border communities to discuss the State's ongoing efforts to secure the border and quell the influx of unlawful migrants coming into Texas. During the call, the Governor and state leaders provided an update on Operation Lone Star (OLS) and thanked the sheriffs and county judges for their ongoing partnership to address the border crisis. 

The Texas Tribune BY BRIAN LOPEZ / THE TEXAS TRIBUNE Texas school districts must now notify teachers, staff and students’ families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms or...

As new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to surge in Texas and hospital systems strain to their limits, Tejano business leaders and organizations are stepping up to make a difference: Across the state, Hispanic businesses are taking a new #SayAdiosToCOVID pledge to get 100% of their employees fully vaccinated by the end of November. 

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced additional federal coronavirus relief assistance payments from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will begin this week for populations under 50,000.

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents successfully disrupt five human smuggling incidents across the Rio Grande Valley.