Texas law enforcement was deputized Thursday to track down Texas House Democrats still missing from the chamber and bring them to the state Capitol in Austin, a process that Speaker Dade Phelan's office said "will begin in earnest immediately."

Texas Southmost College Workforce Training and Continuing Education is preparing the workforce of tomorrow with in-demand technical programs that produce skilled workers to meet the needs of local industry, the region and the state.

The bell rings: the match is over. The referee steps into the ring and raises the arm of the declared winner. The champ is Noe Mendoza, a Weslaco resident and UTRGV communication graduate student who has been boxing since he was about eight years old. He has a history of competing – and winning.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that right side hitter Pamela Moreira, who was part of the volleyball team from 2017-21, is set to start her professional career with Vitrolles Sport Volley-Ball in France’s Fédération Française de Volley this season.

Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement about the migrant shelter in Anzalduas Park in Mission, Tx.:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for July 2021.

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents encountered two large groups of migrants resulting in 327 apprehensions.

BROWNSVILLE, TX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine and heroin. CBP officers discovered the narcotics hidden within a 2006 Toyota.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has arranged for the deployment of more than 2,500 medical personnel to help hospitals care for the increasing number of COVID-19 patients across Texas.

Charles Mueller, from Innovative Block of South Texas is not a stranger to the Valley. He frequently came to the Valley from Kentucky to visit his two sets of grandparents when he was growing up.