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Five Common Thinking Traps and How to Avoid them

Have you ever fallen into a thinking trap?

Governor Greg Abbott has Extended his Disaster Declaration for 43 Texas Counties in response...

For the 18th time in 19 years, McAllen ISD has received the state’s highest mark by the Texas Education Agency’s School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas), according to preliminary reports.  

Professor and doctoral student honored with national awards by NCRE

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – Nancy Riddick met UTRGV’s Dr. Bruce J. Reed in 2017, where they were both attending the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) conference in California.

Food Bank RGV Joins Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month Campaign to Ensure Food Isn’t...

Pharr, TX- For Hunger Action Month® this September, the Food Bank RGV will join Feeding America and other network member food banks to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of people facing the impossible choice of hunger. Food banks around the country are working to make an effective and lasting impact on food insecurity in their communities and they are asking for the public’s support.

The City of Brownsville and AYPA Power Announce First Energy Storage Power

Brownsville, TX - AYPA Power has signed an option to lease with the City of Brownsville to construct and install battery energy storage facilities and other solar photovoltaic electric generation facilities on three acres of land at the City’s New Air + Space Campus located at the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Encounter Several Unaccompanied Minors

LAREDO, TX – In two separate incidents, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents ensured the safety of several unaccompanied minors during two failed human smuggling incidents.
Senate Bill 8 would prohibit abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, whenever an ultrasound can detect cardiac activity. Photo Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

Texas law banning abortion as early as six weeks goes into effect

One of the nation's most restrictive abortion bills — which bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy — took effect at midnight after the U.S. Supreme Court did not take action on an emergency appeal by Texas abortion providers Tuesday.

Border Patrol Collaboration Operations Lead to the Arrest of 56 Migrants

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents collaborated with state, county, and city law enforcement officers to disrupt multiple human smuggling events.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehended a Large Group from Burnt Tractor-Trailor

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Freer and Laredo North Stations apprehended a large group of individuals after responding to a burning tractor-trailer approximately 18 miles east of Laredo, Texas.
Kelly Vargas (above) said she took a love for craft beer and homebrewing into a unique apprenticeship program in partnership with South Texas College, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and local breweries.STC Image

Women brewers find their passion on-the-job

Guided by a love for craft beer and especially homebrewing, Vargas says South Texas College has enabled her to turn a passion for brewing into a future dream job.

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