In today’s MMWR, a study of COVID-19 infections in Kentucky among people who were previously infected with SAR-CoV-2 shows that unvaccinated individuals are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated after initially contracting the virus.

EL PASO, TX — The City of El Paso and the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Erica Marin as the new Director of the El Paso Museum of History.

PHARR, TX—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $768,700 in alleged cocaine in two separate enforcement actions.

RIO GRANDE CITY, TX – Never before in the economic history of the United States has the community college been better poised to create the skills provided for the next generation of jobs in the nation, according to South Texas College President Dr. Ricardo J. Solis.  

After the regular legislative session ended in May, Abbott vetoed a section of the state budget that funds the Legislature, including salaries and benefits of 2,100 employees, as punishment for a walkout House Democrats orchestrated to prevent passage of a controversial election bill.

On Thursday, August 12, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will be in South Texas to receive operational updates and engage with the DHS frontline workforce.  While in South Texas, Secretary Mayorkas will meet with local officials and community leaders.  Additional details will be announced in the coming days.

Please be advised that there will be a street closure to allow for McAllen Public Works to do maintenance repair work caused by a sink hole.   

All throughout the pandemic, South Texas College has stepped up as the primary source of assistance for community members in Starr County. 

The Biden administration has begun flying Central American families expelled from the United States deep into Mexico as authorities encounter more families and unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border, a American official said Friday.

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