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Texas border town doctor pleads with Biden: Halt ‘grossly irresponsible’ policies

Dr. Antonio Falcon, a highly regarded physician in the border town of Rio Grande City, Texas told Fox News that his practice has seen a significant "uptick in cases in the last couple of weeks."

Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $749K Worth of Narcotics in Two Seizures

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $749,825.
House Speaker Dade Phelan gavels the House into session on Aug. 7, 2021. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune

A second special session with an expanded agenda started on Saturday

The Texas House still lacked enough members present to proceed with anythingafter Democrats left the state last month to block a controversial GOP-backed voting restrictions bill.
Legislators talk on the House floor on July 29, 2021. Credit: Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune

First special legislative session ends without any bills passed and Democrats still in D.C.

A special session at the Texas Legislature ended Friday without any legislation making it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for a signature, and with House Democrats still camped out in the nation’s capital hinting that many may not return to Austin immediately as the next overtime round starts Saturday.

Foster Homes Urgently Needed for Pets Displaced by Eviction Crisis

Palm Valley Animal Society urgently needs fosters to temporarily care for pets whose families have been displaced by eviction.

Protecting Communities

Achieving sufficient immunization coverage in the community is the best way to mitigate and end the current pandemic.

RGV Agents Arrest Two Gang Members and a Sexual Predator

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrest two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and a migrant previously convicted of sexual crimes involving a child.

Knight Makes Major League Debut

NEW YORK – Right-handed pitcher Dusten Knight, who played for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley legacy institution The University of Texas Pan American baseball team from 2012-13, made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.

City Works to Build Partnership with General Motors Corporation

El Paso, TX—General Motors Corporation (GM) Technical Fellow for Electric Vehicle Commercialization and Industrialization, Dr. Robert Kleinbaum, recently visited El Paso to meet with various community leaders to identify partners and explore how to best transition to electric vehicles (EV).
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Emirates announces interline partnership with Mexico’s Aeromar

Dubai/ Mexico City - Emirates and Aeromar have announced that they have entered into an interline partnership that will provide seamless connectivity for customers between destinations in Mexico and the United States via Mexico City to Emirates' global network. 

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