BROWNSVILLE, TX – Noel Bernal, Brownsville City Manager, was newly appointed to serve on the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) Board of Trustees Place 1 with a term through 2025. “The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) is an organization of 2,800+ members who came together nearly 50 years ago to address and finance the risk management interests of local governments in Texas.

BROWNSVILLE, TX — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine, hidden within a 2002 Ford Focus.

The City of McAllen announced that the 2021 presentation of the McAllen Holiday Parade, presented by H-E-B and powered by Bert Ogden & Fiesta Dealerships, will return to a live, in-person presentation this year, on Saturday, December 4, 2021.  The McAllen Holiday Parade will be celebrating Christmas in McAllen, the Official South Pole of Texas.

Laredo, Texas – On Monday, July 26, 2021, the City of Laredo Mayor, Pete Saenz, and members of Council recognized several Laredoans for their recent accomplishments. The recognitions serve as a way to remind the citizens that the City of Laredo and its elected officials are extremely proud of their achievements and encourage them to continue working hard, as they hold the name of Laredo high.

The City of McAllen announced that the 2021 presentation of the McAllen Holiday Parade, presented by H-E-B and powered by Bert Ogden & Fiesta Dealerships, will return to a live, in-person presentation this year, on Saturday, December 4, 2021. 

The University of Kentucky, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) have announced a five-year, $50 million collaboration directed toward improving manufacturing capabilities in the United States.

On Friday, July 23rd, the Office of the Governor and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced the awarding of $52.9 million in Housing Stability Grants to 31 organizations across the state for housing stabilization in the state.

Tim Sears values any opportunity to contribute to the UTRGV community. A UTeach Master Teacher at the Edinburg campus, and an associate professor of Practice in the Department of Biology

Governor Greg Abbott  sent a letter to Major General Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard, ordering guardsmen to assist the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) with arresting individuals for state charges related to the border crisis.

Faced with multiple reports that migrants are being released in Hidalgo County infected with COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez is calling on federal immigration officials to stop releasing these migrants into our communities.