RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics wants to thank Dr. Paul Sale, Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Psychological Science, for an impactful six-year term as the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) as he steps down to spend more time on teaching and research.

An innovative, visionary and mission-driven leader in education Dr. Marisela Rodriguez Tijerina, current Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs, will hold sole responsibility and authority as interim president of Laredo College beginning July 9, 2021. LC Board of Trustees unanimously voted in the special called meeting to appoint Dr. Rodriguez Tijerina to lead the college until a qualified candidate for the presidency is selected and fills the position.

“Harlingen is strategically located, I have my products next to Mexico, the trucks come and pick up the products and there isn’t a lot of transport in between the warehouse and the customer.”

Effective July 14, 2021, CDC is temporarily suspending the importation of dogs from • high-risk countries for rabies (highlighted on the map in blue), AND from • countries NOT at high risk, if the dog has been in a high-risk country in the previous 6 months.

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court uphold Hawaiians’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside their homes.

EDINBURG, TX – Palm Valley Animal Society has entered a new partnership with Companion Protect to make affordable healthcare coverage available for adopted pets.

As the City of McAllen prepares for this year’s McAllen Independence Day Celebration, presented by H-E-B, organizers are proud to announce that McAllen’s fallen heroes will be honored as the families of Officer Ismael Chavez and Officer Edelmiro Garza have been selected as the 2021 Main Street Parade Grand Marshals.

EDINBURG – An agent of the Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office - High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force has been awarded top honor by the Texas Narcotic Officers Association (TNOA) and will be recognized at the organization’s annual conference in August.

McAllen, Texas -IBC Bank-McAllen recently announced the promotions of key employees in various departments within the financial institution. The local promotions are part of a corporate wide recognition of personnel elevated within their areas of expertise.

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents, interdict two drug smuggling attempts in Rio Grande City, Texas within an hour.