RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team completed the weekend sweep of the Dixie State University Trailblazers with a 72-65 victory on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.

AUSTIN, TX - Today, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced Senate committee assignments for the 87th Legislative Session. Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa will serve as Vice Chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee and as Vice Chair of the Senate Jurisprudence Committee. He will continue serving on the Senate Transportation Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Ports, and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development. Senator Hinojosa has also been appointed to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

For more than 30 years, the name Veronica Vela-Whitacre has been associated as a helper, a leader, and a mover and a shaker.

LAREDO, TEXAS – The Matias De Llano Charitable Trust, administered by International Bank of Commerce (IBC Bank), donated a total of $700,000 to several Laredo organizations as part of its mission to do more for the communities it serves. IBC Bank Trust Committee representatives announced today the organizations receiving the gifts in Laredo:

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) received the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association’s Advocacy Leadership Award in recognition of his work for the Texas Green Industry in Congress, specifically fighting for opportunity in America’s workforce and prosperity for our small businesses.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents seize over 71 pounds of cocaine and 540 pounds of marijuana with a total estimated value of more than $2.7M.

Don Clampitt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clampitt Paper Company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, told Texas Border Business in exclusivity to "accept uncertainty because we can't control what's going on."

This year, taxpayers will have an extra day to pay their 2020 property taxes without additional penalties.

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents, disrupted two stash house operations resulting in the apprehension of 30 illegal aliens.

National Restaurant Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs Sean Kennedy today released the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed American Rescue Plan