Mission Collegiate High School (MCHS) had four Business Professionals of America (BPA) members compete at the 2021 BPA State Leadership Conference and all four are National Qualifiers. The State Conference was held virtually on March 2 – March 6, 2021. The results are as follows:

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol successfully disrupted human smuggling operations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered two large groups of illegal aliens. Yesterday, McAllen Border Patrol agents working near Penitas, Texas, encountered a group of 99 illegal aliens shortly after they made entry into the United States. The group consisted of 78 family members and 20 unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Six of the UACs in this group were under the age of 13.

HARLINGEN, TX – The Port of Harlingen began preliminary work for five projects for upgrades and construction as part of the Rider 38 Grant Program.

The J. Gonzalez Injury Attorneys will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 10 AM, for their 5th location, which will be opening at 1151 S. Expressway 83, Harlingen, Texas.

The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) is teaming up with Reliant, an NRG company, for the upcoming MASS Drive-Thru Emergency Pantry (DTEP) 4.0 that will take place on March 31, 2021

Greg Smith, City Manager, addressed the public at the State of The City address this evening including crediting the 2019 smart water project initiative for conserving the City millions of gallons of water during the February unprecedented winter storm.

Auditions for six youthful, fun characters, to be held April 1-2, on zoom, for PCT’s next production, a semi-musical comedy called Bird Brains. The play was written by PCT’s artistic director, Pedro Garcia, and is about Fernando, a great Kiskadee who lives in the beautiful RGV.

Hidalgo County and Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner’s Office, in partnership with the City of Mission, Mission Consolidated Independent School District and the Sharyland Independent School District, will be hosting another first-dose COVID-19 community vaccine clinic on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

As the desperate crisis on our southern border continues to spiral out of control, newly released projections estimate that this surge could last at least seven more months and result in 159,000 to 184,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally before the end of September.