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For an outrageous price tag of $3.5 trillion, small businesses will incur corporate tax increases and become a target for IRS inquisitors. Image fo illustration purposes.

Reconciliation Spending Plan Places Undue Burden on Banks and Small Business

The Texas Association of Business (TAB) joins the Texas Bankers Association (TBA) in opposition to the $3.5trillion reconciliation spending plan.
The Texas Facilities Commission has awarded a contract to oversee additional wall construction on the Texas-Mexico border. Photo Credit:  Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

State agency awards $11 million contract to oversee construction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico...

The Texas Tribune BY URIEL J. GARCÍA / THE TEXAS TRIBUNE State officials awarded a contract on Thursday to oversee construction of a barrier along the Texas-Mexico border...

Workforce Development Innovation Challenge to help mitigate skills gap launch

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX – To help offset the rapid pace of changes in technology and the skills gap it has created, UTRGV has developed a way to help mitigate this by developing a more highly prepared and adaptative workforce.

Resilience!

Like almost any American over the age of 25, I vividly remember September 11, 2001. The images of planes striking buildings and people fleeing in terror—and the resulting acts of heroism—are indelibly etched.

McAllen High Steppers Celebrating 50 years!

As a little girl, Debbie Crane Aliseda marveled at the bright purple and white uniforms and the energetic majesty of the McAllen High School Dance Team – the Steppers.

Stolen Truck Used to Smuggle Migrants

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents apprehended 22 migrants from three foiled smuggling events on south Texas highways, one involving a stolen vehicle.

2021 Star of Texas Award Ceremony

Since the awards began in 2003, over 600 brave Texans have been honored.
The Department of Justice announced today that the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its seventh distribution of approximately $568 million in funds. Image for illustration purposes.

Justice Department Announces Additional Distribution of More than $568 Million to Victims of Madoff...

The Department of Justice announced today that the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its seventh distribution of approximately $568 million in funds.

Record-Breaking 12.2 million People Are Enrolled in Healthcare Coverage

A new report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that more than 2.8 million people newly gained access to affordable health care through the 2021 Special Enrollment Period.

Commissioner’s Corner: Mayor Pro Tem Joaquin “J.J.” Zamora, Dist. 2

n this episode of Commissioner’s Corner, McAllen City Commissioner, and newly elected Mayor Pro Tem, discusses issues important to residents in District 2, including Ongoing drainage projects and their various funding mechanisms; traffic improvements, including widening and extending of Dove Avenue and other projects, and issues of illegal dumping.

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