UTSA, UT institutions receive $5 million to expand Blackstone LaunchPad
There’s no shortage of innovative and entrepreneurial students at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
Department of Justice Launches Global Action Against NetWalker Ransomware
The Department of Justice today announced a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt a sophisticated form of ransomware known as NetWalker.
Mission to host community vaccine clinic
Mission, TX – Hidalgo County health officials, in partnership with the City of Mission, Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner’s Office, Mission Consolidated Independent School District and the Sharyland Independent School District, will be hosting a COVID-19 community vaccine clinic this week in Mission.
Billy Bob’s Texas 40th Anniversary Celebration to Include Hank Williams, Jr. And Larry, Steve...
FORT WORTH, Texas – Located in the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, Billy Bob’s Texas first opened its doors in 1981. Since then visitors have enjoyed live entertainment each month when stars from the present and past grace the stages. Billy Bob’s Texas has begun a year-long celebration, marking its 40th Anniversary and will be bringing in the biggest names in music along with some of the hottest rising stars from across the country. As part of the special 40th Anniversary weekend celebration, Larry, Steve & Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers will hit the stage (Apr 01) and Country Music Hall of Fame memberHank Williams, Jr. will entertain (Apr 2 & 3) as no one else can!
The Raise Wage to $15 per hour imposes an impossible challenge for the restaurant...
Sean Kennedy, executive vice president of Public Affairs for the National Restaurant Association released the following statement on the formal introduction of the “Raise the Wage Act,”
Proponents of $15 universal minimum wage, are well-intentioned but misguided
One idea currently getting a lot of attention is increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
VMHS DECA team win award at Nationals
Veterans Memorial High School DECA students named Chapter Campaign Award winners. VMHS DECA President Fernanda Gonzalez and President-Elect Layla Choat are both members of this incredible team that has just advanced to the International Career Development Conference in Los Angeles, California. The team is still waiting on details on how the conference will work due to pandemic restrictions.
Texans receiving federal food assistance could soon get more aid under Joe Biden’s executive...
Texas families receiving pandemic-era federal food assistance for students who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals will soon see a 15% increase in their benefits. That additional aid is one of three food access issues President Joe Biden addressed in an executive order last week.
Rio Grande City Border Patrol Agents Seize 575 Pounds of Marijuana
EDINBURG, Texas – On Monday, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City (RGC) Border Patrol Station interdicted two narcotic loads that was valued at $460K.
Mission CISD schools named to the Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll
Mission Consolidated Independent School District has been notified that five district schools have been named to the 2019-2020 Honor Roll for their high achievement in student success. The Honor Roll program is organized by Educational Results Partnership (ERP) as part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes. The Mission CISD schools that received this honor are: Alton Elementary, Midkiff Elementary, Mims Elementary, Salinas Fine Arts Academy, and Mission Collegiate High School.























