UK, UT-Knoxville, Army Collaborating on $50 Million Project to Advance US Manufacturing
The University of Kentucky, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) have announced a five-year, $50 million collaboration directed toward improving manufacturing capabilities in the United States.
TDHCA Awards Housing Stability Services Grants For Veterans, Vulnerable Texans in Senate District 20
On Friday, July 23rd, the Office of the Governor and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced the awarding of $52.9 million in Housing Stability Grants to 31 organizations across the state for housing stabilization in the state.
Meet Tim Sears, a UTRGV Unsung Hero
Tim Sears values any opportunity to contribute to the UTRGV community. A UTeach Master Teacher at the Edinburg campus, and an associate professor of Practice in the Department of Biology
Texas National Guard to Assist Texas DPS in Making Arrests Related to Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Major General Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard, ordering guardsmen to assist the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) with arresting individuals for state charges related to the border crisis.
Hidalgo County Judge Calls on Federal Government to Stop Releasing Infected Migrants Into Our...
Faced with multiple reports that migrants are being released in Hidalgo County infected with COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez is calling on federal immigration officials to stop releasing these migrants into our communities.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Encounter a Human Smuggling Attempt Utilizing a Livestock Trailer
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station found a horse trailer being used for human smuggling after law enforcement partners conducted a vehicle stop near Hebbronville, Texas.
Laredo CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Over $715K at World Trade Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in one enforcement action that totaled over $715,000 in street value.
Human Smugglers Continue to Place Migrants Lives at Risk
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents disrupt three failed human smuggling attempts.
Criminal Migrants Arrested Over the Weekend
EDINBURG, TX – McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrest two gang members and two criminal migrants convicted of sexual offenses.
City of Brownsville to Distribute Free Pre-Filled Sandbags to Residents this Thursday
The City of Brownsville’s Engineering & Public Works Department will provide free pre-filled sandbags, while supplies last, to Brownsville residents on Thursday, July 29th starting at 10:00 a.m. at Morningside Park located at 1207 S. Central Ave. and at Monte Bella Park located at 2525 W. Alton Gloor Blvd. This is the second sandbag distribution day for the city this year.
