Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
Texas Border Business U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas WACO, Texas – A Mississippi man was sentenced in federal court to 240 months in prison...
COSTEP: Strengthening South Texas Through RFI Readiness
Texas Border Business By Roberto Hugo González COSTEP, Council for South Texas Economic Progress, hosted an in-demand economic development event on August 5, 2025, at the TSTC...
Strategic Guidance and Regional Collaboration Define RFI Event
The “Request for Information Best Practices” event held on August 5, 2025, in Harlingen, Texas, offered economic development leaders across South Texas a crucial opportunity to better understand the RFI process and how to compete for financial investment. Organized by the Council for South Texas Economic Progress (COSTEP), the event featured presentations from both the public and private sectors.
BCIC Adopts Visionary 2025–2029 Strategic Plan
Texas Border Business BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC) has adopted its 2025-2029 Strategic Plan. The planning process began in early 2024 and...
Texas AG Investigates Beto O’Rourke’s Group Over Potential Bribery in Legislative Walkout
Texas Border Business Texas Border Business AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s radical organization, Powered by People, for unlawful activity,...
ICE Houston makes 42 arrests, including criminal alien convicted of assaulting 2 law enforcement...
Texas Border Business US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) HOUSTON — ICE, with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations, the U.S. Border...
Brownsville’s Intelligent Transportation System Projects Receive $27.8M
Texas Border Business BROWNSVILLE, Texas – City of Brownsville leaders successfully secure BROWNSVILLE, Texas – City of Brownsville leaders successfully secure $27.8 million in funding to support the City’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) capital improvement projects. The funds have been secured from the Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (RGVMPO), whose Policy Board approved...
Port of Harlingen Breaks Ground on Roadway Grant Projects
Texas Border Business By Amy Lynch / Port of Harlingen HARLINGEN, Texas – Construction began early this week on a $3.1 million Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Seaport Connectivity...
Cornyn Secures Relocation of Retired NASA Shuttle to Houston
Texas Border Business AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acting Administrator Sean...
Joint Operation Yields 11 Arrests Related to Prostitution
Texas Border Business EL PASO – During the past week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in conjunction with several partner law enforcement agencies, conducted...
























