USL Championship Back on Track as RGV Faces Locomotive
As the 2020 USL Championship season returns to play, the Rio Grande Valley FC will kick off on the road as they face El Paso Locomotive FC on Saturday, July 11 at 8:30 p.m. CT in a Copa Tejas rivalry.
Cornyn, Cruz, South Texas Congressmen Call for HHS Field Hospital and More Resources in...
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)and Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Filemon Vela (TX-34), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28), today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar requesting that the federal government provide additional federal resources, including a new field hospital, to help respond to the surge of coronavirus cases in the Rio Grande Valley.
Border Patrol Ends Stash House Operation
U.S. Border Patrol discovers stash house operation in rural South Texas neighborhood.
Governor Abbott Extends Statewide COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation extending his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19.
First Home Game at H-E-B Park to be held without fans
As COVID-19 cases continue to spike around the Rio Grande Valley, the RGV FC Toros have made the decision to play without fans in attendance for the Friday, July 17 reOpener against San Antonio FC.
South Padre Island Showing Exemplary Social Distancing on the Beach #LiveFromSPI
Texas Border Business and Mega Doctor News are video streaming a Live feed from South Padre Island showing exemplary social distancing on the beach. Please share. This is how it should be done for a more sustainable future.
Laredo Chamber Launches #LaredoStrong Campaign
While things have not been easy for anyone over the last few months, the leadership of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce is betting on one trait that has helped Laredo overcome difficult situations in the past – the resiliency of its people.
Rio Grande Valley Receives $13.8M to Improve Transit During Coronavirus Outbreak
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Corporation (LRGVDC) was awarded two federal grants to help transit providers in both the Harlingen and McAllen Urbanized Areas (UZAs) continue to operate throughout the novel coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today.
South Texas College saves taxpayers more than $3.6 million from 2020 bond refunding
On July 1, 2020, South Texas College sold a total of $41 million in Limited Ad Valorem Tax Refunding Bonds which saved the College and taxpayers more than $3.6 million in debt service providing a reduction in ad valorem taxes to the residents in Hidalgo and Starr Counties.
How to Efficiently Avoid Water Pollution in our Cities
An estimated 32 trillion gallons of water pollution per year (Nature Conservancy, Summer 2019) and many millions of dollars per year in EPA fines are caused by rainwater entering and then overloading our wastewater systems.
