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City of McAllen Receives Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation Grant to Hire Census Outreach Workers

The City of McAllen recently received another grant to assist with its Census outreach efforts, this time, from the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation in the amount of $56,400.

Border Patrol Recognizes Deserving Law Enforcement Officers

Rio Grande Valley Sector recognized several Border Patrol agents and a Brownsville Police Officer for their outstanding efforts.

UTRGV Men’s Golf Alum Pedro Lamadrid earns PGA Tour Latinoamerica Card

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s golf team learned this week that alum Pedro Lamadrid has qualified for the PGA Tour Latinoamerica (PTLA) after finishing 18th at the PTLA Qualifying Tournament in Argentina.

UTRGV Women’s Basketball rides big third quarter to defeat Chicago State

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros women’s basketball team used a season-high 30-point third quarter on its way to a 77-68 victory over Chicago State on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.

Austin passes its Marijuana Resolution

The Austin City Council approved a resolution Thursday, January 23, 2020,that will largely end arrests and fines for low-level marijuana possession.

IDEA Public Schools Hosts Ribbon Cutting for IDEA Toros’ New Campus

This morning, IDEA Public Schools hosted community leaders, board members, supporters, IDEA students, and others to celebrate the ribbon cutting of IDEA Toros’ newest state of the art campus.

Hidalgo County host Dinner Tonight healthy cooking event for county employees

In an effort to promote health and wellness among county employees, Texas A&M AgriLifeExtension Service and the Hidalgo County Wellness Program hosted a Dinner Tonight healthy cooking event on January 23 at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance.

Local citizens scammed into switching energy providers

There have been numerous reports of fraudulent activity in which people posing as Hidalgo County employees have been going home to home and encouraging citizens to switch energy providers. Do not be victimized.

Classrooms Powered by Census Data

Statistics in Schools brings school subjects to life using real-world Census Bureau data to create materials for use year after year at all grade levels.

Rio Grande City Agents seize more than $700K Worth of Marijuana

Starr County drug smugglers attempted to exploit lack of border infrastructure in two separate incidents.

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