Stakeholders in Education discuss the future of Workforce Preparedness
If we are going to grow our economy and have economic development across the Valley, we need to have graduates who are ready to go to work, whether it’s right out of high school or right out of college.
Unprecedented Volumes of Aliens Continue to Arrive as Thousands Enter Deep South Texas
U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to process and receive unprecedented numbers of illegal aliens entering the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector.
Empty Bowls Committee Members 2019
The Empty Bowls Committee is planning the best and biggest buffet in the Valley! The 14th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon and Auction is confirmed for Sept. 19, 2019 at the Pharr Events Center, Pharr, Texas!
Updated City of McAllen Unofficial Election Results
The City of McAllen held a regular election for registered voter residents of McAllen City Commission Districts 4 and 5, today, Saturday, May 4, 2019, for commissioner for each district. Unofficial results for District 5 were pending based on review of provisional ballots by the Hidalgo County Elections Administration Office.
1 Million Cups McAllen
1 Million Cups (1MC) is back again to McAllen!
Border Patrol Identifies a Murder Suspect and Two Sex Offenders
Over the weekend, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man wanted for murder and two sexual predators in three separate incidents.
McAllen ISD School Board, Teacher honored at H-E-B Education Awards
The McAllen ISD Board of Trustees and a teacher were honored as finalists at the annual H-E-B Excellence in Education awards held Sunday night in Austin.
Special Needs Students at PSJA ISD First to Receive Metro System Training
In an effort to prepare students for life after graduation, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA) in partnership with Texas Workforce Solutions and Olympia Placement Services recently trained a group of special needs students in the Pathways Toward Independence (PTI) Program on how to navigate the metro system.
PSJA ISD Theatre Troupe named 2019 UIL State Champion
PSJA Southwest Early College High School's theatre troupe was recently named the UIL State Theatre Champion based on the results of the 2019 UIL State One-Act Play, Film, and Theatrical Design Contests.
Keep McAllen Beautiful to Begin Annual Paint McAllen Beautiful Project
Keep McAllen Beautiful (KMB) is proud to announce their annual Paint McAllen Beautiful, a project where volunteers from the City of McAllen’s non-profit beautification organization, paint homes at no cost, to low-income, elderly and/or disabled McAllen homeowners.




















