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UTRGV STUDY ABROAD: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Students Learn about Global Change During Life Changing...

‘I have shifted my view on things. I don’t use straws anymore. I try to keep up with my recycling. And I want to...

SBA Tops $ 20 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans

Texas Border Business SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA has...
Mrs. Yolanda Quiroz, currently teaches at Palacios Elementary in Pharr.

‘My students keep me young and motivated’ 

Longtime PSJA ISD early childhood educator inspires generations Texas Border Business Pharr, Texas - Surrounded by smiles and curious children eager to learn, Palacios Elementary Pre-Kinder Teacher Yolanda Quiroz...

Space Center Houston’s Thought Leader Series: Apollo Astronaut Walt Cunningham

Texas Border Business HOUSTON – An astronaut from the first crewed Apollo spaceflight shares his unique perspective on a remarkable era of exploration, including the...
Construction has begun. The new Hidalgo County Courthouse will house 24 courts, with room for additional courts as needed. It features state-of-the-art security and functionality and will serve the county's growing population into the next century.

New Courthouse Preconstruction Underway

New courthouse to serve County’s one million residents, approximately Texas Border Business As originally published in Texas Border Business newsprint edition September 2018 With the start of...
Herbert Williams, president of the Cherokee Nation outside the building that he had designated as the Cherokee Embassy. Photo by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez, 1987

Anecdote: A Modern Columbus

Texas Border Business In April of 1987, that is 31 years ago, I drove to Brownsville to meet and interview retired U.S. Air Force Colonel...
Pictured above, center, County Judge Ramon Garcia. From L-R, Commissioners Joseph Palacio; Joe Flores. Fourth on the right, Commissioners Eduardo Cantu and David L. Fuentes. According to the Appraisal District, the county currently has over 63,000 rural households. Division Manager of Strategic Planning Rey Salazar estimates that 30 percent contract with local haulers for private trash collection and 20 percent has purchased solid waste permits.

County Updates Community on Trash Collection Efforts

Cities don't pay a cent for trash collection, County subsidizing rural citizens to the tune of $5 to $6 million Texas Border Business As originally published in...
Pharr International Bridge Gives Trucking Caps to Truckers During National Truck Driver Appreciation Month

Pharr International Bridge Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 

Texas Border Business Pharr, Texas – Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D. and the City Commission understand the importance of the trucking industry to Pharr's economy and...

Congressman Gonzalez Invites Central and South Texas Students to Apply for Service Academy Nominations

Texas Border Business WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is inviting all eligible high school students in the 15th District of Texas to apply for...

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