On July 24, 1861, Lt. Col. John Robert Baylor led 300 men from Fort Bliss forty miles up the east bank of the Rio Grande to Fort Fillmore, New Mexico.

“Texas is the energy capital of the world, but more important is what we are doing with that energy and what it means for our future in the state of Texas,” said Governor Abbott.

HAVE-STR is an organization consisting of agencies and individuals who administer housing and community development in the South Texas region through the provision of adequate and affordable housing.

"President Biden continues to let the crisis at the border go unchecked, and it is growing," said Governor Pillen.

Motorists are urged to find alternate routes during the road closure and exercise extreme caution and patience when traveling along the area. 

In Fiscal Year 2022, the People’s Republic of China remained the primary source economy for counterfeit and pirated goods seized in the U.S., accounting for a total estimated MSRP value of almost $1.8 billion (USD) or approximately 60% of the total estimated MSRP value of all IPR seizures.

CBP officers arrested the female U.S. citizen driver and two passengers for alleged violations of U.S. immigration law and seized the vehicle.

Together with his family, Victor reminisced about the growth of McAllen, from the time he moved in the second grade to the bustling town it is today.

In a transformative move to provide free dental care to underserved residents of South Texas, the Texas Mission of Mercy Rio Grande Valley (TMOM-RGV) has announced its inaugural large-scale Free Dental Clinic event. The initiative is slated for September 15 and 16 at the Edinburg Bert Ogden Arena.

The First Public Notice of the budget offers a substantial decrease of the property tax rate for citizens, from .691919 in 2023 to .607987 in 2024 (8-cent cut per $100 valuation), making this the fourth consecutive reduction in the City’stax rate and the largest in recent history.