STC President Highlights Workforce Focus and Changing Student Needs
South Texas College President Dr. Ricardo Solis told regional leaders at RioPlex meeting that higher education must continue shifting toward workforce training and career-focused programs as students demand clearer returns on their investment.
Terracon Welcomes Arantxa Burgos Montes de Oca, E.I.T., to Pharr Geotechnical Team
Terracon, a leading national consulting engineering firm comprised of engineers, scientists, architects, facilities experts, and field professionals, announces the addition of Arantxa Burgos Montes de Oca, E.I.T., to its Pharr office as a staff engineer in the Geotechnical department.
Judge Cortez Urges Regional Unity to Compete for Investment
Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez told regional leaders that the Rio Grande Valley must work as a single, unified region if it wants to compete for major investment and long-term economic growt
Abby’s Bakery owners Receive 4 Month Prison Terms for Worker Harboring Case
Two owners of Abby’s Bakery, located in Los Fresnos, have been sentenced following the discovery of illegal aliens at their business.
40-Year Sentences Handed Down in McAllen Child Abuse Case
A Hidalgo County judge sentenced a McAllen couple to decades in prison during a sentencing hearing. Evelyn Chavez, 41, and Brian Chavez, 40, of McAllen, were both sentenced to serve 40 years in prison after previously being found guilty by a Hidalgo County jury of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, Indecency with a Child by Contact, and Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child.
$12M Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant Awarded To Texas Tech University
Texas Border Business AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced that a Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $12 million has been extended to Texas Tech...
Top‑Ranked STISD Opens 2026–27 Enrollment, Jan. 24
Texas Border Business MERCEDES, Texas — South Texas Independent School District (STISD) will open enrollment for the 2026–2027 school year at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24,...
Paxton Leads Multistate Push to Revise Federal Disability Rule
Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate coalition that has submitted a comment supporting the Trump Administration’s revision of a Biden-era Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Final Rule that unlawfully promulgated a woke agenda over federal funding for state disability programs.
Miller Condemns Court Decision Challenging Texas Lab‑Grown Meat Ban
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller condemned a federal ruling that undermines the state’s recently enacted ban on lab-grown meat, calling it “an assault on Texas ranchers, a gift to Washington elites, and a slap in the face to state sovereignty.”
De La Cruz’s Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act Becomes Law
Congresswoman De La Cruz's (TX-15) bipartisan legislation, the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act, was signed into law by President Trump.
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