SBA’s Lower RGV Names Tommy Graham’s Paint & Body as SBA Legacy Small Business

Tommy Graham’s Paint and Body is one of 68 Legacy Businesses that got their start with…

“Valente Rodriguez: From Migrant Farmworker to Hollywood Actor and Returning Host of STXIFF 2023”

Born in 1964 in South Texas to a family of eight migrant farmworkers, Valente Rodriguez has…

Lou Diamond Phillips: A Multi-Talented Artist’s Journey from “La Bamba” to Broadway and Beyond, Coming to Edinburg Sept. 14-16, 2023

Catch the award-winning actor and director Lou Diamond Phillips at the Edinburg Conference Center At Renaissance…

Border security is front and center at first Republican presidential debate

“Everybody is well aware that this polls exceedingly well among Republican primary voters,” says Todd Gillman…

McAllen Ranked #3 for First-Time Homebuyers

This study examined 185 metro areas and cities were ranked based on four metrics.  

Increased Enrollment in Mechatronics Tech Program Will Benefit Workforce

Mechatronics integrates several types of engineering systems, including mechanical and electrical.  

Texas grid operator CEO warns of energy emergency at nightfall amid heavy load, low wind forecasts

Loads forecast to top 85 GW amid heat wave Wind output to drop by 54% at…

Purple Star Campus Designations for 150 Texas Schools

“Campuses with a Purple Star Designation let military families know that they are dedicated to providing…

Operation Lone Star Stops Human Smugglers

“It’s about getting into their head,” said Spc. Ramirez, a Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, Task…

Liberal Groups Court Conservative Justices in New Gun Case

Gun control advocates are pushing an argument they hope will convince at least two conservative justices…

Roma CBP Outstanding Homicide Warrant Arrest

CBP officers turned Reyna Lerma over to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force Area officers for…

Texas trial to begin in lawsuit over Biden parole policy for migrants from 4 countries

A key portion of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that grants parole to thousands of people…

We Are in Urgent Need of Adopters & Fosters

Shelter workers are urging potential adopters and fosters to visit the shelter promptly to help alleviate…

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.24.23

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.  

Republican candidates grapple with post-Roe positioning on abortion

Abortion has been a losing issue for GOP since end of federal right but Pence, Scott…

Texas’ border buoys could impact U.S., Mexico water treaty agreement

A water treaty between the United States and Mexico could be in jeopardy because of a…

Advocates worry more conservative knives out for food stamps in upcoming farm bill fight

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Q: What are the top challenges facing businesses today?

Lowered earning forecasts impacts stock prices, which impacts investment and retirement accounts, resulting in lowered spending.…

Pillen defends $2.6 million price tag of sending Nebraska troops, troopers to Texas border

Nebraska could spend as much as $2.6 million this summer helping Texas secure its border with…

‘Heartbreaking To See’: Images from Eagle Pass and Abbott’s Floating Border Barrier

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been battling with the White House over his controversial border tactics.…

GOP presidential hopefuls debate immigration, defending southern border

Several of the Republican presidential hopefuls who took part in the first GOP debate on Wednesday…

Rights groups oppose Texas law that lets chaplains work as school counselors

Opponents of law passed in Republican-run state argue it is violation of religious freedom guaranteed in…

Texas’ border buoys could impact U.S., Mexico water treaty agreement

A water treaty between the United States and Mexico could be in jeopardy because of a…

Concerns arise over ‘PragerU’ curriculum coming to Texas schools

 

GOP Debate and Abortion: Despite Mixed Responses, a Culture of Life Should Be the Goal

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Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle Claim Fox News Security Kept Them Out of Debate Spin Room

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Border officers say a Marble Falls woman wanted to give smuggled children ‘a better life’

She handed three U.S. passports to officers and said they were her children. But officers…  

Live updates: Republican candidates, sans Trump, to debate for first time

It’s the first opportunity for nearly all of the candidates to appeal to a national audience,…

Five key takeaways from the first Republican US presidential debate

 

Trump won’t be at the GOP’s first presidential debate. But his presence will be felt

He’ll be missing from the stage, but former president and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump will nonetheless…

Texas’ border buoys could impact U.S., Mexico water treaty agreement

A water treaty between the United States and Mexico could be in jeopardy because of a…

Republican debate live updates: GOP primary candidates take stage − without Donald Trump

 

PragerU claims to be a state-approved K-12 education vendor; Texas officials say it’s not

Conservative media company PragerU announced it was bringing its children’s videos to Texas, raising concern and…

Firebrand Texas Bishop Strickland says Rome synod will reveal ‘true schismatics’

Bishop Joseph Strickland, the firebrand Catholic prelate from Tyler, Texas, claims in a new letter that…

Op-Ed: Keeping Texas’ Economy Moving, Alex Meade

The Commission, under the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, continues to dedicate an unprecedented level of…

The first Republican debate of 2023 happens tonight. Here’s what to know

 

LETTER: West Virginia Guard to Texas border is a waste of taxpayer money

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Texas Mission of Mercy Provides Free Dental Care to Low-Income Families

The Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM), a mobile dental clinic known for its work in offering…

City of Pharr is a Certified All Fiber Provider

“I congratulate the City of Pharr on its certification,” said Gary Bolton, President and CEO at…

Big Mac Attack

The Federal Reserve maintains a more comprehensive index of how the dollar is performing against the currencies of…

Helping Fill the Demand for Machinists in Central Texas

Alvaro Juarez, a TSTC Precision Machining Technology instructor in Harlingen, said the program offers students a…

6 things to watch for in the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate

With front-runner Donald Trump skipping the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, eight of his GOP…

Conservative activist who took down affirmative action is now going after law firms’ diversity programs

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PragerU says it’s bringing conservative lessons to Texas schools. Not quite, officials say

DALLAS — PragerU announced this week that the conservative media outlet will expand its reach into…

‘Harmful to public schools’: Over 100 Texas chaplains issue letter of opposition to school chaplain bill

More than 100 Texas chaplains issued a letter Tuesday urging school board members in the state…

Conservative activist who took down affirmative action is now going after law firms’ diversity programs

The conservative activist behind the Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action in college admissions…

DeSantis touts Iowa ‘kingmaker’ whose picks weren’t nominated

Iowa’s caucuses may winnow the Republican presidential field but often do not pick the nominee, Nathan…

Daily News features differing viewpoints

For those seeking editorials and opinion columns that are informative, thought-provoking and encourage vigorous, respectful debate,…

In Trump’s absence, DeSantis seen as ‘punching bag’ in first Republican debate

Eight Republican presidential contenders will duel in the party’s first debate of the 2024 race in…

The national debate over books has come to West Texas. And librarians are stuck in the middle.

West Texas residents are organizing over their love — or concern — for books. Meanwhile, from…

Tropical Depression Harold is moving WNW across Texas/Mexico border

The storm posed no threat to Louisiana.  

Gov. Doug Burgum injured playing basketball, may not be able to attend first Republican debate

It is “unclear if he will be able to stand” at the two-hour debate, which is…

Legal defeat could cause shutdown of Planned Parenthood in Texas

A legal defeat could force it to shut down in the state.  

Legal defeat could cause shutdown of Planned Parenthood in Texas

A legal defeat could force it to shut down in the state.  

Texas and the federal government lock horns in court over border control: Eagle Pass legislator says “lets find a real solution

Residents from Eagle Pass and other bordertowns travel to Austin to be in federal court T…

WATCH: Migrant families scale barbed wire fence into South Texas

In this Border Report exclusive video, watch as a group of migrants help one another to…

U.S. census and other surveys likely undercount the number of LGBTQ+ …

Some queer Texans may fear disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity to neighbors or the…

WATCH: Migrant families scale barbed wire fence into South Texas

In this Border Report exclusive video, watch as a group of migrants help one another to…

Conservative group targets diversity fellowships of two law firms

Two high-powered U.S. law firms are openly discriminating with fellowships that exclude white, heterosexual males, a…

Texas defends border buoys at hearing over Justice Department lawsuit

 

Pharr EDC to Host Pharr Industrial & Investment Tour, August 23rd

Texas Border Business Pharr, Texas – The Pharr EDC and the RGV Partnership are working together to…

Secretary Nelson Convenes Border Trade Advisory Committee Meeting in McAllen

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, in coordination with the Texas Department of Transportation, convened a…

Five things Democrats are watching during the Republican debate

Democrats are waiting in anticipation for Republicans to make what many believe will be a Trump-inspired…

PragerU said it’s bringing conservative lessons to Texas schools. Not quite, officials say

PragerU announced Tuesday the conservative media outlet will expand its reach into Texas public schools, but…

Conservative pundits falsely claim that Biden slept at Maui memorial

Using low-quality video that distorts how Biden appears, pundits made the false claim go viral on…

Texas defends border buoys at hearing over Justice Department lawsuit

 

Texas border barrier lawsuit

The fight goes on over the floating barriers in the Rio Grande along the Texas Mexico…

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt joins border security press conference with Texas Gov. Abbot, and chief executives of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota

Oklahoma City — Yesterday, Governor Kevin Stitt joined Texas Governor Greg Abbot’s press conference in Eagle…

Another serious storm makes landfall

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall in Texas with threats of tornadoes and flooding. It’s Tuesday’s news.…

Texas DPS troopers recover 2 abandoned Honduran children near southern border

The Texas Department of Public Safety located two young Honduran siblings in Eagle Pass who were…

D.C. Attorney General is probing Leonard Leo’s network

The Federalist Society co-chair and ex-Trump judicial adviser has utilized nonprofit groups to collect more than…

Who will testify in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial?

AUSTIN — The names of witnesses for Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial must be submitted to the…

Texas Takes Attacks on Austin to New Level With “Death Star” Law

The goal of Death Star is simple.  

Texas border buoy hearing: Closing arguments due Friday

Both sides in the lawsuit over buoys Texas put in the Rio Grande have until Friday…

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As a tropical storm bore down on Southern California, Texas sent migr…

The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, voluntarily took the bus ride from Brownsville to Los Angeles even…

Conservative activist sues 2 major law firms over diversity fellowships

The American Alliance for Equal Rights, which led the campaign to upend affirmative action in college…

How to watch the first GOP presidential debate on Wednesday night

Republicans are looking at a crowded field to challenge President Biden for the 2024 presidential election…

McAllen Housing Commission Executive Director Named HAVE-STR President

HAVE-STR is an organization consisting of agencies and individuals who administer housing and community development in…

Governor Abbott Touts Nuclear Energy Development

“Texas is the energy capital of the world, but more important is what we are doing…

Pillen defends $2.6 million price tag of sending Nebraska troops, troopers to Texas border

Nebraska could spend as much as $2.6 million this summer helping Texas secure its border with…

ONE DAY IN HISTORY: The Battle of Mesilla

On July 24, 1861, Lt. Col. John Robert Baylor led 300 men from Fort Bliss forty miles up…

Elderly woman’s attempt at human smuggling thwarted by Texas border patrol

Border agents foiled another human smuggling attempt, this time perpetuated by an elderly woman.  

Tropical Storm Harold to Continue Along Texas-Mexico Border into Wednesday

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall in southeastern Texas, and will be dropping plenty of rain over…

Feds and Texas face off in court over border buoys to deter migrants

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the buoys in the Rio Grande were moved “out of an…

For the record, keeping small papers alive

I never fully understood the value of an independent weekly newspaper until I watched a PBS report…

Gov. Noem to be guest speaker at Colorado conservative conference on Saturday

Gov. Kristi Noem will speak at the Freedom Conference and Festival hosted by the Steamboat Institute…

Elderly woman implicated in thwarted human smuggling attempt at Texas border

LAREDO, Texas – Border agents foiled another human smuggling attempt, this time perputrated by an elderly…

Elderly woman’s attempt at human smuggling thwarted by Texas border patrol

Border agents foiled another human smuggling attempt, this time perpetuated by an elderly woman.  

CBP Seizes 100 Shipments Containing Counterfeit MLB, MLS, NFL Merchandise

In Fiscal Year 2022, the People’s Republic of China remained the primary source economy for counterfeit…

Migrants bused from Texas to LA amid Tropical Storm Hilary in move Mayor Bass calls ‘despicable act’

Mayor Karen Bass is blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after a group of migrants were sent…

Judge to consider if Texas can keep border buoys as migrant crisis continues

 

CBP Eagle Pass Port Of Entry Shuts Down Human Smuggling Attempt

CBP officers arrested the female U.S. citizen driver and two passengers for alleged violations of U.S.…

How to watch the first GOP presidential debate on Wednesday night

Republicans are looking at a crowded field to challenge President Biden for the 2024 presidential election…

Reflecting on McAllen’s Heritage, A Day at the Museum with Victor Escalon

Together with his family, Victor reminisced about the growth of McAllen, from the time he moved…

Court hearing over floating Rio Grande border barrier

 

School takeovers by states may become more common

That lack of progress after the influx of COVID money is likely to generate more talk…

8 candidates qualify for first 2024 Republican presidential debate

Eight Republicans have qualified for the party’s first 2024 presidential primary debate Wednesday night, the Republican…

RNC announces 8 candidates have qualified for first debate

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, former Rep. Will Hurd, businessperson Perry Johnson and radio host Larry Elder…

Challenge to Texas Border Buoy Barrier to Be Argued Tuesday

 

Tropical Storm Herold heads for Texas-Mexico border

Tropical Storm Herold is expected to bring heavy rainfall and high winds to much of south…

Texas border buoys: What to know before the trial

 

8 candidates qualify for first Republican debate

Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping it  

To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting…

Federal court to hear challenge over Texas border buoys

The state of Texas could soon be forced to remove its barrier of buoys along the…

A judge will consider if Texas can keep its floating barrier

The repositioning comes ahead of a hearing Tuesday.  

Support for Abbott’s Crackdown Is Waning on Texas Border

Gov. Greg Abbott’s intensive campaign to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But…

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the barrier was moved “out of an abundance of caution” following…

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the barrier was moved “out of an abundance of caution” following…

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the barrier was moved “out of an abundance of caution” following…

Texas governor hosts visiting governors at border buoys where they say Texas is ‘ground zero’ for illegal immigration

exas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday showed off to four other GOP visiting governors the controversial…

DEA Agents Bust Meth Supplier After Drugs Found in Rental Homes Near Louisiana-Texas Border

Does the punishment fit the crime?  

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the barrier was moved “out of an abundance of caution” following…

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the barrier was moved “out of an abundance of caution” following…

The Border Report: Texas border czar explains how marine barriers work

(The Center Square) – Texas Border Czar Mike Banks – in an exclusive interview with The…

Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil

Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil. Republican Gov.…

Gov. Kevin Stitt calls for Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ policies at Texas border gathering

 

Texas moves large floating barrier on border closer to American soil

The repositioning comes ahead of a hearing Tuesday.  

Democrats, Popcorn in Hand, Root for a Rowdy G.O.P. Debate

Top Democrats, suddenly feeling a bit better about 2024, would love to see Republicans talk about…

How we got the Texas Legislature to invest $1 billion in state parks

It took a big idea, reaching across the political divide, and a little bit of luck…