Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for May 2023, which show that more than half of the U.S. Border Patrol’s encounters in May occurred prior to the lifting of the CDC’s Title 42 public health Order. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed online

Courtesy Jose Sanz, The bipartisan letter urges USPS to prioritize delivery of new mail trucks to South Texas Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) led a bipartisan letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urging him to prioritize deliveries of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles to letter carriers in South Texas. These new, air-conditioned vehicles

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Carlos Espinosa led University of Houston Cougars to National Championship (McAllen, Texas)-Carlos Espinosa, current director and golf pro of the City of McAllen’s Champion Lakes Golf Course was inducted into the RGV Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the Mission Event Center.   Espinosa competed as a professional golfer

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Annual McAllen golf tournament features region’s best golfers McAllen will once again proudly host the 2023 Vantage Bank McAllen Amateur Golf Championship at the Champion Lakes Golf Course, Friday, June 23 through Sunday, June 25, at the famed municipal golf course, located at 2701 South Ware Road. This year’s defending champion is

Courtesy Elizabeth Suarez, McAllen, TX – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has granted $1.6 billion this year through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants for various projects to improve runways, airfields, and airport facilities.  The FAA awarded McAllen International Airport $6.2 million for drainage, erosion control, pavement management study, and airfield safety design.

Courtesy Jose Sanz, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Laredo will receive $6,438,769 and the Laredo Fire Department $5,961,992 in the first tranche of FY23 Shelter and Services Program Funding, a program Congressman Cuellar started in 2014 Laredo, TX – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced over $12 million in federal funding to help secure

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, TAMI Awards highlights best of municipal information communication work [McAllen, Tx]-The Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO), a division of the Texas Municipal League (TML), announced the 2023 winners of its state-wide TAMI Awards Competition during a ceremony at the annual conference held last week in Arlington. The City of McAllen

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, [McAllen, Texas] – The McAllen Convention Center and Quiet Mind Yoga are delighted to announce their collaboration in celebrating International Yoga Day with a series of yoga events. With the aim of promoting physical and mental well-being, this will take place at the McAllen Performing Arts Center-Lawn on June 21st. As the

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-The McAllen Independent School District will begin their summer school program. In following safety protocols for all students, city school parks will continue to follow the normal school day gate closure schedule. The following parks (see list below) located at McAllen Independent School District schools will only be open to the

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Mural design entry should incorporate Don’t Mess with Texas theme, submission deadline June 15 (McAllen, Texas) – Keep McAllen Beautiful (KMB) is enhancing the streets of McAllen one standpipe at a time, but a bigger canvas needs artistic improvements and one of McAllen’s own will get that chance. KMB and the Don’t