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Medical files with private information found in Brownsville dumpster
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The CBS4 Investigates team was at the scene where hundreds of medical files with potentially sensitive information were discovered in a dumpster. The files were located in a dumpster at the 1100 block of E. Los Ebanos Blvd. in Brownsville, across from Stell Middle School. The CBS4 Investigates team arrived Thursday […]
City of Brownsville announces purchase of Cummings Middle School
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s a plan more than 15 years in the making. On Wednesday the Gladys Porter Zoo gave the community details on what is to come. The city of Brownsville has agreed to buy Cummings Middle School from Brownsville ISD and use it to expand the zoo. This will allow the zoo […]
This week in Texas music history: The birth of Chelo Silva
On Aug. 25, 1922, singer Chelo Silva was born in Brownsville. She began performing in local groups as a teenager and in 1938 sang at the very first Charro Days celebration, now a Brownsville institution. In her youth, she also performed with and was briefly married to Américo Paredes, who...
Laguna Vista working to create EMS team
First responders in Laguna Vista help provide medical services to the community that doesn't have its own EMS service. Laguna Vista first responders partner with Los Fresnos EMS, and the city created a small medical response team to get help faster. The city previously worked with a nearby volunteer fire...
The Valley’s not a maternity desert, yet women’s health needs are ever-present
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As of December 2023, data shows that while there are more than 1,000 counties throughout the U.S. that are considered maternity deserts, a term coined by the March of Dimes nonprofit to identify areas where maternal health care is scarce, the Rio Grande Valley is not one of them despite having limited resources and being considered one of the poorest regions in the state.
Sowing Roots at Brownsville’s Charro Days
Yaya, a 5-foot, 73-year-old ball of energy, darts around us, flitting in and out of the room, each time entering with a pile of photographs. There’s Yaya as a 7-year-old—decades before her daughter and my wife, Ana, came along—beaming from the top of a float festooned with posies. Another photo captures her aboard a wagon honoring Costa Rica, finger firmly inserted in her nose. “Ofelia de la Garza, my godmother, put me on a float for Charro Days every year,” Yaya says.
Los Fresnos superintendent named finalist for state award
Aug. 30—The Texas Association of School Boards has named Los Fresnos CISD Superintendent Gonzalo Salazar one of five finalists for TASB Superintendent of the Year. Salazar has served as the LFCISD superintendent since 2006. The district encompasses 487 square miles and serves more than 10,350 students in Cameron County. In selecting Salazar as a finalist, TASB noted his commitment to public ...
Villarreal discusses Brownsville’s growing pains
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Brownsville City Commissioner Tino Villarreal says he is confident his city can cope with the growing pains it faces as a result of SpaceX’s expansion at nearby Boca Chica. Villarreal spoke to reporters ahead of an eagerly awaited keynote presentation by Kathryn Lueders, general manager...
Brownsville tops upward mobility in Census Bureau-Harvard study
Aug. 30—Brownsville leads the United States in upward mobility, according to the results of a new study published recently by The Economist. The analysis, conducted by the Census Bureau and Opportunity Insights, a Harvard University research group, uses the term "intergenerational mobility." The study analyzed household income data from 50 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas. In 38 of those ...
Harlingen Bass Pro Shops boasts record year as city pays down debt
Aug. 30—HARLINGEN — Nearly 15 years after city leaders landed Harlingen's biggest retail store deal, Bass Pro Shops is boasting its biggest year here as officials work to pay off debt surrounding the multi-million dollar project that's helping develop the new Cameron Crossing business district. Today, Bass Pro Shops, hailed as America's leading outdoor retailer, is putting Harlingen "on the ...
The state and insight of workforce development
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Felida Villarreal the CPA, President and CEO of Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) spoke with ValleyCentral about its mission. VIDA provides wrap-around support services to low-income students pursuing higher education or workforce credentials. They also offer financial assistance for tuition, books, and additional resources like child care, transportation, and […]
National Facility Awards 2024 - Texas Winners
The USTA announced that the Denton Tennis and Pickleball Center in Denton, Texas, H-E-B Tennis Center Harlingen in Harlingen, Texas, Life Time Frisco in Frisco, Texas and Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas are among the 41 winners in the USTA’s annual Outstanding Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country.
South Texas Schools Receive Over $2.6M in Job Training Grants from Texas Workforce Commission
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott made an announcement that nine schools in South Texas were beneficiaries of over $2.6 million in career training grants bestowed by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). As explained in a statement released by the Governor's office, these grants are part of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) initiative and are intended to provide high-demand occupational training to more than 1,200 students.
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