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#RGV Rio Grande Valley Sector HQ recognized local youth at this year’s Youth of the Year. The Mayor of the City of Pharr matched the #BorderPatrol scholarship donation of $15,000.00, resulting in over $30,000.00 awarded to students. @CBP #HonorFirst #USBP. Twitter Photo.

Rio Grande Valley Students Honored as “Youth of the Year” Recipients

Wed, 2019-06-05 00:00 News Staff

PHARR — On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Headquarters recognized the importance of higher education and awarded this year’s Youth of the

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#RGV #BorderPatrol agents arrested two convicted sex offenders(sexual assualt and kidnapping/rape) and a gang member(18th Street gang) after they entered the United States illegally. @CBP #AlwaysVigilant #USBP #Border-Security #SouthwestBorder #HonorFirst. Twitter Photo.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Agents make Significant Arrests

Wed, 2019-06-05 00:00 News Staff

EDINBURG, Texas – Border Patrol agents arrested two sex offenders and a gang member after entering the United States illegally. On Thursday, agents working near Weslaco, Texas, arrested a Mexican

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Three PSJA ISD teachers and science coordinator pictured. (from left): Janie Leal (8thGrade Science Teacher at Austin Middle School), Susana Ramirez (Elementary Science Coordinator), Celena Miller (Science Lab Teacher at Cesar Chavez Elementary), and Michael Sweet (5thGrade Teacher at Carman Elementary).

Four PSJA ISD Science Educators selected for NASA workshop

Wed, 2019-06-05 00:00 News Staff

PHARR - FourPharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA) science educators have been selected to participate in NASA’s Lift-Off returning alumni program, The Next Giant Leap, in South Palm Beach, Florida this summer.

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Pete Garcia

Markie Villegas

San Juan run-off election leads to early lawsuit

Wed, 2019-05-29 00:00 News Staff

SAN JUAN – The runoff election for the city of San Juan’s Place 5 seat between incumbent Pedro “Pete” Garcia and his opponent, Marco “Markie” Villegas, kicked into high gear

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Chief Castillo while still employed by the city of Alamo.

Alamo city commission majority fires police chief three days later

Wed, 2019-05-29 00:00 News Staff

It took approximately five months for the city of Alamo to fire its police chief, Baudelio Castillo, but Monday (May 20) the hammer finally fell after state District Court Judge