RIO GRANDE CITY — The Starr County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing aerial spraying of herbicides along the banks of the Rio Grande which environmentalists argue would pose safety risks to residents. The spraying is part of an effort by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to eradicate Carrizo cane along the river. The cane is viewed as an… Read more »

Whispers of middle-ground decision on Open Skies By Jennifer Scholtes and Martine Powers 06/27/16 10:00 AM EDT With help from Kathryn A. Wolfe WHISPERS OF MIDDLE-GROUND DECISION ON OPEN SKIES: As we first flagged for Pros on Friday, major players in the aviation industry say the State Department has secretly decided its path forward in the showdown between the “big three” and the… Read more »

Encuentro de dos Alcaldes Por: Primitivo López El Día Lunes 27 de Junio del 2016 La Nota se ha leido 366 veces. 31 en este Día. * Cabeza de Vaca en Laredo, Texas * Seis años sin Rodolfo Torre Cantú * Finanzas Sanas” CCR Formal fue sólo en la vestimenta, de traje y corbata, y más bien fue informal, de acercamiento en el primer encuentro que tuvieron este lunes el alcalde (Mayor) de… Read more »

PASTORS TO MEET IN NEWLY OPENED COMMUNIST CUBA High interest in 1st training session already triggers plans for another Cuba’s communist regime, which for years persecuted Christians and restricted visitors, now is open to Americans for business and vacation travel. For the most part. The Hill reported Friday that even though President Obama has declared that travel to the… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced he, along with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1), successfully included an amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations bill to help small businesses who depend on H-2B, or temporary guest worker visas. The amendment and the bill passed the committee and now must be voted on by the Full House. … Read more »

Para nuestros dos países, que comparten una de las fronteras más largas del mundo, un alto volumen de comercio de cerca de 1.5 millones de dólares al día, y con 22 millones de estadounidenses de origen mexicano que vive en los Estados Unidos (EU), las buenas relaciones diplomáticas son la base fundamental para el éxito de nuestras economías. Al ser un representante de EU en… Read more »

Congressman Filemon Vela of Brownsville criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a speech at the State Democratic Party convention. In the speech, Vela referred to an open letter he recently sent to Trump which told the billionaire businessman where to shove his border wall proposals. Vela referenced the letter in his speech. “I wrote that letter because Donald Trump… Read more »

CABEZA DE VACA CONFIRMS HIS INTENTION TO WORK WITH TEXAS   MISSION, RGV – The Governor-elect of Tamaulipas says he wants to work closely with the mayors of the Rio Grande Valley. Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca held a breakfast meeting with the mayors of McAllen, Mission and Hidalgo on Wednesday. It was held at Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission and was hosted by Rigo… Read more »

'At the limit,' Mexico buckles under migrant surge to U.S. Central American migrants rest next to the train tracks while waiting for the freight train 'La Bestia', or the Beast, to travel to north Mexico to reach and cross the U.S. border, at Arriaga in the state of Chiapas January 10, 2012. Reuters/Jorge Luis Plata/File Photo Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central… Read more »

DHS funding for new headquarters slashed in FY 2017 bill A House Appropriations subcommittee delivered a major setback to the funding of a consolidated Homeland Security Department headquarters campus on Wednesday. The $41.1 billion DHS funding bill passed the subcommittee, but it cut $126 million in funding from the St. Elizabeths headquarters campus in Southeast Washington,… Read more »