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Officials request $135,000 for walking trails at Gonzalez Park
The Brownsville Herald Valley And State
Feb 07Brownsville Parks officials hope to get approval for some $135,000 in funding for improvements to Gonzalez Park in the Southmost area of town. If approved, the funding will be used to put in a walking trail with lighting on the park’s north... »
BISD meeting canceled
The Brownsville Herald Local
Feb 07For the second time in less than a week, the Brownsville Independent School District has canceled a Board of Trustees meeting. On Thursday BISD canceled a special meeting concerning redistricting for the 2012-2013 school year and fees that... »
SUV crashes into front of Harlingen tuxedo rental store
Rio Grande Valley News Headlines
Feb 06Authorities are investigating the cause of an accident where an elderly woman crashed her SUV into the front of a tuxedo rental store in Harlingen. »
Wise work: Cristela Wise
Valley Morning Star Slice Of Life
Feb 06Cristela Wise has retired after a career in teaching, but she’s not taking much time to relax.Wise has been a business teacher in the Harlingen school district since 1980, and except for a six-year stint at Texas State Technical Institute-Harlingen... »
TSTC to host FAFSA workshop
Valley Morning Star Local News
Feb 06HARLINGEN — One-on-one assistance with filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for new and returning students will be available from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 during College Goal Sunday at Texas State Technical College... »
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Oh no! Barbecue Stalwart Wild Blue Is Closing.
Texas Monthly Blogs: Eat My Words
Jan 28Little did I know when I wrote the following words nearly four years ago—“Please, patronize Wild Blue before it’s too late”—that my greatest fear would come true. One of the true stalwarts of Texas Barbecue–Wild Blue B.B.Q., located in the near-Brownsv... »
architxguy: Texas Grapefruit — The Best None of your thick...
Fuck Yeah Texas
Jan 25architxguy: Texas Grapefruit — The Best None of your thick white rind, no tart taste. Just pure sweetness… And the best I’ve found come from Bayview, near Brownsville, where there is one grower (at least) who’s never sprayed the trees she planted herse... »
I'll Take Moral Turpitude for a $1,000, Please
Bloggin' All Things Brownsville
Jan 17The City Commission tonight will decide on a policy for the selection of board/committee appointees. There's been quite a hold-up on appointments with many boards having vacancies because of this proposed policy.I missed the special meeting held earlie... »
New UTB Land Purchase to Support Growth
Bloggin' All Things Brownsville
Jan 13New UTB Land Purchase to Support Growth BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – JANUARY 13, 2012 – The University of Texas at Brownsville has recently acquired additional land to support the growing needs of the university. Dr. Juliet V. García, President of UT Brownsvil... »
My political reporting begins
Examiner Brownsville Edition
Jan 04As of today on this the real beginning of the 2012 election year with the Iowa Caucuses, I am pleased to announce that I am the new Brownsville Political Buzz Examiner (political writer/reporter) for The Examiner.In addition to... »