West RGV News

CBP: Smugglers show reckless disregard for lives of migrants

By Press Release | May 13, 2022

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted four human smuggling events.

CBP arrests criminal migrants at border in the Rio Grande Valley

By Press Release | Mar 29, 2022

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two criminal migrants with serious criminal history, to include kidnapping, murder, and sexual contact charges.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents halt six migrant smuggling attempts

By Press Release | Mar 29, 2022

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted six migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 125 arrests. Agents rescued 86 migrants from a trailer and two more from a vehicle’s trunk.

From Austin News

HB 547 UIL Equal Access Bill passes Texas House on second reading

By Press Release | 3 years ago

The Texas House of Representatives voted 78 to 65 in favor of House Bill 547, the UIL Equal Access Bill. If this bill is passed, it would allow home-schooled students to be able to compete in University Interscholastic League (UIL) extracurricular activities within their local public school if their district allows it.

From Lone Star Standard

TPPF, Every Texan joint statement: Chapter 313 business tax breaks 'not necessary'

By Press Release | 3 years ago

The Texas Public Policy Foundation and Every Texan released a joint statement regarding legislation to extend the Chapter 313 program of school property tax abatements.