City of Kingsville Honors NAS-K Month of the Military Child
The proclamation calls on the citizens of Kingsville to wear purple on Wednesday, April 19 as a demonstration of solidarity with military children.
Single Vehicle Rollover Accident Leaves One Dead
On Tuesday, March 28 at approximately 8:04 am, Deputies with Nueces County Precinct 3 and the Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle rollover accident on FM 70 near County Road 73A.
Kingsville Border Patrol Find Missing Juvenile
Further investigation of the subjects revealed the occupant was a missing juvenile registered in the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children database.
Texas Observer Editors Protest Layoffs
Journalists at the publication expect to be laid off this week. Relations between the board and senior staff have severely eroded.
Fire at Migrant Center in Mexico near El Paso Kills at Least 39
There were a total of 68 men in the facility, 29 of whom were injured and transported to four local hospitals in “delicate-serious conditions.”
Illegal Migrants Found Suffocating Inside Locked Train Car
U.S. Border Patrol responded to a 911 call alerting them about a group of people who were trapped for hours inside of a shipping container.
Crews Responding to Gas Leak in Robstown
The pipeline owners are diligently working with the CCFD to locate the source of the leak.
Falfurrias High School One Act Play Advances to Area
Falfurrias High School will be competing at Area on Monday, March 27 at Tuloso-Midway High School.
Agents Seize Over 1000 Pounds of Illegal Drugs
RGV Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted five narcotic smuggling events in two days, resulting in two arrests and the seizure of over $1,000,000 in drugs.
National Days of Service Grant Competition
The competition will allocate millions of dollars to support organizations that engage volunteers on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service and September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Brandon Wade Selected as New Fire Chief
Chief Wade is an Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Austin. He will replace Robert Rocha, who retired from the position in January.
Texas Observer is Closing
The 68-year-old publication hit financial troubles and wasn’t able to broaden its audience, board members said.
CBP Advises Traveling Public on Easter Egg Regulations
With the Easter festivities right around the corner, CBP is reminding the traveling public that cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 or less per person.
Unreported Currency at Hidalgo Port
Stacks of bills containing $126,000 in unreported currency seized by CBP officers.
JFK Causeway Bridge Under Construction
Weather permitting, the contractor may close the westbound outside lane daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SNAP Recipients Will See a Cut in Food Benefits
During the lockdowns, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as food stamps. That extra money ends this month.
Job Posting - 9-1-1-dispatcher
A dispatcher serves the entire county, not only law enforcement, but fire and medical emergency services.
Job Posting - Laborer wanted at NAS Kingsville
The purpose of this position is to perform duties commonly found in a variety of work situations and incidental to many different occupations in MWR.
Lawmakers Debate Legalizing Gambling
Supporters stressed that the efforts would be an economic boon for the state, creating thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue, while opponents appealed to lawmakers’ sense of family values, stressing the immorality of legalizing the potentially addictive gaming.
TAMUK MBA Program Ranked Most Affordable
The A&M-Kingsville program ranked fifth out of the 50 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs in the nation and seventh of the Best Online MBA Programs in Texas.