Gary Long

Amid a look reminiscent of the era, Texas Southmost College on Thursday dedicated a plaque honoring African American U.S. Army troops who served at Fort Brown during the Civil War and early 1900s.

Dr. Beverly A. Zavaleta's journey since surviving breast cancer nearly a decade ago has taken a few unexpected turns and contained hidden gems and insights.

On Silence (Silenzio), an exhibition by UTRGV assistant professor Romeo DiLoreto and colleague Daniel Cosentino, continues through Oct. 30 at the Rusteberg Art Gallery on the adjacent Texas Southmost College campus.

Middle schools across the city on Wednesday welcomed elementary school students and their parents for a Night of Discovery during which Brownsville ISD showcased its programs.

Kenmont Montessori School in Brownsville celebrated United Nations Day on Thursday with a festival of world cultures honoring the school’s namesake, Maria Montessori, and her vision of world peace.

BROWNSVILLE — U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez on Tuesday granted the prosecution's motion to dismiss the charges against all three of the defendants in the federal embezzlement case facing International Educational Services Inc., a nonprofit that sheltered unaccompanied minors for the government.

Brownsville ultra runner Art Hurtado is on a roll, having run the Cactus Rose Endurance Trail Race in under 24 hours in 100-degree Texas heat, first among 50 fellow runners and four hours ahead the next-closest participant.

On Monday, Garden Park Elementary School and Sunrise Rotary held the semester’s second Act Early First Knight ceremony, recognizing students in a program that Rotarians say improves student attitudes, attendance and civic engagement.

Jessica G. Gonzalez, the Brownsville ISD Board of Trustees president, was heading toward re-election Tuesday.

Nov. 8 — Rosie Lee Nicholson, Kent Martin, Aaron Colley, Alicia Haughton, Matt Ammerman.