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Progreso bridge owner remembered
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:59:14 -0800
Progreso bridge owner Sam Sparks leaves a history of kindness.
Growing threat to Mexico's crops
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:44:36 -0800
Growing threat to Mexico's crops express-news Copyright 2012 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 01:00 a.m., Saturday, December 11, 2010 The drug violence in Mexico has a new potential victim: the potent agricultural sector in that country and its multibillion-dollar ties to consumers, farmers and ranchers in ...
Border Patrol chase leads to sugar cane field near Progreso
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:25:27 -0800
A Border Patrol chase lead authorities to a sugar cane field just west of Progreso city limits.
Call 4 Action - No power at elementary school
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:50:14 -0800
Parents of students at Progreso East Elementary are angry at Progreso ISD after the district failed to notify them half the school has been without power since Monday.
Progreso bridge owner gave life to charity
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:54:52 -0800
Sam Sparks, a Rio Grande Valley farmer who turned proceeds from the sale of land into a controlling stake of the Progreso International Bridge, died Wednesday. He was 83.The majority owner of the bridge catering to pedestrians crossing from Progreso...
Drug smuggler involved in rollover accident near Progreso
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:38:26 -0800
An accused drug smuggler is out of the hospital and now behind bars following a rollover accident near Progreso.
Mexico aims to ease fears on highways
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:05:44 -0800
Mexico aims to ease fears on highways express-news Copyright 2012 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:58 a.m., Monday, December 12, 2011 In mid-December begins what's known along the border as paisano season, when hundreds of thousands of Mexican nationals living in the United States visit family and friends ...
Padilla Poll releases realignment projections
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:56:42 -0800
Carl Padilla of the Padilla Poll, longtime and respected Texas high school football prognosticator and pundit, has released his realignment projections for Class 3A this week.
Business partner surrenders for role in stem cell scheme
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:25:27 -0800
A man accused of overseeing a cross-border scheme to use stem cells as a bogus cure for cancer and other diseases is out on bond after surrendering to authorities in Chicago.
NASA Space Science Days at UTB
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:41:20 -0800
The South Texas Engineering, Mathematics and Science Program at The University of Texas at Brownsville will host the ninth annual NASA Space Science Days with a Community Night on Friday, Jan. 13 and activities specifically for students on Saturday, Jan. 14. This year’s theme is “Small Worlds, Big Questions.”