The Valley vs. Addiction
Pete Mendoza Photo Courtesy / South Texas Health System BehavioralSouth Texas Health System Behavioral in Edinburg, Texas The new chemical dependency unit is a self-admission program targeting substance addictions, such…
Hidalgo County enacts no refusal period to combat drunk driving
Timothy Chapman Timothy Chapman / Vaquero RadioEdinburg police vehicles parked outside the city of Edinburg Police Department In an effort to curb the growing number of drunk drivers, Hidalgo County…
Vaquero Brand is growing
Kevynne Aleman VaqueroRadio/KevynneAleman UTRGV Athletics has rapidly expanded the Vaqueros brand these past three years. From my time working at Vaquero Radio, I've been able to cover stories on the…
UTRGV official appointed new solar system ambassador
Pete Mendoza Photo courtesy / Jesus AlferezUTRGV photo of NASA Solar System Ambassador Thomas Spencer. UTRGV Associate Vice President of Research Operations Thomas Spencer was recently appointed as NASA’s new…
Soar like an eagle in Summer 2024
Fernanda Gonzalez Fernanda Gonzalez / Vaquero RadioPhoto of Gladys Porter Zoo entrance in Brownsville, Texas. Construction of Gladys Porter Zoo’s new Soaring Eagle Zip Line is underway as part of…
The best brisket in the world comes from the 956
Timothy Chapman Owners of Rio Valley Meat Butcher Shop Yadi Robles (left) and Fred Robles hold a first-place trophy for the Brisket Open Contest October in Kansas. Four-hundred-eighty-eight teams competed…
UTRGV Baseball slides into the 2024 season
Kevynne Aleman Courtesy Photo/Kristella CruzUTRGV senior infielder Kade York runs to first base at the Annual Orange and Grey world series Nov. 17 at the UTRGV baseball stadium The UTRGV…
Freedom of Speech Under Threat on Campus
By Dr. Robert W. Velez, Lecturer II, UTRGV Department of Political Science 11/14/23 Higher education has always been a place of open dialogue and the free exchange of ideas. Since…
SpaceX needs space for wastewater
Pete Mendoza SpaceX Launch Control Center in Brownsville On May 10, SpaceX sent a proposed permit to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to discharge 200,000 gallons of treated wastewater…
One small step for man, one giant leap for STEM education and research
UTRGV receives $1.2M NASA grant Timothy Chapman Chu-Lin Cheng (from left) associate professor of the School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences and Civil Engineering; Engil Pereira, associate professor of…