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SpaceX Most Powerful Rocket in History Explodes During Test Launch

By Fernanda Gonzalez April 24, 2023

Fernanda Gonzalez April 21, 2023 Screenshot from: SpaceX live stream Starship Flight test Last Thursday, SpaceX launched the first fully integrated Starship Super Heavy rocket from the Boca Chica area. However,…

Mayoral Candidates prepare for Election

By Edgar Garcia April 17, 2023

By Edgar Garcia In 12 days, early voting will open up for the Brownsville Mayoral Election. With sitting Mayor Trey Mendez not running for reelection, the city of Brownsville is guaranteed…

Art Students Cry Out “Are We Vaqueros or Rats?”

By Timothy Chapman April 17, 2023

Timothy Chapman 04/17/2023 Pictured: Prints that were made for the meeting on April 12 by the students after the multiple rat problems that have been reported in the Brownsville art…

Brownsville Ranked Unhealthiest City to Live

By Fernanda Gonzalez April 17, 2023

Fernanda Gonzalez 04/14/2023 Last Monday, Brownsville, Texas, was ranked as the unhealthiest city to live in according to research done by WalletHub, where parameters such as health, green spaces, food, and fitness…

UTRGV will Receive Grant, for Mental Health Service Training

By Fernanda Gonzalez April 10, 2023

UTRGV will receive two grants from the Department of Education this past month totaling over $11 million dollars for training counselors, social workers, and psychologists at the university. These two…

Hidalgo County using New App to Improve Mental Health Access

By Timothy Chapman April 10, 2023

A new partnership between the Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace and DHR Health was established in order to use a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] compliant platform…

Parking downtown unfair says business owner

By Edgar Garcia April 3, 2023

On March 7 2023, Ezekiel Silva, owner of The Roast House in downtown Brownsville, spoke to the City Commision on parking in downtown Brownsville and claimed that the parking downtown…

Former Mayor calls for election to be protested

By Edgar Garcia April 3, 2023

Photo by Arisbeth Rodriguez from The Rider. On March 7, Former Mayor Pat Ahumada went before the city commission and accused them of keeping him off of the May 6 Mayoral…

First Annual Superhero Autism Day coming to the city of Mission

By Timothy Chapman April 3, 2023

Timothy Chapman 04/03/2023 Pictured: Superhero Autism Day poster /photo courtesy city of Mission Every year during the month of April is Autism Awareness month, and the city of Mission has…

YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME

By Kevynne Aleman April 3, 2023

Kevynne Aleman 03/30/2023 This past Wednesday night brought rain and a loss for the UTRGV Vaquero baseball team at the UTRGV baseball stadium. The Vaqueros dropped to the Texas State…