EDINBURG, March 24 - Edinburg Mayor Richard Garcia kicked off the South Texas Mayors’ Stakeholder Summit by talking about the economy and jobs.

BROWNSVILLE, March 23 - A top banker and financier in Mexico proposes that the U.S.-Mexico border region have a single police force run jointly by the U.S. and Mexican governments.

PHARR, March 19 - Furloughs due to begin next month will mean Customs and Border Protection operating with 40 percent less manpower at border ports of entry, Pharr International Bridge officials have been told.

HIDALGO, March 15 - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is handling sequestration very badly and must bear much of the responsibility for long lines at South Texas-Mexico international bridges.

McALLEN, March 12 - Border commerce and tourism could grind to a virtual halt once furloughs and cuts in overtime for customs officers are fully implemented, the Texas Border Coalition has warned.

McALLEN, March 1 - McAllen businessmen Othal Brand, Jr., and Daniel D. Vela have both decided not to run for mayor of McAllen this year.

AUSTIN, February 19 - United Brownsville Executive Director Mike Gonzalez says his group’s agenda for the current legislative session was crafted with the input of local citizens.

HARLINGEN, February 19 - Harlingen mayoral candidate Rick Morales says he wants to create a foreign trade zone on land next to Valley International Airport in order to attract businesses from Central and South America.

McALLEN, February 14 - Sonia Falcon says that if elected to the McAllen City Commission in May, she wants to change attitudes at city hall when it comes to regional cooperation.

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 13 - Congressman Rubén Hinojosa has responded to President Obama's State of the Union address.

McALLEN, February 12 - If elected mayor, Jim Darling says he wants to build on the excellent relationships McAllen has with Reynosa, Monterrey and other Mexican cities.