I teach International Baccalaureate History in Brownsville, Texas, a border-town and one of the most underserved and impoverished areas of the country. Yet every year my students surpass expectations on the state’s standardized US History assessment known as STAAR....
This week marked the deadline for first-year college applicants to many universities to decide about whether and where to enroll. It can be a very difficult choice involving a range of financial, educational, and emotional factors. Through high school,...
Our Students, Teachers Deserve Public School Accountability Reform
April marks the beginning of STAAR testing season for Texas public school students, and it’s also the start of the final two months of the Texas Legislative Session.
We have an opportunity to...
Thanks to our business-friendly climate, embrace of innovation, impeccable resources, and world-class workforce, Texas has been rewarded with a significant opportunity to lead the nation in producing green hydrogen, an increasingly popular option in America’s diverse energy mix. State...
Milestone Environmental Services, LLC (Milestone) is an energy waste sequestration company with assets throughout the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, and the Haynesville Shale.
We are the largest independent energy waste sequestration company in the United States, and a key...
Earlier this morning, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez and I co-hosted a discussion with DHS Secretary (Alejandro) Mayorkas regarding the recent surge in the number of migrants crossing into Brownsville.
Thank you to Commissioner Nurith Galonsky , the Office of Cameron County...
Less is more. Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has directed six films from 1992 to date. Twenty years though, is enough to place him as one of the great movie directors in recent times.
His directorial debut occurred precisely in 1992...
Twenty years ago, the Rio Grande Valley looked nothing like it does today. These last two decades have brought an explosion of growth which has been accompanied by new neighbors, new jobs, and new opportunities to establish the RGV...
“Best laid plans of mice . . .” Robert Burns would not have been surprised. Trip to Guanajuato, State of Guanajuato, Mexico. After Navidad, through Año Nuevo, and beyond. By bus from McAllen, Texas. (Only $106 dollars, RT, for...
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, President Joe Biden, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Mexico City for the North American Leaders Summit (NALS). While NALS launched in 2005, this week marked only the 10th...
