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...
The Rio Grande Valley has always prioritized keeping our community safe. Border security remains a part of that effort. But lately, the term “border security” has been used as a political football to polarize folks. That’s a real shame.
Those...
Hidalgo County could be a major energy provider to the Texas power grid and to other major industries 24/7 if we invest in geothermal energy production and storage.
That's why I'm re-filing a bill this session that I first introduced...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently held a press conference to announce his plans for the State of Texas to build a physical border wall with state taxpayer dollars. He also indicated a new approach to charge immigrants and asylum...
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...
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Border Coalition, which represents communities from El Paso to Brownsville, has published a white paper titled Texas Borders, History, Policy and Management.
TBC hopes the white paper “will spur a robust national debate that...
We appreciate the work and effort of the State Energy Plan Advisory Committee but the 7-5 vote demonstrates more deliberation and research are needed.
The report failed to look at the energy needs for Texas broadly and seemed to be...
Texas continues to experience record-breaking heat that is putting our electric grid to the test. Several times recently, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a conservation pleas to Texans to avoid rolling blackouts. And the state keeps...
Texas needs to focus on our emerging bilingual education students so that all Texas students obtain the education and economic opportunities they deserve.
Currently, Texas serves more than 5.4 million students. Twenty-one percent of those students are identified as Emergent...
Illicit trade has increased significantly over the last several years, fueled in part by the growth in internet sales and the COVID-19 pandemic. While this criminal activity is happening in communities throughout the United States, the money often flows...
