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Brownsville's Space Fest returns Sept.

24–26 at Linear Park and adds STEM events including student robotics competitions, interactive challenges, and a Maker Faire to inspire local career paths. Organizers say the new events also serve as qualifiers for larger contests.

Dr. Jeremy Everett spoke at the Hunger in the RGV: A Call to Action forum at South Texas College’s Mid-Valley campus (co-hosted by Hidalgo County Judge Richard F.

Cortez, Bread for the World, and college officials) to urge local leaders to address food insecurity through sustained, non-partisan collaboration.

Cameron County Drainage District No. 6 started an $11 million drainage overhaul north of Santa Rosa to install new crossings and pumps that will reduce flooding.

Two crossings will be complete in six months + additional work will follow to protect homes between La Feria and Santa Rosa.

Brownsville’s Mitte Cultural District is now a designated Texas Cultural District by the Texas Commission on the Arts, opening new funding for local nonprofit arts groups.

This move builds on efforts since 1998 to boost a vibrant arts and tourism scene in the community.

At a forum held at South Texas College Mid Valley campus, Food Bank director Omar Rodriguez warned that recent federal SNAP changes are worsening hunger for local families, lowering benefits and impacting schools + businesses that rely on this spending.

Brownsville ISD and the Flight Academy of South Texas are launching a new CTE aviation pathway for students, with the proposal under review this week and the Board set to consider it in October.

The program will let seniors fly twice weekly to earn up to 60 hours of practice + build a career path in aviation.

Elderly residents across the Valley are facing dangerous heat and rising energy bills this summer.

Many on fixed incomes, such as those in Rio Grande City, rely on limited energy assistance to keep their homes cool + reduce the risk of heat-related health issues.

During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, DHR Health's urologic oncologist Dr. David G.

Alonzo explains that prostate cancer can be silent early on and advises men over 50 or with a family history to get early screenings in the Rio Grande Valley.