Good Day
Brownsville
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
Good morning, Brownsville. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 16th of April.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center was named the 2025 Agency of the Year by the National Animal Care & Control Association, recognizing its role in caring for and regulating animals in our community. City of Brownsville
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ CBP officers seized over $14.6 million in cocaine weighing more than 1,600 pounds hidden inside a shipment of bell peppers and cucumbers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility last Friday—Homeland Security Investigations is now probing the case. FOX RGV
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ The City of South Padre Island Environmental Health Services Department will host an Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Event from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 19 at the community center (4501 Padre Boulevard) to help residents safely dispose of unwanted electronics. ValleyCentral
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Esteban (Steve) Guerra, chairman of the Brownsville Navigation District, spoke on April 10 at the Westin Galleria in Houston and said the Port of Brownsville has grown as a hub that created jobs and delivered a $12 billion boost in 2023 from trade and investment. He said new plans to deepen the channel that stretches for 17 miles and attract big projects like NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG project will help our region move forward. Rio Grande Guardian
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2025 HSSM 7-on-7 Football Championships
8 AM – 10 PM — Veterans Memorial Early College High School — $416.06 — The premier warm-up tournament for South Texas high schools ahead of the 2025 Texas 7-on-7 Championships!
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The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
~ Thomas Jefferson
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