Good morning, Brownsville.

A fire on the 3000 block of Valetta Street left a Brownsville family homeless yesterday evening as firefighters controlled the blaze with no injuries and neighbors rallied—donating clothing for a girl and an adult man while investigators work to determine the cause.

Bert Ogden Auto Group was named Buick GMC Dealer of the Year after General Motors recognized it as one of the top 1% of dealers for sales, service, and customer satisfaction.

CEO Natasha del Barrio thanked the Rio Grande Valley community — saying the award honors both the team and local support.

Angelina Resendiz, a Brownsville Navy sailor missing since May 29, was found dead Tuesday near an apartment complex in Norfolk—her family claims that delayed and unofficial notification put her life at risk and demands a full investigation into the oversight.

At the Javier Vega Junior checkpoint on Highway 77 in Sarita, Border Patrol agents discovered two undocumented immigrants hidden in a car trunk and an American driver faces charges for human smuggling+ the incident underscores ongoing border security challenges.

Carlos Favian Martinez (39) of Mission, the son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison yesterday for his role in a conspiracy that used violence to extort money from car transporters.

A Brownsville native, Angelina Resendiz, 21, went missing on May 29 and was found dead on Monday in Norfolk, Virginia near the naval base, and her grieving brother Juan said he still seeks answers—NCIS has held an unidentified sailor in pretrial confinement without pressing charges.

Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville is undergoing a $3.1 million renovation to convert it from a football, track, and field facility into a football and soccer complex with high-quality turf—work began on June 10 and will continue until the last week of August—and the field will be ready for practice and games next year.

Mayors from South Texas said federal immigration raids were carried out without notice to local officials, which caused confusion and hurt business operations.

The alliance—including leaders from Brownsville—urged ICE and HSI to improve coordination to better protect the community.

City leaders in Brownsville have chosen Fort Worth-based Freese and Nichols Inc. to develop a Downtown Renaissance Master Plan—designed to set guidelines for future downtown development over the next 10—20 years.

The plan will gather input from community meetings, town halls, surveys and digital outreach to shape improvements for walking, housing and public spaces.

Mental health experts in McAllen say ICE raids and expected protests in the Rio Grande Valley are causing rising fear and anxiety among families and children—residents show more stress and social withdrawal amid these events.