Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 30th of September.
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📰 Economy
Cameron County leader Pete Sepulveda said at a meeting that the potential international bridge at the Port of Brownsville holds promise due to a decades-old presidential permit.
He added that a smart (AI, IoT) design could boost local industrial growth with expanding trade zones.
🎓 Education
PossAble Dream Adult High School in Brownsville has opened for adult learners to earn diplomas & industry certificates in a wing of the former Cummings Middle School.
Enrollment exceeds 100 as officials say students receive credit for prior learning and take three STARR exams to graduate.
IDEA Public School campuses in the Rio Grande Valley begin offering free meals to students 18 and younger on Thursday + families can contact their nearest campus for details.
Mission native Lisa Cantu is leading Stocked for Success, a Texas A&M initiative that connects students with career closets and food pantries backed by the Chancellor's Century Council.
She will visit all 12 member schools to hear from students (her approach inspired by personal experience).
🌲 Environment
NOAA pilots flew into Hurricane Polo, a Category 3 storm in the eastern Pacific, to gather data as a Channel 5 News photojournalist joined the ride and leftover moisture may boost rain chances later in the week.
Meteorologist Barry Goldsmith says a very strong El Niño will shift South Texas's weather pattern — bringing heavy rains and possible flooding between mid-Oct and mid-Nov as tropical moisture increases ahead of a cold front; residents should prepare for intense rainfall periods.
🏛️ Government
La Rosita Volunteer Fire Department used two grants to purchase new gear (protective gear, fire hoses, rescue tools and a thermal camera) for mutual aid with nearby communities.
The department is seeking funds to buy a new tanker.
Federal officials are initiating a relief planning process for the 956 area code in the Rio Grande Valley as it is anticipated to run out of numbers in the second quarter of 2029, and the Texas Public Utility Commission will decide on the relief method.
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