Steve Ahlenius left his job as McAllen Chamber president three years ago (Oct. 19) after being on the job for 24 years, which took the board, the community by surprise.
The SpaceX mission to rescue two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) is getting more tense as the health of one of the NASA astronauts, 59-year-old Sunita Williams, is called into question.
When the four counties that comprise the Rio Grande Valley — Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy — vote in favor of Donald Trump, the only word that comes to mind for those who have followed Valley politics for years is “Historic.”
Take me back to a gentler time when people used a rope and a ferry to get across the Rio Grande. No, wait, such a thing still exists — the Los Ebanos Ferry, the last hand-operated ferry on the Rio Grande, just three miles off Expressway 83/I-2 near Sullivan City on FM 886. The days of the bootleggers have given way to drug smugglers but the historical ambience is still there.
Earlier this week, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for “Border Czar,” Thomas Homan, told Fox News that employers should expect workplace inspections to ensure that all employees have the legal right to work in this country.
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