📌 If you’ve been wondering why the Trump administration has been blowing people up in boats and talking about “going into” Venezuela militarily, this might be the most eye-opening segment of news television you can watch this weekend. Florida-based Republican Rep. María Elvira

The Trump administration’s foreign policy is coming more into focus today with an updated U.S. National Security Strategy. It looks like the current admin has not understood (or can't accept) that generally the Western Hemisphere no longer needs the U.S. to play leader, much less

There's more important things happening in our community, but I'm humbled to share that my work was highlighted in the Columbia Journalism Review. It's been a great opportunity to continue writing about the Rio Grande Valley with The Border Chronicle. https://t.co/c7rtJjnith

We see toxic narratives on social media about SNAP participants as people who do little to improve their situation. In the Rio Grande Valley, many working adults rely on this bridge to escape poverty through hard work. My latest on Across The Americas:

What happened last night was totally predictable. Across the country, not a single Republican won a statewide race. I'm actually a little surprised — not at the outcome of the elections — but at how shocked many Republican commentators are acting today. But not all of them. For

📰 This and other important news happening right now on our latest news brief. 📩 Across The Americas is the newsletter of independent journalism from the Rio Grande Valley. Saludos! https://t.co/477a4kb2a7

🗳️ We've included voting information and are asking readers for their thoughts today on local elections and on whether media in the Rio Grande Valley is doing enough to cover them. ☕️ We'll be publishing some reader comments in a future news brief.

Election day has arrived. Do local elections matter? We want to hear from readers in the Rio Grande Valley. Plus a note on tonight's decision by the city of Brownsville to possibly dissolve its LGBTQ+ task force.

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From our latest news brief — The Rio Grande Valley honors victims of the 1915 Texas massacres, Trump faces court battles over SNAP, and Texas voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide 17 state constitutional amendments.

📌 Who is running for Texas governor? A quick look from one of our news briefs earlier this week that included coverage of state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Rio Grande Valley native running for governor. If elected, Hinojosa would be the first Latina and the first person from the Rio

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📰 “We are working hard to make this event a reflection of the beautiful culture of our border region” — STEP is leading the effort to create a dynamic blend of queer visibility and Latinx representation as a family event for all ages.

“Every single issue we have in Texas, there is that connection,” state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who is running for governor, said about Abbott’s billionaire donor network. This and more stories from the Rio Grande Valley on Across The Americas.

📰 “Families in the Rio Grande Valley will feel these cuts the most" — Almost 330,000 people in the Rio Grande Valley are enrolled in SNAP as the government shutdown threatens to cut off food assistance. My latest for Across The Americas:

More than 2,000 "No Kings" peaceful protests are planned across the country for Saturday, including four in the Rio Grande Valley. Critics of President Trump are demanding an end to what they characterize as authoritarian policies and a weakening of democratic norms, including

Curanderismo is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. A historian and teacher of the tradition says there is now a surge of interest in reconnecting with cultural roots.

Excellent daily coverage by @jen_rice_ for @DemocracyDocket from inside the El Paso court room looking into the case challenging the Texas redistricting map. Surprising developments from day one, to say the least.

NEW: today in court, the TX congressional map-maker said he -was hired by the RNC, not TX -reviewed the DOJ letter (urging TX to eliminate some minority districts) before it was sent -communicated w/the white house using signal messages that autodeleted https://t.co/k3l9okNHJd