/tags/brownsville Brownsville en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:29:54 GMT /news/2024-09-29/kris-kristofferson-musical-rebel-and-movie-star-has-died-at-age-88 Texas-born musician and film star Kris Kristofferson has died at age 88. His hit songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and he starred in dozens of films, including A Star Is Born, opposite Barbra Streisand. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:29:54 GMT /news/2024-09-29/kris-kristofferson-musical-rebel-and-movie-star-has-died-at-age-88 Melissa Block /politics/2024-03-01/in-brownsville-biden-calls-on-congress-to-pass-border-security-measure Former President Donald Trump was also in Texas on Thursday. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:30:00 GMT /politics/2024-03-01/in-brownsville-biden-calls-on-congress-to-pass-border-security-measure Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Julián Aguilar /news/2023-05-16/as-immigration-debate-plays-out-border-towns-want-to-paint-a-different-picture For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention. Tue, 16 May 2023 09:30:00 GMT /news/2023-05-16/as-immigration-debate-plays-out-border-towns-want-to-paint-a-different-picture Ashley Lopez /texas-news/2023-05-07/8-people-killed-after-vehicle-drives-into-group-at-bus-stop-in-texas-border-city A motorist drove into a crowd that was waiting at a bus stop near a migrant shelter in Brownsville, according to authorities. "It is looking more and more like an intentional act," police said. Sun, 07 May 2023 20:30:52 GMT /texas-news/2023-05-07/8-people-killed-after-vehicle-drives-into-group-at-bus-stop-in-texas-border-city Emma Bowman, Pablo De La Rosa /texas-news/2023-05-01/texas-border-cities-declare-states-of-emergency-ahead-of-public-health-order-ending-next-week The declarations came as migrants are camped out just across the Rio Grande in anticipation of the end of Title 42. After three years of allowing for rapid expulsions, the policy will be lifted May 11. Mon, 01 May 2023 15:04:42 GMT /texas-news/2023-05-01/texas-border-cities-declare-states-of-emergency-ahead-of-public-health-order-ending-next-week Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /immigration/2023-03-07/mexican-president-four-kidnapped-u-s-citizens-have-been-found-and-two-are-dead Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the deaths during his Tuesday press conference. The Tamaulipas governor also confirmed that one of the surviving citizens was wounded. The other was not. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:47:59 GMT /immigration/2023-03-07/mexican-president-four-kidnapped-u-s-citizens-have-been-found-and-two-are-dead Marian Navarro, Gaige Davila /energy-environment/2022-08-03/exxonmobil-deal-boosts-brownsville-liquified-natural-gas-project The 20-year agreement will help finance construction of the Rio Grande LNG facility. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:00:12 GMT /energy-environment/2022-08-03/exxonmobil-deal-boosts-brownsville-liquified-natural-gas-project Michael Marks, Yvonne Marquez /texas-news/2022-05-13/housing-costs-skyrocket-as-spacex-expands-in-texas-city SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices. Fri, 13 May 2022 13:14:40 GMT /texas-news/2022-05-13/housing-costs-skyrocket-as-spacex-expands-in-texas-city Gaige Davila | TPR /world/2022-03-02/sites-in-beirut-benghazi-and-brownsville-texas-make-a-most-endangered-list Beirut's historic city center and the traditional territory of the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas are among 25 places listed by World Monument Watch as in urgent need of preservation. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:45:00 GMT /world/2022-03-02/sites-in-beirut-benghazi-and-brownsville-texas-make-a-most-endangered-list Neda Ulaby /2020-01-06/tent-courts-for-asylum-seekers-now-open-to-the-public-kind-of The Trump administration has lifted a ban on public and press access to immigration hearings in tented courts in Brownsville and Laredo. Mon, 06 Jan 2020 23:09:39 GMT /2020-01-06/tent-courts-for-asylum-seekers-now-open-to-the-public-kind-of Reynaldo Leaños Jr., Bri Kirkham, Dominic Anthony Walsh