Community
- Feast of Sharing sponsored by H-E-B
- Allen Vasquez chewed on a piece of turkey as his great-grandmother finished her pumpkin pie on Thursday. Surrounded by the hustle of volunteers and the din of other families chatting over their meals in the Jacob Brown Auditorium, 10-month-old... Full story
- Opening of new high school less than a year away
- The pieces of the puzzle have begun to fall into place so the Brownsville Independent School District can open its sixth high school. Veterans Memorial High School will open in fall 2010 with an estimated 918 students — a freshman and... Full story
- Book drive for children
- The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Center for Civic Engagement, the Brownsville Adult Literacy Center, the Brownsville Herald, and Healthy Communities of Brownsville are organizing a book drive, November 1-December... Full story
- Hospice fund raiser slated
- Sunshine Haven hospice in Olmito is holding a "Honky Tonk Holiday" party and market to raise money. The event, which will include barbecue, televised Cowboys game and, weather permitting, "roping entertainment," will take place at Wink’s... Full story
- KidFest at the Children's Museum
- Join the Children’s Museum of Brownsville for a celebration of our youth at KidFest on Saturday, October 24th. The Brownsville Children's Choir will hold a concert at 10 a.m. You can also enjoy exciting performances by Star Kids Show... Full story
- Unseasonable cold drives snowbirds south
- McALLEN — With the forecast calling for another freezing cold night, Richard and Vickie Burton packed the car and fled south for the blistering heat of the Rio Grande Valley. After a chilly summer in Missouri and with fall quickly covering... Full story
- Purses for books: Handbag donation campaign begins
- Rummage through your closets, The Brownsville Herald is now taking new and slightly used handbags for its first purse sale ever in the name of literacy. The Herald and the Brownsville Literacy Center will be holding the sale in December and all... Full story
- Mega Purse Sale for Literacy
- The Brownsville Literacy Center and Newspaper In Education are accepting donations of quality new and gently used purses, pocketbooks, and totes for a Mega Purse Sale. Donations will be accepted at the Carriage House Day Spa, 319 E. Elizabeth,... Full story
- Museum visitors learn about influential Tejano
- EDINBURG — It took people of all different backgrounds to help form what Texas is today. On Sunday, visitors to the Museum of South Texas History learned how Jose Policarpio "Polly" Rodriguez, who helped protect and shape Texas as a land... Full story
- Big Squeeze Accordion Fest screening
- Texas Folklife and The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College will hold a free screening of the 'Big Squeeze Accordion Fest.' The screening will be held from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 at the UTB-TSC Student... Full story
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