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CAMPUS: TAMIU study highlights hurdles for electric tractor-trailers at border

25Nov

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CAMPUS: TAMIU study highlights hurdles for electric tractor-trailers at border

CAMPUS: TAMIU study highlights hurdles for electric tractor-trailers at border By Ivana RodriguezBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 The future of cross-border trade at the world’s busiest land port could depend on how quickly the transportation industry transitions to cleaner vehicles, but experts say significant obstacles stand in the way. Texas A&M International University’s Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development Director Daniel Covarrubias said research on the transition to zero-emission transportation shows both opportunities and barriers. Sean Jimenez | BridgeTractor-trailers drive by the Mile 13 marker on Interstate 35 in Laredo, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2025. “Electric vehicles are zero emission, natural gas tractor-trailers ...

25Nov

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CAMPUS: CAB hosts El Mercadito event

CAMPUS: CAB hosts El Mercadito event By Chris AguilarBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 Setting up their booths to showcase unique products, local entrepreneurs and vendors sold items to students during the El Mercadito event. Hosted by the Texas A&M International University Campus Activities Board, the event featured a wide variety of goods, ranging from jewelry, custom-made clothing, scented candles, collectible toys and more. Held from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 15, the vendors peddled their wares inside the Student Center rotunda. The market drew in curious students who discovered the event while passing through the building on their way for lunch or a study break. Many, like TAMIU student Hailey Gonzalez, were pleasantly surprised to find a pop-up filled with local...

CAMPUS: QuickBooks, other courses empower small-business owners

25Nov

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CAMPUS: QuickBooks, other courses empower small-business owners

CAMPUS: QuickBooks, other courses empower small-business owners By Fendie SantosBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 South Texas small-business owners seized opportunities to reshape their finances as Texas A&M International University’s Small Business Development Center rolled out its latest QuickBooks Online course. The center offered its most recent online session for the series on Thursday, Nov. 13. The Small Business Development Center hosted evening classes from 6 to 8 p.m. in November. The schedule included Managing Cash Flow and the webinar Leadership Through Innovation on Tuesday, Nov. 4; Being Global on Wednesday, Nov. 5; Human Resources Policies and Issues on Thursday, Nov. 6; Show Me the Money: Financing Options for Small Business on Tuesday, ...

NEWS: New building, expansion move toward completion

9Oct

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NEWS: New building, expansion move toward completion

NEWS: New building, expansion move toward completion By Juan Miguel MartinezBridge Contributing WriterPublished Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 Approaching an expected completion date of Spring 2026, TAMIU’s current building construction phase is nearly at an end. The new infrastructure for the 300-acre campus includes the Health Sciences Education and Research Center and an expansion to the Western Hemispheric Trade Center. Formally announced during an April 5, 2024, groundbreaking with a total two-project budget of $71.2 million, partially funded through the Capital Construction Assistance Project, construction has continued for the past year or so on both Texas A&M International University buildings. Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration Trevor Liddle said the comp...

CAMPUS: TAMIU expands with $71.2 million in construction

19Nov

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CAMPUS: TAMIU expands with $71.2 million in construction

CAMPUS: TAMIU expands with $71.2 million in construction By Jorge GarciaBridge Contributing WriterPublished Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 TAMIU is building $71.2 million in new construction for a new Health Sciences Education and Research Center, as well as to expand the Western Hemispheric Trade Center. This investment and growth for the campus are among the biggest projects Texas A&M International University is currently undertaking. Cris Cordova | BridgeAn unidentified construction worker stands atop girders during construction on Oct. 30 for the Western Hemispheric Trade Center expansion. Recently named Interim President Juan Castillo, who until recently served as the vice president for finance and administration, remains one of the administrators who oversees these constru...

12Nov

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CAMPUS: HEB partners visit TAMIU

CAMPUS: HEB partners visit TAMIU By Alexis TijerosBridge Contributing WriterPublished Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 A local HEB store director spoke at one of this semester’s events with the Office of Career Services’ Coffeehouse Wednesdays events. Texas A&M International University alumnus Alan Gonzalez serves as the store director of the HEB located at 1301 Guadalupe St. in Laredo. Gonzalez spoke with students about his HEB work and personal experiences. He also served on the A.R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business Dean’s Student Advisory Council. He said his time with the council taught him various elements of leadership and how to encourage students to join TAMIU organizations. Cris Cordova | BridgeAn HEB representative, left, only identified as Alan speaks with unidentified stude...

24Oct

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CAMPUS: TAMIU unveils Master Plan

CAMPUS: TAMIU unveils Master Plan By Priscilla MartinezBridge contributing writerPublished Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 Following an initial weather delay, TAMIU revealed its Master Plan across two sessions for the campus. The Master Plan covers the campus’s future in five years, 15 years and beyond. According to the tamiu.edu website, “The Master Plan will guide future building, land use and infrastructure changes needed to reach goals, adapt to change and align with Strategic Plan objectives.” Neto Gonzalez | BridgePerkins & Will Principal Urban Designer Stephen Coulston, left, speaks with TAMIU Academic Technology Director Patricia Abrego during the Master Plan unveiling on March 9, 2023, in the Student Center Ballroom. Under a Feb. 27 Texas A&M International University...

CAMPUS: Aramark makes menu changes, new Mexican place in food court

11Apr

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CAMPUS: Aramark makes menu changes, new Mexican place in food court

CAMPUS: Aramark makes menu changes, new Mexican place in food court By Natxo FausBridge contributing writerPublished Monday, April 11, 2022 In order to change and improve its offerings, Aramark Food Service switches things up from time to time. This semester is no different. The food service contractor introduced a new Mexican place in the food court on Thursdays. The cultural cuisine of Mexico is featured in a place where students congregate on campus, said Aramark’s local Food Service Director Carlos J. Rodriguez. Aramark, a company based on providing food to schools, serves Texas A&M International University right on the border between the U.S. and Mexico; Laredo is about 95.4% Hispanic or Latino according to the U.S. Census Bureau numbers. “TAMIU is the border betwee...

Entrepreneurs share rags-to-riches stories at TAMIU

13Oct

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Entrepreneurs share rags-to-riches stories at TAMIU

Entrepreneurs share rags-to-riches stories at TAMIU By Juan ReyesSocial Media ReporterandBy David Gomez Jr.Editor-in-chiefPublished Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 A collaboration of TAMIU’s LULAC and SOLE held a panel with two of Mexico’s successful entrepreneurs. Empresarios Hispanos TAMIU 2021 took place in the Student Center in the auditorium, Room 236, where a pair of successful entrepreneurs, Palos Garza Group CEO Mario Palos Garza, and Pollo Loco and Taco Palenque founder Juan “Don Pancho” Francisco Ochoa. “Without respect, everything falls apart,” Ochoa says. These are words he lives his life by, leading to prosperous results. David Gomez Jr. | BridgeTaco Pelinque founder Juan Francisco Ochoa, left, and Palos Garza Group CEO Mario Palos Garza speak to one another duri...

Halloween Toyshow offers action figures, collectibles, smiles

12Oct

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Halloween Toyshow offers action figures, collectibles, smiles

Halloween Toyshow offers action figures, collectibles, smiles By Jhoanna AngelesSocial Media ManagerPublished Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 Local collectors searched through bins, counters, racks and shelves looking for that elusive collectible. On Saturday, Oct. 2, local collectors hosted The Laredo Toyshow Halloween Edition at Embassy Suites on Calle del Norte. Jhoanna Angeles | BridgeAn unidentified person sells masks at a table full of Halloween decorations on Saturday, Oct. 2, at Embassy Suites Hotel in Laredo during The Laredo Toyshow Halloween Edition. Close to 30 vendors attended the event to share products with fanatics who attended the event, which consisted of toys, anime collectibles, comics, trading cards, Funko Pops and more. Texport vendor Salma Guzman recalled ho...

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