COMMENTARY: Bilingual job opportunities at new McAllen call center will help RGV
BY ANABEL CHAVEZHaving a strong community starts with good-paying jobs. When jobs come to a town, neighborhoods and families benefit. Yet for too long...
COMMENTARY: Why LUPE leader says a town hall meeting is best forum for Cruz...
BY JUANITA VALDEZ-COXWednesday’s edition of The Monitor carried an editorial that criticized our decision to decline an invitation to meet with Sen. Ted Cruz,...
COMMENTARY: State rep from RGV says Ted Cruz needs to ‘compromise’
BY STATE REP. TERRY CANALESOn Wednesday, The (McAllen) Monitor’s Editorial Board seemed to criticize LUPE (La Unión del Pueblo Entero) for stating that they...
COMMENTARY: What the high court would look like without Kennedy
BY ERWIN CHEMERINSKYWith the U.S. Supreme Court handing down this term’s last decision Monday, great attention is being focused on the possibility that Justice...
COMMENTARY: Preserve, expand Medicaid in Texas
BY COSSY HOUGHAs Congress wrestles with replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a big question is where they will land with Medicaid expansion. Rolling...
COMMENTARY: Stop surprise medical billing in Texas
BY DR. CHRISTOPHER MORIATES AND VICTORIA VALENCIASIs there anything more emblematic of our troubled healthcare system than a patient receiving a “surprise bill” in...
COMMENTARY: Distracted driving exacts toll on Texas families
BY STACEY RIDDLEA year has passed since our family changed forever. My daughters, 19-year-old Brianna and 17-year-old Jade, were so full of life, enthusiasm...
COMMENTARY: Why Gov. Abbott is ‘choosing pollution over people’
BY COURTNEY NAQUINIn 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott said President Barack Obama’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions were “unilateral executive overreach.” He’s leaned on...
COMMENTARY: UT System: Stop polluting
BY DAVID MATIELLA AND ANDREW COSTIGANSIn April, 177 faculty and staff from across the University of Texas System wrote Chancellor William McRaven urging him...
COMMENTARY: Are chickens smarter than your average human?
BY HEATHER MOOREAre you concerned about animal welfare? Do you believe that cage-free eggs and free-range chicken are humane options? Then you’ll be interested...
