EDITORIAL: Cities pay up $7M in unpaid funds to UTRGV medical school
Last week the Texas Legislature agreed to give the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine $54.1 million for the next two...
EDITORIAL: CDC should step up Zika prevention in South Texas
We commend U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans from Texas, who are putting pressure on the head of the Centers for...
EDITORIAL: Enough done for this legislative term in Texas
High praise for our Valley lawmakers for having survived what has arguably been one of the nastiest Texas Legislatures in recent memory.The 85th Legislature...
EDITORIAL: No child in McAllen should go hungry this summer
We applaud the partnership between the McAllen Independent School District and the City of McAllen to once again provide free meals for any child...
EDITORIAL: Where does Hidalgo Co flood mitigation stand as preparations made for a new...
As President Donald Trump last week proposed $2.7 billion allocated in the 2018 fiscal budget for border security — which includes $1.6 billion to...
EDITORIAL: Regional hike-and-bike trail anticipated in RGV
Thankfully more people in the Rio Grande Valley are making a real effort to exercise regularly and be healthier by walking, hiking and running...
EDITORIAL: UT regent, former Starr County judge was servant of the people
There was a revelatory moment in Starr County on Monday when The Monitor was asking residents their reaction to news of the death of...
EDITORIAL: Changes to Weslaco’s political structure must come ‘from the people’
Weslaco Mayor David Suarez last week cast the deciding vote against holding a workshop to discuss whether to change the city’s current single-member district...
EDITORIAL: Roma must clean up its city water testing table
While living amenities make communities desirable, the primary function of any municipality is to ensure the safety of its citizens. So we are concerned...
EDITORIAL: Abbott: End repeated teacher misconduct in Texas
We commend Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for making a legislative priority the issue of stopping the cycle of teachers who have had or who...
