EDITORIAL: Looking up: People are beginning to notice area’s progress, improvement
Rio Grande Valley have long cringed when national media sweep into the area to report on major issues such as immigration and migrant detention,...
EDITORIAL: Seeing red: Annual commemoration notes drug-related dangers
Red Ribbon Week, the national drug-awareness campaign, begins today. This is the 35th year of the annual event, which began to honor the memory...
EDITORIAL: Play it safe: Public activity increases but precautions still vital
Things are looking up for the Rio Grande Valley. After more than half a year under restrictions on public activity, the area has reached...
EDITORIALS: Silver lining: Business woes may offer opportunities for border
These are trying times for American business, and as an extension, the Rio Grande Valley. Even before safety precautions brought on by the COVID-19...
EDITORIAL: Say what? Special penalties for protests unnecessary threat to dissent
Our nation’s founders recognized the value of dissent — in fact, they considered it essential to progress. Frank discussion of opposing viewpoints, they frequently...
EDITORIAL: Vote: Let’s take advantage of early polling dates
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins today. Gov. Greg Abbott deserves thanks and praise for extending the number of days that...
EDITORIAL: Open up: Time to increase access on international bridges
The Trump administration has been trying to convince state and local officials that the worst fears of the COVID-19 pandemic should be behind us...
EDITORIAL: Right sources: Infections at White House remind us to heed experts
Unfortunately, President Trump, who has downplayed the dangers of the novel coronavirus, doesn’t seem to have been chastened by his experience as a COVID-19...
McAllen man charged with harboring, sexually assaulting teen
Police have charged a 22-year-old McAllen man with three counts of aggravated sexual assault over allegations he harbored a runaway from Brownsville and had...
EDITORIAL: Home rule: State should let local officials say when COVID-19 risk falls
Gov. Greg Abbott knows that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Rio Grande Valley harder than many other parts of Texas. We hope, therefore,...
