Editorial: Recent phone system outage shows reliance, vulnerability of communications systems
It was a bit unnerving that last week’s phone system outage occurred just days after we learned that Russia plans to deploy armed missiles — some perhaps with nuclear warheads — into space, and as well as a weapon system that could send out energy waves that could take out other satellites.
Editorial: We hope Biden’s visit to Valley proves to be more than just another...
President Joe Biden is coming to the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday. It must be campaign season.
Editorial: School counseling efforts should look for more ways to include parents, families
The Region One Education Service Center recently announced that several border school districts have received two grants totaling to support counseling and mental health programs for students. We hope the recipients can use the funding to support holistic programs that include parents as a vital part of supporting students as well as identifying and addressing any potential problems.
Editorial: Dependence on federal grants is now creating problems for companies’ patent claims
Who owns the products of publicly funded research — the companies that created the products, or the people, through the government, who made the research possible?
Editorial: Despite ERCOT problems, connecting state to national power grid not a good idea
The deadly February 2021 statewide freeze exposed great inadequacies and mismanagement in Texas’ energy network. Since then little progress is evident in addressing the primary problems. Now a bill in Congress would force Texas, which has the only single-state energy program on the U.S. mainland, to connect to the nationwide power grid.
Commentary: AI is not all it’s cracked up to be — at least not...
Samsung released its new Galaxy S24 phone this month. The big buzz is centered around how Galaxy users discover the world around them by incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) into photo manipulation, product searches for e-commerce, and much more. This is just one example of people getting excited over AI, but the truth is it’s hard to go anywhere these days without hearing someone talk about it.
Editorial: If we’re busing migrants, why not send them where they are actually needed?
Republican efforts to shut down immigration, led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have cost state taxpayers dearly — and hurt the economies of the Rio Grande Valley, state and nation at large.
Editorial: Subsidy programs might keep Valley sugar growers from filling global demand
Grocery shoppers might have noticed that sugar shelves aren’t always as well stocked as they normally are. It might seem odd, since a significant amount of the U.S. sugarcane crop is grown right here in the Rio Grande Valley.
Editorial: Texas A&M facility at port promises valuable training for skilled workers in Valley
Texas A&M University has had a presence in the Rio Grande Valley for a long time — its AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco marked its 100th year serving the South Texas agriculture industry and earning renown with its development of the Supersweet 1015 onion and research of the Texas Rio Red grapefruit and other South Texas cash crops.
Editorial: State rejection of millions in summer food assistance could leave children hungry
Texas is one of 15 states across the country that have declined to accept federal funding that could have helped replace the meals children lose during summer vacation.
