EDITORIAL: Stay safe: Restrictions are easing, but precautions still vital
Texas and the Rio Grande Valley have reached some unfortunate milestones in the past few days. The state recently reported its 1 millionth case of...
LETTERS: Criticism for conservatives
Something I find to be very disappointing about many political “conservatives” in 2020 is something that award-winning journalist Jane Mayer emphasizes with countless examples...
LETTERS: Government needs reform
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has allowed the House to function much as a dysfunctional union. If she decides she doesn’t like an issue or action,...
COLUMN: Walls are more than a symbol
Criminal organizations seeking to degrade the security and sovereignty of our nation evolve their tactics in response to law enforcement actions, smart application of...
LETTERS: Broadband for everyone
I’ve lived my entire life in the Rio Grande Valley. I was born and raised in Brownsville, graduated from Brownsville High School, attended college...
Conservatives: Prove position
I believe that all conservatives and Republicans should return their unemployment insurance benefit checks to the U.S. Department of Labor because most of them...
What about ICE centers?
Advocates for those with no voice have been pressuring governors and other officials to reduce prison and jail populations, which has already resulted in...
LETTERS: Let’s keep kids home
I am glad children are not going back to school. We need more testing.
If they send kids back to school or back to work,...
The future of animal sheltering
By Lee Ann Shenefiel
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everything, but for animal welfare that disruption may catapult communities across the country into the future...
COMMENTARY: River and Resaca Development
By Eugene Fernandez, Special to the Herald
To more completely understand the geography of the Rio Grande and its delta region, inclusive of its resacas...