Commentary: Felons can’t hold office
CBS’s legal expert Rikki Klieman greenlighted the idea that “You can run for president and serve for president if convicted of a crime in our system.” Let me correct her: No, you can’t. The fact that nothing in the Constitution explicitly prohibits a convicted felon from running the country does not mean the Founders intended that to happen.
Early voting in first week draws 30,000 to polls in Hidalgo, Cameron counties
Early voting hit the 30,000 mark in its first week of polls being open in the Rio Grande Valley.
Biden and Trump set for dueling Texas appearances on the border this week
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump plan to visit Texas border cities Thursday in a sign of how the 2024 rivals view illegal immigration as a key issue in the presidential race.
Biden heading to Brownsville to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday after congressional talks on a deal to rein in illegal migration collapsed, according to people familiar with the plans.
Letters to the Editor | Week of Feb. 26-March 2, 2024
Letters to the editor published in The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald during the week of Feb. 26-March 2, 2024.
Brownsville Border Patrol agents seize nearly 450 pounds of marijuana following pursuit
A man in Brownsville was arrested Wednesday after Border Patrol agents allegedly discovered several bundles of marijuana that weighed a total of nearly 450 pounds inside his vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.
With meaningful insight, collection at IMAS depicts Mexican contemporary social history
This robust exhibition features the work of 34 independent artists from Northern Mexico.
Authorities thwart exotic animals smuggling attempt from Brownsville to Mexico
Authorities say they have arrested a suspect who was attempting to smuggle exotic animals into Mexico from Brownsville on Thursday.
Second-half explosion soars Falcons past Rivera on the road
BROWNSVILLE —Los Fresnos poured in four second-half goals as the Falcons soared past the Brownsville Rivera Raiders 4-2 during a District 32-6A contest Friday...