The Monitor

The family of four people killed in a July 2023 collision is suing the now-paralyzed Edinburg man accused of driving drunk and causing the crash.

EDINBURG — Much has already occurred in the election contest trial between Ramon Segovia and Sonia Treviño, the incumbent who won a May 28 Democratic runoff for Hidalgo County Precinct 3, Place 1 justice of the peace by just 31 votes.

Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. has already amassed a six-figure war chest just weeks after declaring his intention to seek reelection as the All-America City’s top elected official.

MISSION — In preparation for the Mission CISD Back-to-School Bash next week, volunteers from around the district and the community joined together this morning to pack over 1,000 bags containing school supplies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks on the political scene, with an attempted assassination, a raucous nominating convention and the incumbent president’s announcement that he’s abandoning his campaign for reelection. Congress members continue to spend their time waging partisan battles instead of offering and debating substantive legislation, and global climate experts are telling us that recent days have given us the hottest week in recorded history.

McALLEN — Federal agents were seen entering the Delia’s Tamales restaurant at 3400 N. 10 St. Wednesday morning.

A state district judge has knocked down an attempt by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to depose Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in a bid to suss out information on alleged human smuggling.

McALLEN — A federal judge on Wednesday denied three motions to dismiss the lawsuit filed by attorneys representing Lizelle Gonzalez against Starr County, District Attorney Gocha A. Ramirez, Assistant District Attorney Alexandria Lynn Barrera and Sheriff Rene Fuentes.

The Gladys Porter Zoo will be celebrating children this week with its 20th annual Kids Appreciation Day on Saturday.