The Monitor

WESLACO — It’s early afternoon, and the fall colors drift across the walls and the windows and the glass doors.

EDCOUCH — Less than a week after a swarm of FBI agents raided city hall and paid visits to the city’s top two administrators, officials here are still struggling to recover from the turmoil.

With the Rio Grande Valley having a rich history of marching band culture, three Valley bands advanced to the state level with each school making history.

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday set the bond for the Progreso school district’s board president, who is accused of cocaine smuggling, at $250,000 with a $15,000 deposit, court records indicate.

SAN BENITO — After a four-month search, a new boss is taking over at City Hall.

PHARR — Spiced chai coffee and Indian dishes were served and munched on as the cricketers played on their makeshift field as the sport returned to the Rio Grande Valley.

PHARR — Spiced chai coffee and Indian dishes were served and munched on as the cricketers played on their makeshift field as the sport returned to the Rio Grande Valley.

HARLINGEN — U.S. Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, and Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, are introducing a bipartisan bill called the Protecting America’s Property Rights Act aimed at protecting prospective homebuyers by requiring title insurance on mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

EDITOR’S NOTE: With cross country now in the postseason, there will be no more athletes of the week for the sport this season. Meet the...