Local shrimp industry fears worker shortage
The Texas shrimp industry is celebrating a handful of recent legislative wins while also dreading next year’s shrimp season if changes aren’t made to...
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival celebrating 25th anniversary
HARLINGEN — One of the Valley’s high-flyers is about to turn 25 this year.Organizers of the 25th Annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival believe...
COMMENTARY: The $247 trillion global debt bomb
BY ROBERT J. SAMUELSONThe untold story of the world economy — so far at least — is the potentially explosive interaction between the spreading...
LETTERS: North Korea sports woes, McAllen leaders, health chat
N. Korea’s sports woes probably nag Kim Jong-UnAfter living thru the Cold War, the Iron Curtain, the atom bomb, I think watching fans from...
EDITORIAL : Mexico’s new president raises much uncertainty
Left-leaning populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be Mexico’s president for the next six years, once he takes the oath of office in December....
Orientation underway for UTRGV’s third cohort of medical students
EDINBURG — This week marked the first step toward a medical degree for 56 students who are starting their journey at the University of...
Undaunted by Trump’s policies, longtime immigration advocate vows to work until ‘the day I...
HARLINGEN — The unassuming lobby and front office space of Casa de Proyecto Libertad belie the size of the nondescript building here off 1st...
Advice: Happiness is in you
BY MARIA LUIS SALCINESResearch shows that happiness and health go hand-in-hand. The happier you are, the healthier you will be.Something even Aristotle knew 2,000...
After months of ‘bad publicity,’ governor praises McAllen
After two months of what McAllen leaders saw as negative attention on the area, the city received a rare shoutout from the state’s top...
COMMENTARY: Fixing the beautiful game in America
NATHANIEL MATA | STAFF WRITERI couldn’t have been the only person cringing at some of the commercials during this year’s World Cup on the...
