Island park reopens with $3.8M in upgrades
With a pair of oversized scissors, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. cut a ceremonial ribbon Tuesday to mark the official opening of the...
COMMENTARY: Women deserve a month of devotion (at least)
BY LOUISE BUTLERAll of us have owned “that” car. It was the rusted-out piece of crap. Its only virtue was that it was the...
NAFTA talks hung up on auto points
MEXICO CITY — Two days after the top negotiator for NAFTA’s automobile-related issues was summoned back to Washington, many here are unsure if he’ll...
LETTERS: Debating the Second Amendment
Ever since the mid 1960s when the NRA changed it stance from being pro-gun control to being against it, and the AR-15 prototype was...
UTRGV announces academic affairs reorganization
EDINBURG — A new administrative structure for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is in the works according to a memo sent by...
Suarez lauds accessibility, collaboration in state of the city address
WESLACO — Mayor David Suarez delivered his State of the City Address on Wednesday, touching on a number of high points from the past...
Early votes increase by 500 in McAllen District 1 runoff election
There were 1,330 ballots cast during early voting that ended Tuesday for the McAllen District 1 commissioner special runoff election between attorney Javier Villalobos...
Judge blocks part of Starr County electioneering rules
A temporary restraining order was partially granted against Starr County’s electioneering regulations.U.S. District Judge Randy Crane issued a ruling Wednesday which granted part of...
Slow Cooker Recipe: Combine tater tots, bacon, cheese and chicken for satisfying comfort food
Slow Cookin' w/ Pete Ep. 2This recipe is easy and combines four of my favorite things — tater tots, bacon, cheese and garlic.I used...
LETTERS: On Trump and gun reforms
What Trump doesn’t knowA headline in The Monitor, “Trump doesn’t know anything about immigration” has bugged me ever since I read it several weeks...