Negotiations ongoing, Rep. Vela warns of ‘damaging’ environmental impact border wall poses
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, is pleading with Democratic leadership to weigh the environmental impact the Trump Administration’s proposed border wall may create before...
Rare owl sighted at Edinburg World Birding Center
A Long-eared Owl is temporarily calling Edinburg home. For the past four-days the owl has been spotted in the dense foliage at the Edinburg...
Free-standing emergency room trend continues to spread
EDINBURG — Construction crews are working around the clock preparing for opening day on Tuesday of South Texas Health System’s latest free-standing emergency department.This...
County pays $1 million for courthouse square
EDINBURG — Hidalgo County agreed to pay $1 million to completely acquire the property where the courthouse currently sits.Steve Crain, the county’s legal counsel,...
Latino Comics Expo to launch sister event in Brownsville
Creators of the California-based Latino Comics Expo will head to the LoneStarState next month when they expand their two-day festival celebrating Latino artists, filmmakers...
COMMENTARY: Fire station renovation in McAllen is necessary for city’s safety
BY MARK R. MURRAYOn Dec. 11, 2017, the McAllen City Council voted to give a conditional use permit to build a new Fire Station...
LETTERS: On editor’s departure and North Korea’s threat
Departure of editorIt surprised and saddened me to read that Editor Carlos Sanchez had left The Monitor and to only discover this news buried...
Gulf shrimpers push for monitoring
The $5.7 billion dollar U.S. industry built on the importation of foreign shrimp is not happy about a monitoring provision tucked away inside a...
Democratic senate hopeful O’Rourke jogs with supporters Sunday
McALLEN — A chef, a police officer, teachers, students and families joined Democratic Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke on Sunday morning for a 5K jog...
Bridge superintendent appointed to state facilities commission
McALLEN — The superintendent of bridges for the city has been appointed to a seat on the Texas Facilities Commission, Gov. Greg Abbott announced...