The Monitor

BY MARIA LUISA SALCINESWhen we’re children it seems like Christmas takes forever to arrive. Santa cannot slide down the chimney soon enough.I miss that...

MERCEDES — The head of a nonprofit organization that provides pro-bono legal services to low-income residents is stepping down next month.Robert Doggett will be...

McALLEN — The rush of holiday shoppers has businesses staying open on Christmas Eve to accommodate last-minute gift-givers, in addition to special discounts offered...

DONNA — Before they began their holiday vacation, 82 students from Donna’s Singleterry Elementary were given warm, handcrafted quilts.The donor and craftsperson behind the...

MERCEDES — A mother has been arrested on a capital murder charge after Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call regarding the...

The Texas Department of Public Safety will increase patrols this holiday season to enforce basic traffic laws and drunk driving.Increased traffic enforcement begins Christmas...

By LISA SEISERHARLINGEN — Lead instructor Tom Cross and Interim Provost Rick Herrera stood patiently in the warm mid-morning sun and gusty wind at...

BY ANITA WESTERVELTTasajillo (Opuntia leptocaulis) is a pencil-thin, slender, jointed cactus with long, golden, obvious spines and hundreds of tiny ones barely visible to...

BY AMANDA A. TAYLORFor Sandie Acosta, running marathons wasn’t just a way to help keep her body healthy, it was a way to remember...

McALLEN — The last time Elizabeth Garza saw her younger brother was inside her north McAllen home.It was around Christmastime 2008 when Walton G....