County negotiates $4.5 million price tag for courthouse
EDINBURG — Hidalgo County commissioners negotiated a $4.5 million price tag for the firm that will oversee the construction of the new county courthouse.Commissioners...
Murder trial expected to begin
EDINBURG — The trial of a Donna man accused of murder for his role in the shooting death of a Brownsville teenager is expected...
La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s Ramos is The Monitor’s All-Area boys soccer Coach of the Year
La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s Victor Ramos never planned on becoming a coach, or even a teacher.After graduating from high school in Hollister, California, Ramos earned...
Edinburg North’s De Leon is The Monitor’s All-Area boys soccer Defensive Player of the...
Nominally, Edinburg North senior Azael De Leon was a center back. After playing forward during his freshman and sophomore seasons, De Leon moved to...
McAllen High’s Camacho is The Monitor’s All-Area boys soccer Newcomer of the Year
McALLEN — During a practice in the first week of the 2015-16 school year, McAllen High’s Francisco Camacho pivoted to attempt a volley. Instead...
La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s Castrejon is The Monitor’s All-Area boys soccer Player of the Year
McALLEN — La Joya Juarez-Lincoln coach Victor Ramos always knew Manuel Castrejon was an exceptionally talented player. His penchant for generating scoring from the...
COMMENTARY: ‘Justicia’ for the killing of Mexican journalists
BY ANTONIO GARZACecilio Pineda Brito was lying in a hammock when they shot and killed him. Miroslava Breach Velducea was taking her 14-year old...
EDITORIAL: Cities pay up $7M in unpaid funds to UTRGV medical school
Last week the Texas Legislature agreed to give the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine $54.1 million for the next two...
For emergency coordinators, disaster now year-round event
Emergency operations managers in the Rio Grande Valley are in agreement the hurricane season, at least for them, has evolved into a year-round event.“There...
COMMENTARY: Existing European climate accord is good for Texas
BY WAYNE CHRISTIANLast week, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, clearly demonstrating his commitment to putting America first...