The Monitor

The world celebrates Labor Day as International Workers Day on May 1. The United States is an outlier, even though the May 1 solidarity day began in Chicago in 1886 as a result of police violence against people demonstrating for an eight-hour workday.

The Harlingen school board has called a special meeting for Tuesday afternoon to consult with legal counsel “regarding employment and possible resignation of Superintendent and appointment of Interim Superintendent.”

Gregg's blue mistflower has been named a Texas Superstar plant for its low maintenance, long bloom period and penchant for attracting pollinators, especially butterflies.

The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) has announced its 4th Annual Members' Juried Art Show (MJAS), an exhibition that offers local artists the chance to display their work in a professional museum setting.

Rio Grande Valley resident Jan Seale is among seven inductees to the 2024 Texas Literacy Hall of Fame, selected by the Texas Christian University Mary Couts Burnett Library, in partnership with the TCU AddRan College of Liberal Arts, TCU Press and the Center for Texas Studies. The authors will be honored at the official induction ceremony on Oct. 29.

While the red snapper season in federal waters will close next week, anglers will still be allowed to harvest in state waters, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced.

Some are so gripped by grief that it changes them. For many, it's an ever-present and unfillable void. For others, it can transcend nearly every aspect of their lives.

McALLEN — Spooky season is officially back, and one telltale sign is the reemergence of Spirit Halloween stores.

McALLEN — Spooky season is officially back, and one telltale sign is the reemergence of Spirit Halloween stores. Spirit Halloween, the popular Halloween costume store, has opened four locations in the Rio Grande Valley — McAllen, Weslaco, Harlingen and Brownsville.