The Monitor

McALLEN — Gov. Greg Abbott visited and shook hands with attendees of a news conference held Wednesday at McAllen City Hall in which he...

Faced with new statewide requirements for election equipment, Hidalgo County commissioners approved the emergency appropriation of $2.6 million for the modification of their current...

Two men are facing federal charges over accusations they were attempting to smuggle 53 people in the country illegally inside a Ford truck pulling...

U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela congratulated the four schools in his congressional district that are being recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools, Rising Scholars Academy...

Hidalgo County reported 11 additional COVID-19 related deaths and 599 positive cases Wednesday morning. According to a news release from the county, 10 of the...

Masks are now optional at Weslaco Independent School District, a spokesperson for the school said Wednesday. Masks were required up until Monday, spokesperson Arminda Munoz...

A Starr County justice of the peace arrested last week as part of a drug conspiracy case was suspended Wednesday without pay by the...

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 storming of the...

By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MARIA VERZA and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border...

PHARR — The city of Pharr, the Texas Department of Transportation and Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture broke ground Tuesday morning on the long-awaited Interstate 2...