Valley Morning Star

Letters to the editor published in The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald during the week of July 1-6, 2024.

MARSHALL — Wayne Bradley, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) trainer for Texas State Technical College’s Professional Driving Academy at the Marshall campus, works hard to instill safe driving habits in his students.

HARLINGEN — A group of Texas State Technical College Surgical Technology students recently engaged with one of the latest technological medical advancements, the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system, in a one-day hands-on training session at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville.

News of Carlos Cascos' sudden passing was a jolt to many people throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Officials across the region were quick to voice their shock, and their condolences. Their statements also reflected the widespread respect he earned through decades of involvement in local and state politics, representing both major parties.

Carlos H. Cascos, former Cameron County commissioner, county judge and Texas secretary of state, was widely respected by those of every political stripe, according to those who knew him well.

HARLINGEN — A flash and a memory.

A jury has found a Brownsville man guilty of being intoxicated when he barreled into 18 migrants outside the Ozanam Center at a bus stop, killing eight people. 

BROWNSVILLE — A jury is deliberating whether a Brownsville man was intoxicated when he ran a red light and crashed into 18 people at a bus stop outside the Ozanam Center, killing eight people.

Longtime Brownsville politician Carlos Cascos has died.

School district officials are planning to boost student numbers to help offset state funding cuts under a new $133.4 million budget coming with employee raises and full health insurance coverage.