SpaceX awaits FAA OK for fourth launch from Boca Chica
SpaceX says it’s shooting for June 5 for the fourth orbital test flight of Starship, which will blast off from the company’s Boca Chica Starbase launch site.
San Benito sets budget priorities; plans for water rate hike
As City Hall launches talks into next year’s general fund budget, commissioners are reviewing a priorities list including street upgrades, and drawing new business while planning to boost water rates — and maybe even setting aside money to buy water as the drought deepens.
Edinburg’s Mochi Ring Donuts full of color and flavor
EDINBURG — Looking to beat the heat and try something new this summer? Check out Mochi Ring Donuts in Edinburg which offers a variety of mochi donuts, Korean rice hot dogs, bingsoo and plenty of refreshing drinks.
LIVE RESULTS: May 28, 2024 primary runoff elections for RGV
Unofficial results from the May 28, 2024 Democratic primary runoff elections in Hidalgo County and Cameron County.
Valley will continue to experience intense heat through at least mid-July
The June-August outlook from the National Weather Service Brownsville-Rio Grande Valley, released on Monday, predicts more of the same in terms of extremely hot and dry conditions in deep South Texas through at least mid-July.
‘It’s pretty bleak’: Valley reservoirs fall below 20% for first time in decades
As the spring sunshine continues to scorch, the combined storage at the two international reservoirs that supply the bulk of the Rio Grande Valley’s freshwater has done something it hasn’t done in decades — fallen below 20%.
Retired teacher warns of group’s effort to ‘censor’ libraries in Valley schools
Like many residents, a retired schoolteacher is questioning a pastors’ group push demanding Rio Grande Valley school districts “summarily” remove books deemed “inappropriate” from their library shelves.
Photo Gallery: Community gathers to remember fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
BROWNSVILLE — A host of members from the public and veterans attended Cameron County’s largest Memorial Day ceremony here on Monday.
Letters to the Editor | Week of May 27-June 1, 2024
Letters to the editor published in The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald during the week of May 27-June 1, 2024.
TSTC online program trains students to help others break cycle of chemical dependency
HARLINGEN — Students in Texas State Technical College’s online Chemical Dependency Counseling program receive support, guidance and training from licensed chemical dependency counselors on how to help people break the cycle of substance use disorder.