Letters to the Editor | Week of Jan. 22-27, 2024
Letters to the editor published in The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald during the week of Jan. 22, 2024.
Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in Texas border dispute
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for the Biden administration in a 5-4 vote Monday and said Border Patrol agents may cut barbed wire installed by Texas authorities that prevents them from patrolling areas along the Rio Grande.
Valley has slight chance for rain as temps return to normal
Rio Grande Valley residents can anticipate a return to normal temperatures with a slight chance for some additional rain this week, according to the National Weather Service in Brownsville.
United Way of Southern Cameron County to offer free tax assistance
The first of the year means tax season is here and the United Way of Southern Cameron County is cranking up its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Defense rests in death penalty case against trooper Moises Sanchez’s accused killer
EDINBURG — After ten days of testimony against the 28-year-old Edinburg man accused of shooting Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez, defense attorneys rested their case.
Late goal lifts Diamondbacks past Raiders, improve to 3-0 in district
PHARR — PHARR — Sharyland Pioneer sophomore Jared Arevalo scored the go-ahead goal with five minutes remaining and the Diamondbacks edged past the PSJA...
State rests in death penalty case against Edinburg man accused of killing trooper
Prosecutors on Friday afternoon rested their case-in-chief against 28-year-old Edinburg resident Victor Alejandro Godinez, who is accused of shooting Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez on April 6, 2019.
Valley’s food safety social net reacts as Texas passes on $350 million in children’s...
Children in the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the state are being left out of a new federal program aimed at helping address food insecurity during the summer break.
