Pharr bridge expects some diverted Laredo traffic
PHARR — The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge is one of several border crossings that are handling diverted truck traffic from Laredo’s bustling World Trade Bridge...
DPS to increase patrols over holiday weekend
WESLACO — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers will join local enforcement to increase patrols during Memorial Day weekend. DPS troopers will pay particular...
Trump budget prioritizes border wall
BY MARIA RECIOWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal 2018 restores his signature issue of building a wall on the southern border with...
Police: Officer pointed gun at girlfriend, pushed her into wall
PALMVIEW — An officer here remains on unpaid suspension after his arrest early Sunday morning.Edward Oscar Cervantez, 34, was charged with assault after someone called...
UTRGV CREATIVE WRITING SERIES: Love in color
BY RAMON SANTIAGOSome people believe the world lost all its beauty the day we lost our ability to see color. Since then no one...
EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT: Edinburg North band performs in China
BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITOREDINBURG — The Edinburg North High School Band recently performed at the 34th Annual Shanghai Spring International Music Festival in...
COMMENTARY: There is ‘nothing to fear’ about new SB 4 law
BY GOV. GREG ABBOTT, HIDALGO CO. SHERIFF J.E. "EDDIE" GUERRA & McALLEN POLICE CHIEF VICTOR RODRIGUEZSAs law enforcement officers and elected officials, it is...
EDITORIAL: Changes to Weslaco’s political structure must come ‘from the people’
Weslaco Mayor David Suarez last week cast the deciding vote against holding a workshop to discuss whether to change the city’s current single-member district...
Zamora, Quintanilla sworn into office, Darling begins second term as mayor
McALLEN — The typically chilly city commission chambers turned to a humid, standing-room only quarters Monday as Mayor Jim Darling and District 2 Commissioner...
