Pharr Police ask for helping solving car burglary case
PHARR — Police here are asking for the public’s help to solve a car burglary incident that took place Sept. 10.The incident occurred in...
COMMENTARY: Analyzing price gouging after recent hurricanes
BY DANIEL FRIDMANIn addition to wind, rain and destruction, hurricane season also brings a practice that is almost universally repudiated: Price gouging. Price gouging...
New series of paintings beautifully depicts local ecology
BY NANCY MOYERJessica Monroe’s new art exhibition, “Art Ecologic,” is about reconnecting to the natural world. Sponsored by the Upper Valley Art League and...
Laguna Atascosa Refuge proposes reopening Bayside Drive to traffic
LOS FRESNOS — A four-year hiatus for vehicle traffic on popular Bayside Drive at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge may be coming to an...
Edinburg’s Avitia wins first McAllen Amateur title
McALLEN — Edinburg’s Joe Avitia, 30, knew he had to rely on his putting coming into the McAllen Amateur Golf Championship, and his putting...
LETTERS: On SB 4 and question to congressman
Supporting SB 4So Hidalgo County Commissioners have joined the bandwagon in opposing SB 4, the anti-sanctuary cities law that took effect Sept. 1. I...
Retired drainage engineer recalls documenting Beulah
WESLACO — With winds well exceeding 100 mph and a torrential downpour flooding city streets, it’s not uncommon to see power lines down, palm...
COMMENTARY: Let’s have a Constitution Day grounded in solid US laws
BY MARK MILLERIt’s not every year that Broadway’s Best Musical Tony Award goes to a show about a rapping Founding Father, but that’s just...
EDITORIAL: McAllen is a step closer to a new federal courthouse
Congratulations to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, for using his persistence and his influence to secure a recommendation by a key federal committee that...
RGV FC Toros snap winless skid, beating Reno 1868
EDINBURG — The RGV FC Toros entered Saturday with a six-match winless streak. At home, the skid was even longer: seven matches dating back...