BRIEFCASE: McAllen assistant city attorney honored by lawyer group
Victor A. Flores, an assistant city attorney with the McAllen City Attorney’s Office, will be awarded the Texas Young Lawyer’s Association President’s Award at...
BRIEFCASE: High-end shopping center announced on Expressway in McAllen
McAllen-based development firm Acre Construction has announced they will begin construction in July on a high-end shopping location, “Premier Plaza Retail Center.”The center will...
BRIEFCASE: Local real estate broker opens mortgage franchise
Motto Mortgage, an innovative mortgage brokerage franchise and the second member of the RE/MAX Holdings family of brands, announced that Norma Hinojosa, owner of...
COMMENTARY: Transparency laws failed in Texas during 85th Legislature
BY STATE SEN. KIRK WATSON AND STATE REP. RODD HUNTERSFive of the most frightening words to hear from elected officials from all levels of...
Betty Ramirez-Lara, first Hispanic woman to serve as district Rotary governor, talks about club,...
Betty Ramirez-Lara is the first Hispanic woman to be appointed a governor of Rotary International District 5930 which encompasses 52 clubs from Victoria, down...
LETTERS: On ACA and letter rebuttal
America’s health careThe very existence of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is deplorable because it was rushed together as essentially a piece of...
‘I was within and without’: The innate duality of Wonder Woman
BY BROOKE CORSO“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby”From...
All-around excellence the focus in All-Valley Program of the Year races
The Valley schools that posted the best and most consistent performances across all sports are nominated for Class 6A and Sub-6A Program of the...
Pharr to make pledged UTRGV medical school payment
Pharr is scheduled to pay the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley its agreed-upon annual payment of $500,000 on Tuesday, City Manager Juan Guerra...
Where are they now?: Defense stands out for Edinburg North’s Sanchez at St. Edward’s
BY TJ GARCIASt. Edward’s University senior catcher Melina Sanchez was the Hilltoppers’ defensive pillar all year long. Sanchez, a 2013 Edinburg North grad, was...