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...
Starr County audit in danger of not being completed on time
RIO GRANDE CITY – Newly appointed County Auditor Boyd Carter is facing a tight deadline to complete the county audit by June 30, which...
Edinburg woman sought in abduction of own children
DONNA — Sheriff’s investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who allegedly abducted her six kids.Sheriff’s officials said Angela Mateos Ramirez...
Roma woman from family of smugglers sentenced
McALLEN — A Roma woman from a family of smugglers was sentenced to more than a year in prison Monday after being caught attempting...
UTRGV School of Medicine to receive $55.3 million
EDINBURG— The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine is set to receive at least $55.3 million in state funding under an...
Former Starr County judge, UT Regent Dr. Mario Ramirez dies
Dr. Mario Ramirez, who is considered pivotal in bringing healthcare to South Texas, died Monday morning at the age of 91 at his home,...
ZZ Top set to perform at State Farm Arena on Tuesday
Festiva recently caught up with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons via email. The band will perform Tuesday at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo. The show...