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LETTERS: Reforming health care and Hidalgo Co. Courthouse opposed

Reforming health careI see our representatives in Congress are arguing over health care, again. If our Congress were subject to the same rules as...

SURFACE TREATMENT: Painting exhibition celebrates feminine power, beauty

BY NANCY MOYERIn this year’s Upper Valley Art League’s Annual International Exhibition, Mexican artist Helena Reneé has indulged her love of beauty. Her large...

COMMENTARY: Texas has opportunity to create jobs, infrastructure for poorest cities

BY JIM STANISLAUSIf you look closely at the Texas economy, you’ll discover that as our state flourishes, incomes in economically distressed urban and rural...

UTRGV prof’s 1970s race relations course still resonates today

Peter Kranz keeps busy traveling the country these days to speak about a race relations course he created in the 1970s at the University...

COMMENTARY: Why NAFTA is important to Texas

BY JEFF MOSELEYYou have heard a lot of talk about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) lately. There are those...

COMMENTARY: Cracking the code in Texas to build a stronger tech workforce

BY STATE REP. R.D. 'BOBBY' GUERRAAs Texas and the Rio Grande Valley continue to grow and experience an influx of new employers, so does...

State qualifiers up for All-Valley swimming awards

Five state qualifiers are among the nominees for Boys Swimmer of the Year and Girls Swimmer of the Year.The winners will be announced at...

Late breakdown leads RGV FC Toros to disappointing draw against LA Galaxy II

EDINBURG — RGV FC came away from Saturday’s game against LA Galaxy II with a point in the standings, but Kyle Murphy said the...

Detention centers filling up as apprehensions drop at border

LOS FRESNOS — Detention Centers are filling up again – despite a drastic drop in illegal crossings at the border - with an increase...

NAFTA input to begin after notification

Two Texas Congressmen boarded the same airplane home from Washington Friday, one with a direct line of communication to those involved in renegotiating the...