The Monitor

Rio Grande City students detained after bringing gun to school, district says

RIO GRANDE CITY — Two students were detained on school grounds at Veterans Middle School for showcasing a .22 caliber pistol after school Friday. The...

Vehicle mayhem: Hundreds of cars in shops after street flooding

Nature’s car wash is free on the front end, but often expensive on the back. Hundreds of vehicles in the Lower Rio Grande Valley are...

Ysmael Fonseca jumps in GOP race for 13th Court of Criminal Appeals

Former District Judge Ysmael Fonseca announced his bid for the Republican nomination for the 13th Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3. The 13th Court of...

Escobares officials’ arrests politically motivated, defendant claims

Two city employees were arrested in Escobares a week ago after a grand jury indicted them on forgery charges, and one of the defendants...

DPS searching for vehicle suspected in deadly crash in Alamo

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are currently on the lookout for a suspected vehicle involved in a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred on...

Private border wall case inches forward; Judge mulls jurisdiction two years into lawsuit

After spending nearly the entirety of the last two years in a holding pattern, the National Butterfly Center is one step closer to learning...

Molina outraises challengers in mayoral race

The candidates running to be the next mayor of Edinburg filed their campaign finance reports that were due 30 days before Election Day earlier...

King of ‘Queenpins’: Brownsville native building acting credits

Hard work is paying off for Francisco J. Rodriguez, a Brownsville-raised actor with ties to the Camille Playhouse who's living out his dreams in...