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Edinburg mayor wants DA’s office kicked off voter fraud case

Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina wants Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. and his staff tossed from the prosecution and investigation of the voter...

Region One educators welcome expected children vaccinations

Rio Grande Valley school districts were keeping an eye on the Food and Drug Administration as the White House detailed plans Wednesday for the...

Mercedes commissioner faces ouster over official oppression allegations

MERCEDES — A city commissioner known here for asking questions about everything from finances to public integrity is now in the hot seat himself.  Place...

OPINION: No better: MPP bad policy under Trump, and it’s still bad under Biden

Joe Biden has spent almost half a century working at the highest levels of national governance, eight of them in the White House as...

Vital connection: State comptroller tours Anzalduas bridge ahead of expansion project

MISSION — As plans to expand the Anzalduas International Bridge into a full-service cargo port are on the verge of becoming a reality, Texas...

Border Patrol: Smugglers used loud music, fried chicken to convince of citizenship

Loud music, dancing and apparently eating fried chicken did little to convince Border Patrol agents that the occupants of a Toyota RAV4 were U.S....

AIM Media Texas CEO recognized for contributions to newspaper industry

The chairman and CEO of AIM Media Texas, which owns The Monitor, the Brownsville Herald and Valley Morning Star newspapers in the Rio Grande...

Men shot after confrontation at Mission Stripes were brothers; shared location with murder suspects...

The brother of the 22-year-old man who was shot and killed Oct. 14 after an armed confrontation at a Mission Stripes had shared his...

Survey finds South Texas quail numbers lowest in 43 years

Hunting for northern bobwhite quail opens near the end of the month. Question is, just how many quail are hunters going to see? Wildlife biologists with...

Warrant issued for Elsa father of 3-year-old who fatally shot himself

The Elsa Police Department is looking for the 25-year-old father of the 3-year-old child who shot and killed himself Monday on a charge of...