Huggins overcame thyroid cancer before taking leading role with UTRGV women’s basketball
EDINBURG — Just a couple months before beginning her first basketball season at UTRGV, Quynne Huggins was quarantined in her room at her family’s...
Sex education for those with intellectual disabilities
BY NICK WINGES-YANEZWhile sexual assault has been dominating news headlines recently, underlying the problem is a lack of sex education. Texas: We need to...
COMMENTARY: Fight ‘fake news’ by consuming fact-based information
On Tuesday, I will lead a presentation about the importance of newspapers in an era of “fake news” as part of the University of...
Bankers visit Weslaco to preview major Senate bill
WESLACO — Two days before a major banking bill appears before the Senate, a group of independent bankers visited here to inform local colleagues...
COMMENTARY: Remembering the price of freedom this Memorial Day
BY GEORGE P. BUSHAs we gather with family and friends on Memorial Day, we are mindful of the words of scripture: “Greater love has...
COMMENTARY: Abolishing ICE is not the answer
BY RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.Abolish ICE? As political catchphrases go, it’ll do just fine. It’s pithy and punchy. It fits on a bumper sticker. Whether it infuriates...
Festiva Events — Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 10
Submit your event to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Monday to be considered for the following Friday.FRIDAYOLDIES SHOWSAl and Brenda Ragunsin host performances featuring the...
UTRGV baseball drops extra-inning affair to Seattle U
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The UTRGV baseball team fell to Seattle U 4-3 in 10 innings on Sunday at Bannerwood Park. With the score tied at 3...
