The Monitor

The warmer and drier weather conditions the Rio Grande Valley has been experiencing with scant relief approximately forever show no signs of abating anytime soon — at least not through April.

As crime continues to decline in the Rio Grande Valleythe Edinburg Police Department is celebrating having an entire year without a homicide occurring in the city while recognizing efforts to combat intoxicated drivers.

UTRGV opened the Spring 2026 semester with a record-breaking first day enrollment of 32,429 students.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez last week cast a vote that might cost him his seat in Congress. Gonzalezwhose district includes CameronWillacy and part of eastern Hidalgo Countyjoined six other Democratsincluding Laredo’s Henry Cuellar whose district runs from Starr County to Laredoin voting for a federal funding bill that includes more money for Immigration and Customs and Enforcement and other Homeland Security departments.

Since at least the Panic of 1819 more than two centuries ago“Gone to Texas” has been linked with those coming to make a fresh start (at that pointTexas was a part of Mexico). Some things never change!

STARBASE — Since establishing a South Texas headquarters more than a decade agoSpaceX has quickly grown its operations hereexpanding its staff from 300 in 2020 to more than 3,400 in 2024. The company is growing once againtaking on two new projects that will enable SpaceX to launch rockets more frequently.

The city of Weslaco is encouraging residents to store water ahead of a scheduled water tie-in that may result in a temporary interruption due to construction.

In the first meeting of the yearthe PSJA ISD school board approved extending Superintendent Alejandro Elias’ contract to 2029 while adding a trustee social media conduct policy to the board’s operating procedures.

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday afternoon that a 3-year-old was shot in the leg on Jan. 18 after two siblings found a loaded gun inside an unlocked box on a nightstand.

Emilian Sosa was just 14 years old when he caught the attention of the state with a letter he wrote to Gov. Greg Abbott asking him for help to get his mom extracorporeal membrane oxygenationor ECMO treatment.