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Rising fuel prices squeeze businesses, customers
The average price Saturday for regular unleaded gasoline and diesel in the Rio Grande Valley was $3.57 and $4.07, respectively, based on The Monitor's Gas Watch, an unscientific daily survey of prices at area gas stations. That compares to $2.74 for regular...
Mothers and daughters celebrate academia
McALLEN -- The 21-year-old woman walked across the stage at her college graduation, a few pounds lighter than expected. Ruby A. Wiley, of Rio Grande City, received her bachelor's degree in psychology Saturday afternoon from the University of Texas-Pan...
Student balances high school, college, earns degree
HIDALGO -- Nisa Ramos, a 49-year-old single mother from Port Isabel, kept a promise she made to herself and two children. Ramos, who worked as a licensed vocational nurse for 23 years, went back to school and earned an associate degree in nursing from...
Racetrack caught in question over land’s future
McALLEN -- A longstanding land debate between the cities of McAllen and Hidalgo further complicates the opening of the planned Tesoros Race Park in South McAllen. With McAllen's plans to lay water and sewer lines to the 200-acre horse racing site on...
Courthouse repairs continue
EDINBURG -- Two courtrooms that sustained severe water damage earlier this year could reopen as soon as this week, Hidalgo County officials said. But it could take months before the county's courthouse is operating as normal again. A burst pipe in March...
Edinburg, PSJA bonds overwhelmingly pass; Donna, Mercedes voters shoot down theirs
EDINBURG -- Voters overwhelmingly approved a $112 million school bond issue - the Edinburg school district's first in nine years. Six other school district bond projects were also decided Saturday. Approved with more than 70 percent of the vote, Edinburg's...
Voters cast ballots today
For more information on the elections, visit The Monitor's online elections guide at www.themonitor.com/elections. Also, check there for the latest election results as they come in after polls close at 7 p.m. EDINBURG -- Voters here will decide today...
Congressman tells Legislature to back off immigration
McALLEN - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar told the Texas Legislature to stay away from enacting immigration reform. "This is a federal matter," said Cuellar, D-Laredo. "If the state gets involved you're liable to have a patchwork of laws." The congressman made...
Appeals court to hear border fence case
A federal appeals court in New Orleans has taken up the case of a Los Ebanos family fighting to keep border fence surveyors off their land. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to reexamine a judge's decision to allow the government on land...
Brownsville hospital begins multimillion-dollar upgrade project
BROWNSVILLE -- After several delays and plan changes, construction officially began Friday on a new, $8 million surgery wing at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. It's the latest step forward in a $40 million hospital renovation project that...
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