WESLACO — The Mid-Valley Airport is going international.
The general and private aviation facility in Weslaco began work on a customs facility that will allow international flights to... Full story
By JEREMY ROEBUCK and MARTHA L. HERNANDEZ/The Monitor
McALLEN — Jennifer Martinez has a reputation that extends across South Texas.From Houston to Laredo, immigrants have turned to the woman whose business cards identify her as a federal agent for quick, easy solutions to any number of... Full story
LA JOYA — Former Juarez-Lincoln High School principal Jimmy Gonzalez has been arrested on felony theft charges in connection with a school district police investigation.School district police arrested Gonzalez last week after investigators... Full story
HARLINGEN — Narcotics officers arrested four Elsa-area residents Wednesday afternoon on suspicion that they attempted to ship 11 pounds of marijuana, police said.Elsa residents Juan Garcia, 29; Alejandro Zuniga, 30; Evelio Rios Garcia, 34, and... Full story
HARLINGEN — About $105,000 in recently acquired funds will go toward low- and moderate-income housing projects in Harlingen and San Benito, officials from the Harlingen Housing Finance Corporation said.The money is surplus from the... Full story
McALLEN — Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy is expected to return to court Monday to face new charges in connection with an ongoing tax fraud and illegal hiring case.A superseding indictment handed down against her last week alleges... Full story
HARLINGEN — Parade float entries for the 63rd annual Jaycees’ Christmas Parade are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday.The Dec. 4 parade will begin at 7 p.m. and will travel along Jackson Avenue from Fourth Street to E Street. This year’s parade... Full story
Hernandez says charter, state law give him authority to name director
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE/Valley Morning Star
SAN BENITO — Mayor Joe Hernandez charged Thursday that city commissioners made an illegal appointment to the San Benito Public Housing Authority in a move to strip him of some of his power.Hernandez said that the City Charter and state law... Full story
BROWNSVILLE - A million dollar bond has been placed against a man accused of shooting his ex-wife three times at the daycare where she worked.
Alfredo Aguirre Aranda, 49, went before Municipal Judge Ignacio Torteya, where he was arraigned on... Full story