The Monitor

09/10/2025

The governor’s order came shortly after the Legislature failed to ban or further regulate hemp-derived THC products by the end of this year’s second special session.

THC products will remain largely legal in Texas, but will be banned for minors and current regulations further enforced under a new executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.

09/10/2025

The Edcouch-Elsa school district’s new superintendent, who is married to the board’s vice president, will be paid $235,000 with an automatic 3% increase to her salary every year.

The Edcouch-Elsa school district’s new superintendent, who is married to the board’s vice president, will be paid $250,000 with an automatic 3% increase to her salary every year.

09/10/2025

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was in critical condition at a Utah hospital Wednesday after being shot at a college event, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was in critical condition at a Utah hospital Wednesday after being shot at a college event, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. A suspect was in custody, the college s...

09/10/2025

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09/10/2025

Have you been to Mujinzo? The McAllen restaurant has been open about two months and already has high praise from locals.

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McALLEN — Mujinzo’s executive chef Jesse Cavazos has been scoping out the competition nearby.

09/10/2025

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09/09/2025

Set to open in January 2026, the program will provide comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income and homeless families of infants and toddlers, foster children, and children with disabilities.

The Donna Independent School District and the Hidalgo County Head Start Program (HCHSP) are collaborating again to introduce the Donna Early Head Start (EHS) Academy that will provide free services to infants and toddlers starting from 6 weeks of age to 3 years old.

09/09/2025

The case was considered cold for years until his wife called Los Fresnos police in 2020 with new information.

A Los Fresnos man was sentenced to jail for his involvement in a 2014 murder that turned cold until his wife called police with new information a few years ago.

09/09/2025

What would happen if a nonprofit organization lost $1 million worth of federal funding for a year? Would it affect how many people they can help? Or maybe even cause the organization to close some of their locations?

Turns out it’s all of the above and what may happen to Planned Parenthood with the expected cuts listed in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which aims to block federal funds through Medicaid from going to certain nonprofit reproductive health providers for one year.

What would happen if a nonprofit organization lost $1 million worth of federal funding for a year? Would it affect how many people they can help? Or maybe even cause the organization to close some of their locations?