McALLEN, Aug. 16 - When both of McAllen’s bond propositions failed in the May 8 elections, Mayor Richard Cortez made it clear that despite the vote, the projects were not dead. 

McALLEN, Aug. 5 - In the 1990s politicians trying to explain away all of America’s ills, without blaming American voters or accepting their own fair share of blame, turned their attention towards the southern border. 

BROWNSVILLE, July 18 - On Father's Day I enjoyed one of the most rewarding family outings right here in South Texas with three of my four grandchildren.

EDINBURG, May 23 - For roughly forty years, environmentalists have warned there eventually will be an offshore oil catastrophe of immeasurable environmental proportion. 

McALLEN, May 4 – McAllen Mayor Richard Cortez held a surprise press conference Monday to address the issue of the possible construction of a world class tennis facility at the site of the closed McAllen Nature Center.