RGV in dire need of blood donors
Tue, 01/06/2026 - 7:53pm
Currently, the RGV, especially Hidalgo County, is suffering from one of its worst blood shortages in recent memory.
Opinion
Short a man: Journalist stuck in California
Tue, 01/06/2026 - 7:53pm
The Advance won’t look the same this week.
Congresswoman brags about wrong thing
Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:30am
Congresswoman brags about wrong thing
Trump’s GOP stands with him
Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:30am
The irony. Looking back through old Word files on my Apple Mac, made in China, I stumbled across an editorial I wrote Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, not knowing, of course, what was to unfold the f o l lowing day, Jan. 6.
Five big moves from the Lege in 2025
Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:30am
The Texas Legislature made a host of major decisions in 2025, as The Dallas Morning News reported. Here are the highlights: • Homeowners received a break on their property taxes after approving a proposed constitutional amendment in November. The homestead exemption was increased to $140,000 from $100,000. People 65 and older were given an additional $60,000 exemption on top of that.