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Created 26 Oct 2008 | Last updated 20 Apr 2009
  • McAllen, TX - 15 Apr 2009 - .Larry Pressler, Director of the City of McAllen's Parks & Recreation Department, says his favorite part of the newly renovated Bill Schupp Park is the fountain in the center. .Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • San Manuel, TX - 12 Apr 2009 - .A Croman SH-3H helitanker on loan to the Texas Forest Service fills up with a load of water along FM 3250 near Miller Rd. while fighting a brush fire in San Manuel on Sunday afternoon. The fire destroyed a barn and burned across 100 acres before it was contained by firefighters from 13 agencies across the Rio Grande Valley, said Hidalgo County Emergency Management Coordinator Tony Peña, adding that six structures were threatened and saved..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • San Juan, TX - 12 Apr 2009 - .Ricardo Cantu of Mission stops at Jesus' Tomb, the final Station of the Cross, outside the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan Del Valle during Easter services on Sunday morning..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 8 Apr 2009 - .Maria Elva Olivarez's sister Hilda Lara (at right) and daughter Veronica comfort her as her son Antonio Jr. enters her room at LifeCare Hospital in his official La Joya Palmview cap and gown on Wednesday afternoon. Principal Mary Ann Contreras pronounced him a graduate early so that his mother, who is sick with cancer, could see the event..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com..
  • Donna, TX - 17 Mar 2009 - .Palm Shadows RV Park resident Marsha Schmidt embraces a visitor to the memorial service for Ron and Maggie Christy on Tuesday afternoon. Ron was killed and Maggie was injured in Monday's accident involving a tour bus and a tractor trailer near Saltillo, Mexico..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Edinburg, TX - 26 Feb 2009 - .Rene Paredes stands at the grave of his son Adrian, whose death on March 28, 1999 remains unsolved..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Reynosa, Tamaulipas - 17 Feb 2009 - .A Reynosa man picks up his children from Escuela Primaria Carrillo Puerto after 5 people were killed in a shootout involving Mexican Federal Police on Tuesday morning..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Alton, TX - 19 Jan 2009 - .A wall of smoke blows down Everest St. north of Alton on Monday afternoon as flames from a rapidly moving fire approach the area..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Alton, TX - 19 Jan 2009 - .Jose Rosas uses a bucket of water to extinguish a burning tire in the field next to his home on Aconagua St. north of Alton that was consumed by a rapidly spreading fire on Monday afternoon..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Alton, TX - 19 Jan 2009 - .An Alton family evacuates their home on Everest St. north of Alton on Monday afternoon as flames from a rapidly spreading grass fire close in..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Reynosa, Tamaulipas - 9 Jan 2009 - .Dr. Salvador Guerrero stitches up Edinburg resident Yadira Harn's nose after performing a rhinoplasty and narrowing its base on Friday morning at Christus Muguerza Hospital in Reynosa. Harn said she traveled to Mexico to have the surgery performed because it was less expensive and more accessible than the same surgery in the US, and she was already familiar with the hospital chain from her time living in Monterrey..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 7 Jan 2009 - .Robert Roeper, guitarist for The Requested, at home in McAllen on Wednesday, January 7..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 31 Dec 2008 - .A McAllen Fire Department firefighter runs to set up hoses as fire consumes Osment's Appliance Center on Wednesday afternoon..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Weslaco, TX - 31 Dec 2008 - .Paramedics carry an injured victim out of Wal-Mart in Weslaco on Wednesday evening after Moises Gonzalez crashed a stolen Cadillac through the store, ending a string of violent crimes across the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday night..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Weslaco, TX - 31 Dec 2008 - .A Texas State Trooper looks at broken glass on the floor of the entrance to Wal-Mart in Weslaco..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Weslaco, TX - 31 Dec 2008 - .A Weslaco firefighter attends to Moises Gonzalez after he crashed a stolen Cadillac through Wal-Mart in Weslaco, ending a string of violent crimes across the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday night..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • San Juan, TX - 30 Dec 2008 - .San Juan Nursing Home employee Norma Hinojosa greets longtime resident Panfilo Vela on his way to dinner on Tuesday evening. The Nursing Home, which is affiliated with the Diocese of Brownsville, is one of the highest rated in Hidalgo County..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Rio Grande City, TX - 6 Dec 2008 - .Frank Nedzelsky cleans his grill by lamplight with the help of his son-in-law George Vela so he can cook dinner with the last of the family's charcoal..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Alton, TX - 8 Dec 2008 - .Evelyn Sanchez, age 7, is carried up the stairs to her home in Alton by her grandfather Isais on Monday. Blind from birth and confined to a wheelchair, Evelyn lives with her two brothers under the care of their grandparents while her mother is away doing migrant work in Minnesota..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Pharr, TX - 5 Nov 2008 - .Erin Smith stands with King of Hearts, her Hanoverian horse, at the Jumping G Equestrian Center in Pharr. Smith, a senior at Sharyland High School, has committed to the Texas A&M Equestrian Team..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Pharr, TX - 7 Nov 2008 - .The PSJA Bears lift Head Coach Mel Rios on their shoulders after defeating the PSJA North Raiders on Friday night..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 6 Nov 2008 - .McAllen Police officer Shane Salas removes bundles of marijuana from a house located in the 3100 block of Kiwi in McAllen on Thursday afternoon. Drug Enforcement Administration agents assisted the McAllen Police department in raiding the house as part of an ongoing investigation, officials said..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Edinburg, TX - 17 Oct 2008 - .Carlos Gomez harvests cilantro for J&D Produce in an Edinburg field on Friday morning. The baskets he carries hold 50 bunches each..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Palmview, TX - 1 Aug 2008 -.Antonio Cortes (left) points out a spider to his daughter Fernanda, age 11, and son Eduardo, age 13, during the Creatures of the Night tour on Friday night at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. The lights of Reynosa can be seen in the background..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 13 Oct 2008 - .Illustration for midnight workouts story.Photo Illustration by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Alton, TX - 14 Sep 2008 - .Mario Uvalle says he has been selling legitimate CDs at Ochoa's Flea Market in Alton on weekends for the past 8 years, but bootleg vendors that sell for as little as $1 per disc in recent years have made for tough competition. .Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Granjeno, TX - 4 Sep 2008 -.A construction worker walks above the combined border wall/levee in Granjeno as rain clouds roll in on Thursday afternoon..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Granjeno, TX - 1 Sep 2008 -.Sister Moira Kenny and David Saavedra plant a sign opposing the border wall on the combined wall/levee in Granjeno during a protest on Monday evening. The sign was swiftly removed by construction workers..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • La Gloria, TX - 31 Aug 2008 -.Jose Delgado Delgado prays before entering the Santa Maria Bullring for Sunday's bloodless bullfight..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • La Gloria, TX - 31 Aug 2008 -.Enrique Delgado Delgado gets dressed before the start of Sunday's bloodless bullfight at the Santa Maria Bullring..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • La Gloria, TX - 31 Aug 2008 -.Retired matador Jose Narciso Candelaria pours himself a shot of tequila before the start of Sunday's bloodless bullfight at the Santa Maria Bullring..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • La Gloria, TX - 31 Aug 2008 -.Enrique Delgado Delgado (left) and Longino Mendoza enter the Santa Maria Bullring for Sunday's bloodless fight..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • La Gloria, TX - 31 Aug 2008 -.Longino Mendoza in action during Sunday's bloodless bullfight at the Santa Maria Bullring..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 20 Jul 2008 -.Dulce de Leche crepes are drizzled with cajeta and served with vanilla ice cream..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • McAllen, TX - 20 Jul 2008 -.Marina Shrimp features fried shrimp smothered in a sweet, creamy sauce..Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Escobares, TX - 18 Aug 2008 -.Juan Chavez and Teodoro Hinojosa help a disabled man into a pickup truck to be evacuated from his home north of US 83 in Escobares on Monday afternoon...Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
  • Escobares, TX - 18 Aug 2008 -.Residents of Escobares are evacuated from their homes north of US 83 on Monday in the back of a pickup truck after heavy rains flooded the area...Photo by Alex Jones / ajones@themonitor.com
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