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High praise for Rattlers

June 5, 2026

Coaches Pompa, Garcia and Thompson share accolades     The Sharyland Rattlers’ baseball team is one win away from the UIL 5A DII State Championship. They entered the UIL State Playoffs as District 31-5A champions. They’ve since proceeded to claim Bi-district, Area, Regional Semifinals, Regional Finals and State Semifinal championships; all in the course of…

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The Men In The Dugout

June 5, 2026

Rattlers’ assistant coaches ready for State Final     No one ever does anything worthwhile alone. Through every step of every journey, there is usually someone, or a group of somebodies, offering directions, questioning wrong turns, or lifting you through when you think you can’t. All we do is made possible by the support of…

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Impossible Is Just A Word

June 5, 2026

Rattlers’ baseball eyes State Championship     Dreams always seem fantastical until you start living them. This spring, a group of high school students from Mission, Texas, has shown an entire community that the impossible seems crazy until it isn’t. A year full of scrapes and bruises, early morning bullpen sessions, after-school batting practice, off-season…

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Mission’s State of the City Address

July 11, 2026

Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza delivered the 2026 State of the City Address on July 8 at the Mission Event Center to outline ongoing developments, future projects and accomplishments over the past years. The theme for the address was “Mission Driven.”     Mayor Garza thanked all those in attendance, including community leaders, elected officials, business…

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Cimarron: The Big Gamble

July 11, 2026

The city of Mission and the Mission EDC took a risk when they held a press conference on June 19 to announce they had a buyer for Cimarron Country Club, as they didn’t formally close the land deal until almost two weeks later.   The Progress Times requested documentation on June 23 to verify the…

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City’s credit rating tumbles as latest audit is released

July 11, 2026

The Mission city council accepted its late annual audit on June 26, nine months after its due date, and learned that it remains in violation of its own ordinance which requires the city to maintain two months’ worth of operating expenses in reserve.     While Mission ended the year with a net worth of…

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