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Investigators searched a property owned by McAllen attorney Al Alvarez on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Photo by Dave Hendricks / The Progress Times.)

Investigators wrap up search at McAllen attorney’s property, apparently leave empty-handed

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Security guard accused of selling marijuana at Mission High School

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Caught with 42 kilograms of cocaine, former city of Hidalgo maintenance worker pleads guilty

By Dave Hendricks |
Former Sullivan City police Chief Miguel Martinez. (Photo by Dave Hendricks / The Progress Times.)

Prosecutors drop all charges against former Sullivan City police chief in marijuana theft case

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FIRST PATIENT TO RECEIVE ECMO TREATMENT IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY MAKES INCREDIBLE RECOVERY

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La Joya school board votes to keep Leo Elementary and Benavides Elementary open for another year

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Investigators dug up part of McAllen attorney Al Alvarez's yard on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, as they searched for a body apparently buried on the property. (Photo by Dave Hendricks / The Progress Times.)

Brooks County Sheriff: Body in Mexican Mafia murder case may be buried in McAllen attorney’s yard

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Getting to know Shimotsu’s interim principal

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SISD responds to concern over principal reassignment

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Road work ahead — Inspiration-Military Parkway Loop

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State Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr. threatens to sue La Joya ISD

By Dave Hendricks |
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Bill would allow Hidalgo County to provide garbage service outside city limits

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Border Patrol arrests Starr County man wanted in major drug smuggling case

By Dave Hendricks |
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In reversal, Agua SUD limits water bill adjustments for customers with leaks

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Man accused of coordinating drug shipments for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel pleads not guilty

By Dave Hendricks |
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Performance Services Inc. wins $500,000 judgment against consulting firm implicated in western Hidalgo County corruption case

By Dave Hendricks |
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Transparency at the Texas Capitol: A bipartisan effort

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La Joya ISD suggests the Texas Education Agency end ‘special investigation,’ appoint conservator

By Dave Hendricks |
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Sharyland hopefuls enter trustee election

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Longtime library employee retires at 41

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Mission CISD stadiums sport new turf

February 6, 2023

The fields at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium and Veterans Memorial Patriot Stadium reached substantial completion last week for the turf installation projects. Both fields received new artificial grass after nearly 10 years. And for the first time since about 2017, Tom Landry stadium has no ongoing or upcoming construction.   Although the turf on…

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From Greece to the Valley

December 25, 2022

Eagles’ soccer coach has come a long way The World Cup is over but high school soccer teams across the state of Texas are just beginning their 2022/2023 seasons. This includes the Mission Eagles boys’ team whose coach is now in his 31st season on the job. With coaching being a, “What you have you…

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Mission CISD sports — new turf and netting for fields

November 22, 2022

Mission CISD’s football fields are one step closer to getting new turf. At the Nov. 9 board of trustees meeting, the school board approved the best and final offer for the synthetic turf projects at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium and Veterans Memorial High School Patriot Stadium.   The same contractor that installed the turf…

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Investigators wrap up search at McAllen attorney’s property, apparently leave empty-handed

March 24, 2023

  Investigators apparently left a McAllen attorney’s property empty-handed Friday after a three-day search. The State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Starr County Sheriff’s Office and the Rio Grande City Police Department spent three days searching a property owned by McAllen attorney Al Alvarez. Investigators remain tight-lipped about why they decided to search the nearly 5-acre…

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Security guard accused of selling marijuana at Mission High School

March 24, 2023

A security guard at Mission High School was arrested Wednesday after administrators caught him selling marijuana to a student. The Mission Police Department charged James Guerrero, 26, of Alton — a security guard employed by MLG Protection Services — with possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone. “It is my belief that the security company…

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Caught with 42 kilograms of cocaine, former city of Hidalgo maintenance worker pleads guilty

March 24, 2023

A former city of Hidalgo maintenance worker pleaded guilty Tuesday after being caught with 42 kilograms of cocaine. Jose Alfonso Treviño Jr., 45, of Hidalgo and his wife, Rita Eva Moreno-Tinoco, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo. “He’s never been in trouble before,” said attorney David R.…

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