Voters return to the polls for La Joya runoff election
Voters returned to La Joya City Hall on Monday for a runoff election that pits the mayor against the former police chief. When the polls closed Monday night, 342 people had cast ballots — more than 10 percent of the registered voters in La Joya, according to preliminary data released by the Hidalgo County Elections…
Read MoreGMCC welcomes Downtown Cafe
This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 22, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Missionites have a new locally-owned spot to dine in the downtown area. This Tues. Nov. 19, the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Downtown Cafe, a new eatery located at 408 N. Conway Ave. The…
Read MoreLa Joya campus offering internships with local businesses
This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 22, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. With more businesses looking for prospective employees with job experience, the La Joya ISD Academy of Health Science & STEM is preparing students for a career outside of school by helping them get into the workforce. At the start of…
Read MoreMission holds ribbon cutting for Boys & Girls Club expansion
This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 22, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The Boys & Girls Club of Mission at Bannworth Park has become a full service unit. Last Thurs. Nov. 14, the city of Mission held a ribbon cutting for the expansion of the building at Bannworth Park, located at 1822…
Read MorePalmview High School student to attend UTRGV on Cross Country scholarship
This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 22, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Once she graduates from Palmview High School, Gissel Gonzalez will become a Lady Vaquero for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. On Tuesday, Gonzalez became the second athlete from her campus to sign a letter of intent this school…
Read MoreRecords: Agua SUD employee arrested after smoking synthetic marijuana in government vehicle
This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 22, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Officers arrested an Agua Special Utility District employee last week after he fell asleep behind the wheel of a government-owned truck while smoking synthetic marijuana, according to court records. Palmhurst police Officer Rene Vela arrested Abraham Lopez Jr., 44, of…
Read MoreNOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
TO DISCUSS LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT will hold a public meeting at 5:30 P.M., December 4, 2019 in the Central Administration at Nellie Schunior Staff Development Center 200 West Expressway 83, La Joya,Texas The purpose of this meeting is to discuss La Joya…
Read MoreCITY OF ALTON ORDINANCE 2019-21-1112
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALTON TO REGULATE AND REDUCE POLLUTION THAT ENTERS THE SURFACE WATER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM DISCHARGES INTO THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM, BY PROVIDING FOR THE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION OF ILLICIT CONNECTIONS TO THE STORM SEWER SYSTEM AND REQUIRING…
Read MoreCITY OF ALTON ORDINANCE 2019-20-1112
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING POST CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER RUNOFF WITHIN THE CORPORATE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ALTON, TEXAS, HIDALGO COUNTY, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER SERVICES REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. READ, APPROVED, AND PASSED on this the 12th day of November, 2019. Salvador Vela, MayorCity of Alton, TexasATTEST: Baudelia…
Read MoreCITY OF ALTON ORDINANCE 2019-19-1112
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6- “ANIMALS” ALTON CITY CHARTER AND ADOPTING REGULATION OF SALE OF ANIMALS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALTON, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS; AND; ADOPTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PROHIBITED WITHIN THE CITY OF ALTON, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND WAIVER OF SECOND AND THIRD READING AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. READ, APPROVED, AND…
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