This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The North American Development Bank will pay about $6.2 million to provide Palmview residents with sewer connections. Carlos Acevedo, a project manager with the bank, met with the utility board at the Isla Grand Beach Resort on July 26 to…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The La Joya school board on Wednesday rejected a proposal to increase health insurance premiums — and end the free, basic health insurance plan for employees. Trustees rejected a proposal to increase the monthly premium for all employee health insurance…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. One year ago a retired group of four women got together, and The Oldest Settlement Book Club was born. The Oldest Settlement Book Club, comprised of nearly 20 women now, has been meeting at the Peñitas Public Library (1111 S.…

Washington, D.C.—Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) announced $2,124,000 in federal funds for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley through the Department of Education’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP). In the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education House Appropriations Bill, Congressman Cuellar secured $50,000,000 for…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. For Veronica Garza, events like the LJISD Special Needs Family Night provide a platform designed to create awareness and remind the community that everyone is deserving of respect. This Tues. July 30, 2019, the La Joya Independent School District held…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. This week the Mission City Council approved proposed revisions to the Health Insurance Benefits Plan for city employees that would save the city approximately $620,000. On Wed. July 31, 2019, council met for a workshop highlighting the proposed changes before…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development dispatched a team to western Hidalgo County on Monday to determine whether or not the La Joya Housing Authority is complying with federal regulations. A three-person team from the HUD Departmental Enforcement…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Aug. 2, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Investigators arrested a member of the Vallucos prison gang last week after a murder in western Hidalgo County. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested Julio Cesar Deleon, 25, of Peñitas and his girlfriend, Edna Rivera, 28, of Mission, on capital…