This article originally appeared in the Friday June 21, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The Wednesday board meeting of the Mission Housing Authority highlighted the tense relationship between the organization’s newest board members, and its executive director. When board member Connie Garza moved to approve the $1.7 million housing authority budget for the upcoming…

This article originally appeared in the Friday June 21, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. City leaders are proud to announce Mission has been selected as a finalist for the 2019 All-America City Award (AAC). The city of Mission is one of only five Texas towns chosen for this prestigious honor. “We could not be…

UPDATE: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8: 00 a.m. A Mission police officer died following an officer involved shooting Thursday evening. An unidentified Mission police officer was taken to McAllen Medical Center in critical condition following a shooting near Stewart Road and Business 83 in Mission earlier today. City Attorney Gus Martinez confirmed  the officer…

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $33,397,691 in federal funds from the Department of Education for Mission, La Joya, and Sharyland Independent School Districts. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to local education agencies with high numbers of children from low-income families. These…

EDINBURG (June 13, 2019) – Judge Nereida Lopez-Singleterry announced that she will seek election for the Justice of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Place 6 position on the Texas primary ballot in March 2020. The bench was left vacant when Justice Dori Contreras was sworn into office as the Chief Justice of the Thirteenth Court…

This article originally appeared in the Friday June 14, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Following five months of back and forth, the city agreed to a permit for a commercial property on Shary Road. During this week’s city council meeting, Mission approved a conditional use permit for a sandwich restaurant in a property zoned…

This article originally appeared in the Friday June 14, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. In what they’re calling a great development for the city, Mission held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for a new gated community that will house 99 new families and several new businesses. The Mirabelle subdivision, located on the corner of Shary…

An off duty Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Sunday and charged with assaulting a public servant. Roberto Rivera was arrested by the Palmhurst Police Department and charged with Assault on a Public Servant, according to a Monday news release from Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. Eddie Guerra. Rivera is on administrative leave with pay pending…

This article originally appeared in the Friday June 14, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Mission may spend $5 million to study the Madero bridge project, hiring consultants to conduct an environmental assessment and feasibility study that focuses on rail. The city budgeted $5 million for the environmental assessment and railroad-focused feasibility study, Mayor Armando…