Death Notices – Week of May 31
Olivia BenturaMISSION – Olivia G. Bentura, 81, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Senior Care in Edinburg. Maria ChavarriaALTON – Maria Chavarria, 72, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg. Cesar GalarzaSULLIVAN CITY – Cesar Martinez Galarza, 75, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at McAllen Medical…
Read MoreState lawmakers switch Agua SUD board to single-member districts, address conflicts of interest
A bill designed to address a smorgasbord of complaints about the Agua Special Utility District will become law Sept. 1. State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa authored Senate Bill 2552, which targets potential conflicts of interest and switches the utility board from at-large seats to single-member districts. “It’s a very strong bill,” Hinojosa said. “It’s almost…
Read MoreJudge denies motion to recuse herself in Weslaco water treatment plant bribery case
U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez rejected a request to recuse herself from the Weslaco water treatment plant bribery case Wednesday. Alvarez had filed a lawsuit against J-III Trucking Co. in 2015, when a truck owned by the company totaled her car. J-III Trucking — which is owned by former Hidalgo County Commissioner Arturo “A.C.” Cuellar…
Read MoreLa Joya High School class of 2019 looks to the future
The 2019 graduates from La Joya High School celebrated their accomplishments surrounded by family and friends early Tuesday morning. This week, La Joya High School graduated the class of 2019 at the State Farm Arena. Hundreds of families filled the stadium seats as the students walked as one group for the last time. Principal Antonio…
Read MorePioneer Holds On For Game One Victory
It was a standing-room only crowd last night as more than 5,000 fans lined up at the UTRGV Stadium last night to witness the Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks withstand a seventh inning rally to defeat the Sharyland Rattlers 7-6 in Game 1 of their best-of-three 5A Region IV Finals series at UTRGV. Pioneer had built leads…
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ road to history
It’s been a historical season for the Pioneer Diamondbacks’ baseball team and if head coach Casey Smith and his players have anything to say about it, there’s plenty more history to be made before this season is over. Their two-game-to-one regional semifinal round series win over Boerne Champion last weekend was just the latest chapter…
Read MoreRattlers on the verge of making history
Going into this season, the Sharyland Rattlers’ baseball team was not expected to accomplish anything special. Sure they were coming off a season in which they were the District 31-5A runner-ups and yes they did go on to win a bi-district championship, but while they were expected to contend for one of the district’s four…
Read MoreMission swears in Alberto Vela to City Council Place 4
Alberto Vela is honored to serve the city he grew up in. On Wednesday, Vela was sworn in to Place 4 of the Mission City Council. He is replacing new City Attorney Gus Martinez, who served as a council member for one year. Vela will complete the remainder of Martinez’s term. Judge Ramon Garcia administered…
Read MoreDallas Cowboys butterfly statue makes a comeback
This article originally appeared in the Friday May 24, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. More than a year after it was destroyed during a police chase, a statue sporting the Dallas Cowboys’ signature blue and white is back on Tom Landry Boulevard. The statue, located on the intersection of Tom Landry Boulevard and Miller-Avenue-up…
Read MoreExperienced and Trusted Judge Announces Candidacy
Accompanied by her husband, children and grandchildren, Judge Migdalia Lopez announced her candidacy for the 13th Court of Appeals. Judge Migdalia Lopez is currently a Juvenile Judge and has 39 years of legal experience, 27 of those years presiding over a number of courts: municipal, county court at law, district court, and juvenile court. Judge…
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