A sex offender who targeted Hidalgo County teenagers on Facebook pleaded guilty Wednesday. Michael Tienping Tang, 30, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon, when he appeared before U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa at the federal courthouse in McAllen. After nearly two years in jail, Tang struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to…

A massive education campaign led by the county health department aims to increase awareness and prevention of mumps, a contagious disease caused by a virus that is currently present in the Rio Grande Valley. Last week, a case of mumps was found at Bryan Elementary School, which is part of the Mission Consolidated Independent School…

After a warning from the Texas Water Development Board, the Mission City Council adopted a policy Monday restricting transfers from the utility fund to the general fund. The policy allows Mission to collect an “Administrative Fee” from the utility fund equal to 10 percent of the general fund budget. “This is to be in compliance…

Several local veterans organizations will be holding Memorial Day services this Monday, May 27. The Catholic War Veterans Post 1065, American Legion Post 93 and the RGV State Veterans Cemetery will be participating in public services for those who wish to memorialize and celebrate veterans who have passed away. David Silva, the State of Texas…

The Mission City Council accepted City Councilman Gus Martinez’s resignation Monday and appointed a popular local pharmacist to replace him. Martinez joined the City Council in June 2018. Less than a year later, though, Martinez applied for the city attorney position. The City Council offered Martinez the job on May 1, which prompted him to…

Elementary students with an inclination toward fine arts or engineering and technology will have the chance to explore those interests in even more depth next school year. The Mission Consolidated Independent School District recently announced that two of their elementary schools will now have focuses in either arts (Salinas Elementary) or engineering and technology (Leal…

Mission gained ownership of a sanitary sewer lift station on Moorefield Road during this week’s city council meeting. The city entered and approved an interlocal agreement with the Agua Special Utility District on Monday in order to transfer the ownership and maintenance of a sanitary sewer lift station located at 2123 W. 30th Street. The…

The third time was the charm for 24-year-old Yesenia Yvette Guerrero. Guerrero, originally from La Joya, was recently crowned Miss Texas. She is now preparing to head to La Vegas, Nevada in August to compete for Miss United States. Since she was one month old, Guerrero has been participating in pageants. She said her mother,…