Lady Patriots’ Powerhouse
Her name is Charlee Salinas and not only is she one of the best athletes in the region but she is out to prove that she is one of the best athletes in the state. And as a member of the Mission Veterans girls’ track and field team, she will have the opportunity to do…
Read MoreRattlers, others ready for playoffs
The 2019 baseball playoffs are here and the Big 7 schools will be well represented. Three 31-5A schools (Sharyland, Sharyland Pioneer, La Joya Palmview) and one 30-6A school (La Joya) all enter the postseason at the right time with each playing winning baseball when it has counted the most. In District 31-5A, there is no…
Read MoreLJISD names lone finalist for Superintendent of Schools
The La Joya Independent School District announced that Dr. Gisela Saenz has been named the lone finalist in their search for a new superintendent. Saenz previously served as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for 13 years, and according to a press release from the district, “it was evident that her history and experience with…
Read MoreConsultant donates $10,000 to Peñitas mayor’s re-election campaign
Donors flooded Peñitas Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Lopez with campaign cash last month. Lopez collected $29,000 from March 26 to April 24, according to campaign finance records. His opponent, former Peñitas Mayor Marcos Ochoa, collected just $2,400 from April 5 to April 26. “Why would somebody give that much money for a campaign?” Ochoa said. “There’s…
Read MorePUBLIC NOTICE – Mission Planning and Zoning Commission
The Mission Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mission City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following:Rezoning: Tract No. 38, of an unrecorded plat of Melba Carter Subdivision of the Resubdivision of the South…
Read MoreRequests for bids-Mi Tierra Adult Day Care LLC.
MI TIERRA ADULTDAY CARE, LLC.2406 BROCK ST STE 7MISSION, TX 78572956-271-4548 Mi Tierra Adult Day Care, LLC. is now accepting competitive sealed bids for program year 2018-2019 Child and Adult Day Care Food Program (CACFP) contract. Mi Tierra Adult Day Care, LLC will operate at 2406 Brock St Ste7 Mission, TX 78572, Monday through Friday.…
Read MoreMission city councilman plans to resign, become city attorney
The Mission City Council offered City Councilman Gus Martinez the city attorney position Wednesday. Gustavo “Gus” Martinez, 49, of Mission joined the City Council in June 2018. He spent about 10 years with Austin-based law firm Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, which collects delinquent taxes, and serves as a municipal judge in Alton. “I welcome…
Read MoreTexas Water Development Board warns Mission about utility fund transfers
This article originally appeared in the Friday, April 26, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The city of Mission improperly transferred millions from the utility fund to the general fund during the past decade, prompting scrutiny from the Texas Water Development Board. Mission transferred more than $30 million from the utility fund, which is dedicated…
Read MoreMission to re-solicit bids for Housing Assistance Program
This article originally appeared in the Friday, April 26, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The CDBG program was not impressed with the bid responses for four upcoming projects in Mission. During this week’s city council meeting Jo Anne Longoria, the director of the Community Development Block Grant program in Mission, presented a couple of…
Read MoreFormer Palmview police officer admits guilt in assault case
This article originally appeared in the Friday, April 26, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. A former Palmview police officer accused of assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her with a gun admitted guilt last week. Faced with a misdemeanor assault charge, former police Officer Edward Oscar Aleman Cervantez agreed to participate in a pretrial diversion…
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