Investigator determines complaint against McAllen candidate ‘held merit,’ refers case to Attorney General’s Office
The Texas Attorney General’s Office may investigate whether or not McAllen City Commission candidate Tania Ramirez illegally voted in Mission last year. Houston-based attorney Jerad Najvar filed a complaint against Ramirez with the Mission Police Department on March 1. An investigator determined the complaint “held merit” and contacted the Texas Secretary of State’s Office on…
Read MoreMission CISD Board of Trustees approve District of Innovation plan
Following the District Education Improvement Council meeting earlier this week, the Mission Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees voted to approve the proposed District of Innovation plan chosen by the DEIC this Wednesday evening. The plan was drafted and revised by the DEIC and MCISD administration since its announcement at the last board meeting.…
Read MoreLocal youth excel at Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
Last year Sharyland Pioneer FFA member Danielle Rangel exhibited the Grand Champion steer at the 79th Annual RGVLS (Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show). Her AOB (All Other Breeds) steer, named AMC, earned the then freshman $21,000 at last year’s Sale of Champions. Last week Rangel returned to the RGVLS, the Valley’s largest and longest-running livestock…
Read MoreTwo Big 7 girls powerlift their way to gold
Fourteen girls from the seven Mission, Sharyland and La Joya ISD high schools, the Big 7, qualified for the THSWPA’s (Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association’s) State Meet in Waco last week. Five of those returned home with state medals; one bronze, two silver and two gold. The bronze medal winner was Palmview’s Donna Mondragon…
Read MoreSoccer playoffs kicking off next week
It’s been a long season for high school soccer teams across the state of Texas, but for at least eight of the fourteen teams from the Mission, La Joya and Sharyland school districts, it’s about to get even longer. Not that any of them are complaining of course, since extending their seasons into the UIL’s…
Read MoreUnderwhelmed by city attorney candidates, Mission city councilman submits application
Underwhelmed by the candidates for city attorney, Mission City Councilman Gus Martinez made an unconventional decision: He applied. “I didn’t know how it would be looked upon if I applied,” Martinez said. “But then, after a while, I realized ‘You know what, I’ll just give it a shot. If I get it, I get it.…
Read More“Job well done;” Mission bids farewell to canine officer Cezar
The memorial service was closed with several active K9s and their handlers walking up to Cezar’s ashes, eager to salute him for his service to the city one last time. Police officers, family, friends and canines from Mission and all over the RGV gathered at city hall on Wednesday morning to honor Cezar, a retired…
Read MoreDocuments reveal La Joya ISD secretly approved $467,000 severance package for superintendent
The La Joya school board approved a secret, six-figure severance package for Superintendent Alda T. Benavides last month. Board President Claudia Ochoa signed the $467,000 severance agreement on Feb. 25, when the La Joya Independent School District and Benavides “announced her retirement.” Trustees, though, refused to answer questions about whether or not they approved a…
Read MoreSuspect in 1998 South Texas College shooting extradited to McAllen on murder charge
On Jan. 13, 1998, students arrived at South Texas College to pay tuition. “On that evening, it happened to be registration day,” said McAllen police Chief Victor Rodriguez. “Two people stormed a particular office building. And, in the course of that attempted robbery of the South Texas College Finance Office, they shot four people.” A…
Read MoreWinter Texan fun goes full circle; Leslie Blasing takes tour up to the great white north
This article was originally published in the Friday, March 8 edition of the Life styles of the Rio Grande Valley, a supplement of the Progress Times. The Winter Texan season begins around October and starts to wind down in April, ending a six to seven month streak of living every day like it’s Saturday down…
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