On probation for drug trafficking, former Progreso school board trustee pleads not guilty to DWI
After the Texas Department of Public Safety caught him with 1,250 pounds of marijuana, former Progreso school board Trustee Felix Hernandez Jr. asked for a second chance. “No one was going to benefit by putting him in prison,” said attorney Terry Canales of Edinburg, who represented Hernandez at sentencing. “Not the taxpayer. Not his family.”…
Read MoreRecord 159 UTRGV student athletes make fall athletic director’s honor roll
EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Wednesday that a record 159 student-athletes made the Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 while serving as full-time students as part of a team during the fall semester. UTRGV Athletics…
Read MoreLa Joya ISD ‘water park’ may become talking point during school funding debate
Two words may haunt the La Joya Independent School District during the legislative session: water park. The school district spent about $20 million on a Sports and Learning Complex, which includes a planetarium, tennis courts, an indoor pool and a water park — complete with slides, splash pads and a “lazy river.” It’s already a…
Read MoreState senator drafting bill to address potential conflicts of interest at Agua SUD — again
State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa appears headed for another showdown with the Agua Special Utility District. Concerned about conflicts of interest, Hinojosa said he’s drafting a bill to prevent utility district administrators from moonlighting as contractors — an arrangement that allows them to collect two checks from the utility district and, in some situations, ultimately…
Read MoreAgua SUD and Palmview reach tentative agreement, plan to drop sewer litigation
After months of acrimony, the Agua Special Utility District board and the Palmview City Council struck a tentative agreement last week to resolve a long-running feud. Palmview and the utility district plan to dismiss a lawsuit over the city’s attempt to build a separate sewer system. They’ll also drop a related administrative proceeding before the…
Read MoreSurvey shows Mission police, firefighters aren’t happy with pay and benefits
Mission police officers aren’t happy with pay and benefits, according to survey results reviewed by the City Council on Monday. The survey results showed a rift between Mission Police Department employees and senior management, according to records reviewed by the Mission City Council on Monday afternoon. Officers also registered dissatisfaction with pay, benefits and job-relating…
Read MoreMission surveys employees, who are unsatisfied with pay
Following the city’s decision to gather information regarding the level of job satisfaction within city departments, the results of a survey conducted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley were presented at a workshop this week. The survey, taken from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5 last year, was a project Mayor Armando O’caña and…
Read MoreMission P&Z recommend approval to rezone Meadow Creek golf course
A debate over the Meadow Creek golf course, which has been ongoing since 2016, was continued at this week’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in Mission. Owner Olaguer Bauza and his wife, Laurice, have been trying to get part of their golf course rezoned to mostly residential lots and one commercial. They, along with some…
Read MoreDEATH NOTICE – Francisco Rocha
MISSION – Francisco Rocha, 57, passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Mission Regional Medical Center.
Read MoreDEATH NOTICE – Daniel Ortiz
MISSION – Daniel Ortiz, 71, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at McAllen Heart Hospital.
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