Roughly a month after La Joya firefighters resigned en masse, leaving the all-volunteer department largely defunct, the city hired a new chief on Wednesday. The La Joya City Commission hired Frankie Joe Salinas, 43, of Edinburg — a driver for the Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department — on Wednesday afternoon. “He’s willing to come to us,…

The La Joya Housing Authority board fired Interim Executive Director Frances Salinas on Thursday. For the board, the Thursday afternoon meeting brought on feelings of déjà vu. The board fired Frances Salinas on Oct. 10, but she hadn’t posted the meeting agenda properly. Concerned they unknowingly violated the Texas Open Meetings Act, board members called…

Halloween is a fun filled day with candy, costumes, and if you talk to Winter Texans at Casa del Sol, Ranchero Village and Mission Bell Resort, community. Over the years, the three Winter Texan parks have established a Halloween tradition of opening their gates to the community every October 31st, welcoming trick-or-treaters to celebrate the…

Interim Executive Director Frances Salinas allowed her temporary restraining order against the La Joya Housing Authority to expire Monday without a fight. Attorney Dennis Ramirez of Donna, who represents her, announced that he wouldn’t ask Hidalgo County Court-at-Law Judge Albert Garcia to renew the temporary restraining order, which blocked the housing authority from “taking any…

Working toward improvements in civil service, Mission is planning on putting a significant amount of money toward the fire department and Birdwell Park. The city was recently awarded over $1.5 million, $1.02 million from the SAFER program within the Department of Homeland Security and $500,000 from the National Park Service’s Land and Water Conservation Fund.…

After the severe impact flooding in the city, Mission has authorized staff to engage the TEDSI Infrastructure Group in contract negotiations. The work TEDSI plans to do will cost approximately $940,934, which has already been budgeted from the drainage fund. The assessment will include Geographic Information Systems mapping, modeling analysis and a master drainage plan…

During a two-minute meeting on Saturday night, the La Joya Housing Authority board attempted to defang a lawsuit filed by former Executive Director Frances Salinas. Tension between the housing authority board and Frances Salinas — the daughter of La Joya Mayor Jose A. “Fito” Salinas and City Commissioner Mary Salinas — became public on Oct.…

State District Judge J. Bonner Dorsey declined Friday to schedule a new mayoral election for Mission, concerned about causing confusion while the 13th Court of Appeals considers the matter. The case pits Mission Mayor Armando “Doc” O’caña against his predecessor, former Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas, who lost the June 2018 runoff election. During a two-week…