As we do every spring, we celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class of the Mission and Sharyland school districts with our graduation editions-the Campus Chronicles. These graduation editions can be found in our latest issue of the Progress Times, which will be available tomorrow wherever are newsstands are available. Besides the Campus Chronicles, expect…

Palmview spent federal asset forfeiture funds on “extravagant purchases,” including three high-end trucks, parties and sports tickets, according to an audit approved by the City Council earlier this month. Prepared by city Finance Director Rachel Chapa, the nearly 470-page report documents major accounting problems and potentially improper spending during the past seven years. “It’s embarrassing,”…

The Texas Department of Public Safety plans to open a “Law Enforcement Operations Center” in La Joya. Located north of the La Joya library on Palm Shores Boulevard, the building will provide office space for 30 state troopers. The Texas Facilities Commission approved a 10-year lease agreement with the developer — construction magnate Alonzo Cantu…

The Mission Baccalaureate Committee presents the 2018 Baccalaureate Ceremony on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7pm, following student processional at 6:45 at the Mission Neuhaus Gym. The ceremony, a one-hour religious service to honor the graduating class, will have Father Augostino Torres as its distingueshed speaker. Torres, originally from South Texas,  has been working in…

A daily commute has led to Hilda C. Escobar/Alicia C. Rios Elementary School gaining a first grade advocate for autism awareness. Before school every day, Alvaro Ramirez and his mother Naila Flores-Ramirez take a longer route to the elementary before drop-off, so he has more time to read. On the morning of April 1, the…

The Agua Special Utility District ran a roughly $1.3 million operating deficit last year, according to an audit approved by the board on Monday. Ricky Longoria, a partner at McAllen-based accounting firm Burton, McCumber and Longoria, briefed the utility board on the audit Monday afternoon. “I would ask you all, just as you move forward,…