Citing a need to go in a different direction, Sullivan City has a new city attorney after firing their previous one Monday. During the latest city commissioner’s meeting, the city voted to part ways with City Attorney Marco De Luna and his wife, Carina Garza De Luna, who worked as the city’s municipal judge. De…

In an effort to better represent all of the tenants it serves, the Mission Housing Authority board of directors will expand from five to seven members. The Mission Housing Authority board met last week and discussed the change that will allow the board to have two resident directors serving the agency. According to MHA legal…

Facing a loss of revenue of over $2 million in the next school year due to a projected decline in attendance, the Sharyland school district may look toward open enrollment to alleviate some of that loss. At their Monday board meeting, Sharyland board trustees met to discuss allowing students from outside the district to enroll…

With the nearest library more than 10 miles away, the city of Granjeno partnered up with a local nonprofit to bring the gift of reading to the community just in time for the holidays. On Wednesday, officials with the city and the Edinburg-based South Texas Literacy Coalition held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a Little…

For years, all Cassandra Hernandez wanted for Christmas was a laptop to do her schoolwork. She said she’d spend many holidays hoping to see a laptop from Santa Clause under the Christmas tree every year. “But there never was one, I guess laptops are too expensive even for Santa,” Hernandez, a 3rd grade student from…

 The fate of who will ultimately maintain a three-mile privately built border fence just feet away from the Rio Grande riverbank outside of Mission remains unclear following a status hearing on two federal lawsuits against the wall last week. The fence, built one year ago by North Dakotan construction magnate Tommy Fisher, has been touted…

Facing an increase in local COVID-19 cases, and the pending vaccine to combat it, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera announced Friday amendments to the local emergency order that will now include a mandatory shelter-in-place order and a curfew. The curfew, which will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for individuals 17 and younger and…

Facing border wall construction that could potentially make them lose 70 percent of their property, the National Butterfly Center is moving forward with plans to expand the property by 350 acres. The expansion, which could be finalized by the end of the year, would see the 100-acre property grow to 450 acres. “We can’t disclose…

A former city of Palmview council member will be filling in for a vacant seat on the council following unofficial results of Tuesday’s runoff election. Arlando “Lando” Nacianceno, custodial director for the La Joya school district, received more than 56% of the votes in the election to determine who will fill in for outgoing Palmview…

One week after announcing his resignation, Mission Housing Authority Executive Director Jaime Acevedo will remain on board with the agency through the end of the year. Acevedo, who originally set Friday, Dec. 11 as his last day, decided to stay at the agency through Thursday, Dec. 31. He made the announcement following a Monday meeting…