Two seek Place 3 on Sharyland school board
Maritza Venecia and Anthony Limon vie for the Place 3 seat on the Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees. While Venecia is the incumbent, Limon hopes his experience as a former SISD principal will help sway voters in the May election. MARITZA VENECIA Venecia is finishing her first term on the SISD board, where she is…
Read MoreMission passes sex offender ordinance
Mission City Council approved a new restriction ordinance for registered sex offenders at the March 25 meeting, effective immediately. Ordinance 5461 prohibits sex offenders from intentionally entering or idling near spaces where children gather, and it provides specific regulations for city events and holidays. Mission Police Chief Cesar Torres, who has been with the department…
Read MoreHonoring Anacua Village and Mission history
To commemorate the soon-to-be demolished Anacua Village, the local outreach group People’s Community Network will hold a small gathering on April 5 for former residents. After more than 70 years, the Mission Housing Authority will level the low-income housing community to make way for two new complexes. But Missionite Irma Flores Lopez wants to make…
Read MoreSharyland trustees name lone superintendent finalist
The Sharyland ISD school board named Dr. Elaine Howard the lone finalist in their superintendent search, moving one step closer to hiring a new district leader. The announcement is a culmination of a months-long process that required the trustees to comb through the applications of about 29 candidates, according to Board President Jose “Pepe” Garcia.…
Read MoreLow-income housing to be demolished soon
Mission’s affordable housing community Anacua Village could be demolished as early as next month to make way for two new housing projects — a mixed-income, multi-family complex and a senior-living complex. If the Mission Housing Authority estimates the timeline accurately, both complexes will be finished and occupied by the end of 2026. Anacua has been…
Read MoreCity urges residents to use mobile alert app
The City of Mission launched the My Mission 311 mobile phone app in 2021 to create a direct line of communication from the residents to city staff. Less than three years since the application debuted, the city is still fine-tuning the system. However, they encourage the Mission community to utilize the tool to promote city…
Read MoreSharyland trustees vote ‘no’ on school chaplains
During the 2023 Texas legislative session, state lawmakers passed a bill allowing unlicensed chaplains to work in school districts with students, specifically in counseling roles. However, several school systems throughout Texas rejected the creation of programs for the clergy members. Sharyland ISD is among the districts to adopt a resolution prohibiting campuses from accepting chaplains…
Read MoreRoad widening projects in Mission
TAYLOR ROAD Phase one of the long process to expand Taylor Road from two lanes to five lanes is near completion. At the Feb. 26 Mission City Council workshop, a representative from the managing firm SAM-Construction Services reported they are about 86% complete with the first part of the Taylor Road project. Despite being about…
Read MoreMission declares May election winners
Two Mission City Council seats were up for election this year — Places 2 and 4, held by Ruben Plata and Jose Alberto “Beto” Vela, respectively. However, because the incumbents ran unopposed, the City of Mission declared them elected to office without an election. PLACE 2 Plata has been a council member since 2007, coming…
Read MoreDrainage projects complete in Mission
It has been four years since the Mission began tackling a series of drainage issues throughout the city. With most of the seven major projects complete, city management reports significant improvements ahead of the rainy season. Following a 2020 assessment, the City of Mission identified 72 areas with insufficient drainage. Of those 72 locations, they…
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