Over the 2023 summer, a Mission community member publicly requested a forensic audit of Mission CISD following the accusation that the superintendent’s contract was at risk of violating the Texas Education Code. Even though the district has not done a forensic audit yet, one of the board members says it is time for the trustees…

Mission’s charter review committee released the first draft of amendments to the city charter. City Attorney Victor Flores presented the proposed changes at the Jan. 8 Mission City Council workshop. However, the larger community still has the opportunity to provide feedback on the document that defines the powers and procedures of their local government. Before…

The Sharyland ISD board of trustees seeks community input in their search for the next district leader. Civilians have until Jan. 12 to say their piece in an online survey the board will reference when making their new superintendent selection. Outgoing Superintendent Dr. Maria Vidaurri announced her retirement from education in September, stating she and…

Sharyland ISD’s new stop loss insurance policy went into effect Jan. 1 with an increase of $540,380. However, administrators ensure the rise in price does not affect the plan members’ wallets. The SISD board of trustees awarded Granular Insurance with the stop loss insurance contract at the December school board meeting. Granular submitted one of…

Sharyland ISD’s new stop loss insurance policy went into effect Jan. 1 with an increase of $540,380. However, administrators ensure the rise in price does not affect the plan members’ wallets.  The SISD board of trustees awarded Granular Insurance with the stop loss insurance contract at the December school board meeting. Granular submitted one of…

Electrical supply chain issues have been ongoing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Mission CISD is seeing the effects directly. The Salinas Elementary HVAC project that contractors estimated would take 240 days to complete could potentially have another 577 days added to the timeline. But district administrators are still holding out hope for…

This article originally ran in the Dec. 22, 2023 issue of the Progress Times.  Electrical supply chain issues have been ongoing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Mission CISD is seeing the effects directly.  The Salinas Elementary HVAC project that contractors estimated would take 240 days to complete could potentially have another 577…

The City of Mission declared Marissa Ortega Gerlach the official winner of the Place 3 special election. She emerged victorious with 50.08% of the vote against her three opponents. And although Ortega Gerlach did not always envision occupying a seat on the Mission City Council, she said she always wanted to give back to the…