“This article appeared in the July 2 issue of the Progress Times.” Mission CISD school board President Minnie Rodgers said she had a farewell speech prepared for when the new board president was voted into office, but she didn’t have the opportunity to read it. Two different motions to reorganize the trustees failed at the…

“This article appeared in the July 2 issue of the Progress Times.” Following a public hearing on June 22, the SISD board of trustees approved the $129,223,777 budget for the upcoming school year. There was a 2 percent decrease in total revenues from the last school year because of a decrease in average daily attendance,…

“This article appeared in the July 2 issue of the Progress Times.” Mission CISD approved the $189.3 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year and increased employee pay grades between 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent. The trustees voted in favor of the proposals at the June 23 school board meeting. As far as budget, three…

“This article appeared in the July 2 issue of the Progress Times.” Of the 72 total drainage projects the City of Mission identified in their drainage assessment plan, seven of those are considered high priority. Those seven projects involve work on Stewart, Elm, Esperanza, Gabriel, Leandro, Tulip and Glasscock roads. City staff identified the high…

Sharyland High School’s Matthew Worthington accepted admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point in March — an accomplishment that has been years in the making. The SHS senior had been working on his West Point application since he was a sophomore, but conversations about the school had been present throughout his childhood.…

Mission CISD approved a $1,024,580 contract with G&G Construction to complete the Tom Landry Stadium Repairs Project. The district has already spent $8 million on the project but has now hired G&G to correct the problems that occurred during original renovations done by Holchemot LTD in the 2016-2017 school year. Although the stadium has been…

“This article first appeared in the April 30 issue of the Progress Times.” When the City of Mission released butterflies during their National Crime Victims’ Rights ceremony last week, they broke their own city ordinance. Mission, which is home to the Texas Butterfly Festival and the National Butterfly Center, signed Ordinance 4158 into law in…

The five people vying for McAllen’s mayor seat participated in their second debate on April 21, this time taking on issues such as immigration, the local economy, public health and property taxes. The LIBRE Initiative, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping the Hispanic community become more informed in government issues, hosted the forum. The debate,…

Sharyland ISD now has up to 1,940 students attending on-campus classes, bringing the total district percentage to 19.8 percent — the highest in-person attendance the district has seen all year. If SISD can maintain these numbers, the district will qualify for the Texas Education Agency’s spring hold harmless, meaning they will not be penalized financially…

Mission City Council gathered for a workshop on April 14 to discuss the preliminary guidelines for the $24.3 million in recovery funds the city will receive from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Last month President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief. The U.S Treasury has specific…