Sharyland ISD reprimanded over band practice, still on track for state competition
The UIL Area G Executive Committee voted Tuesday to reprimand Sharyland High School and Sharyland Pioneer’s marching bands over a practice rules violation, though both schools are still slated to compete at the state level Monday. According to Ruben Adame, UIL Area G Executive Secretary, Brownsville’s Porter Early College High School lodged a…
Read MoreMission fire chief resigns abruptly
Mission Fire Chief Adrian Garcia resigned suddenly Tuesday after only a year-and-a-half on the job. In a letter, Garcia informed the city he’d be vacating his post immediately, though not officially resigning until the end of November. The city says he’ll stay on the payroll till then. “I remain available to…
Read MoreIncumbents spent more in early Edinburg school board race
Campaign finance reports filed early this month showed incumbents running for spots on the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees outspending their rivals. There are three seats up for grabs on the Edinburg school board. Carmen Gonzalez, who holds Place 6 on the board and is currently its president, is looking…
Read MoreMcAllen may regulate car washes
The McAllen City Commission is weighing whether to limit where new car washes can be built in town. Other Rio Grande Valley cities, eyeing development trends and water scarcity, have in recent months considered or approved restrictions on car washes. Brownsville and Edinburg both chose to limit car wash development, while Harlingen’s…
Read MoreSchool board weighing half-million-dollar fix for Edinburg North flooding problems
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District trustees are considering a drainage project meant to address flooding at Edinburg North High School that could cost around half a million dollars. The school district built Edinburg North 32 years ago in a low-lying area. Flooding has been a persistent problem there for years, and on Sept.…
Read MoreMission superintendent resigned after unauthorized payment changes
Former Mission CISD Superintendent Carol G. Perez resigned in June after an investigation found she’d violated her contract by secretly causing the district to pay her more money than she should have been paid. According to a summary of the investigation’s findings penned by one of its attorneys, Perez’s conduct constituted good cause…
Read MoreFinancial criticism preceded Harlingen superintendent’s resignation
On August 27, the Harlingen school board unveiled to the public a finance committee ostensibly meant to give the district a leg up on planning the next year’s budget. On its face, it was a boring meeting. Trustees described it as a basic introduction to the new committee and didn’t discuss topics in depth. Though…
Read MorePush to censure Edinburg school board trustees fails
A push to censure two Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board trustees failed Tuesday in deadlocked 3-3 votes after trustees spent the better part of an hour hurling allegations at each other in the first major break the board’s had in over a year. Trustees Mike Farias, Letty Flores and Letty Garcia asked for…
Read MoreLa Joya inks contract with new city manager
The La Joya City Council approved a contract with new City Manager Jaime Sandoval Wednesday. Sandoval, who started last month, says he signed a two-year contract with the city under which he’ll be paid $105,000 a year. Council picked Sandoval out of a pool of candidates that included other former city managers and…
Read MoreMission man arrested for stealing $85K from FFA program
Police arrested a Mission man Monday after he allegedly embezzled over $85,000 from an Hidalgo County FFA program during a three-year span, spending that money on things like bar tabs and online purchases. Marcos “Marc” Villarreal, who authorities say is the former president of the Citrus Valley District FFA, was charged with theft of…
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