The Edinburg school board approved a set of formal board operating procedures limiting trustee access to facilities at a special meeting Wednesday after “recent overreach” by two of its board members.   Neither of those trustees — Dominga “Minga” Vela and Luis “Louie” Alamia — attended Wednesday’s meeting.     The new procedures preclude trustees…

Police removed Edinburg school board candidate Alex Rios from the sidelines of a football game at Richard R. Flores Stadium last Friday despite him being invited there by a sitting trustee who presented him with an official pass.   Rios left the sidelines after what he describes as a tense encounter with Edinburg CISD Police…

A majority of McAllen Independent School Board trustees Tuesday said they wanted to continue the district’s years-long tradition of conducting an employee opinion survey after their superintendent finally told them what this year’s survey indicated and said he’d planned to nix conducting future surveys as a cost savings measure.   The anonymous survey traditionally paints…

La Joya’s soon-to-be vacant city manager position received this month mostly applications from individuals with Rio Grande Valley city or Hidalgo County work experience on their resumes.   Current La Joya City Manager Leo Olivares announced this month his impending resignation.   Olivares said the council was slated to review candidates earlier this month, and…

Mission Fire Fighters Association Local 3609 President Mike Silva said Tuesday that a grievance he’d filed this month against Fire Chief Adrian Garcia had been resolved and no longer feels communication lapses in the department are worth discussing anymore.   Silva filed a grievance against Garcia on Aug. 3 claiming the chief had failed to…

The 13th Court of Appeals dismissed last week an appeal filed by Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1 Sonia Treviño after a judge reversed her runoff win against Ramon Segovia and declared him the winner this month.   In May, Treviño received 31 more votes than Segovia to clinch the primary…

The McAllen City Commission named Tuesday Isaac Tawil as its choice for incoming city manager. Tawil has worked for the city for 13 years and currently serves as city attorney, a post he’s held since 2021. He’ll replace longtime City Manager Roy Rodriguez, who announced his retirement earlier this summer. “I am a dedicated and…

Seven individuals filed this month to run for seats on the La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees that are currently practically meaningless. In February, the Texas Education Agency installed a board of managers and a new superintendent to oversee La Joya ISD after rampant corruption. That installation left the district’s elected board essentially…