Palmview city manager resigns
The Palmview City Council voted Tuesday to accept the resignation of Michael Leo and approved a resolution honoring him for his time leading the city. Leo has been Palmview’s city manager since 2018. In tears Tuesday, Leo said that serving as Palmview’s city manager had been special for him. “I was…
Read MoreTwo La Joya ISD cabinet members resign
Two of La Joya ISD’s cabinet members resigned this semester, saying family matters prompted them to leave the school district. Joseph Niedziela, chief of staff, submitted his resignation letter on March 5, while Jaime Miller, the district’s chief of human capital and talent development, submitted her resignation letter on April 16. According to…
Read MoreMission hired new law firm
The city of Mission last week signed an agreement with a new law firm after a month’s worth of ambiguity over whether it would do so. The city signed that agreement on April 6 with law firm O’Hanlon, Demerath, & Castillo. O’Hanlon, Demerath, & Castillo is a well-known firm in the Rio Grande…
Read MoreEdinburg priest’s affair with married parishioner tore apart family, suit says
A lawsuit seeking over a million dollars in damages originally filed in December against the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville claims an Edinburg priest’s longtime affair with one of his parishioners caused her divorce and led her to neglect her children so much that one of them began calling the priest “El Diablo.” In the…
Read MoreSouth Texas ISD may hire current board member as superintendent
The South Texas Independent School District Board of Trustees may hire Sandra Ochoa — who currently sits on that board and is Edcouch-Elsa ISD’s superintendent — to lead STISD after receiving a Texas Education Agency waiver last week. The Texas Education Code stipulates that a trustee of a school district can’t work with that district…
Read MoreSullivan City appoints new city secretary
Sullivan City Council named a new city secretary earlier this month. On March 2 council appointed Maria Castillo, who had been doing code enforcement for Sullivan, as city secretary. “Man, she stepped up to the plate,” City Manager Richard Ozuna said. “Very familiar with excel, powerpoint. We’re really getting our bang for…
Read MoreThree more Edinburg students sue over nude exercise incident
A trio of students sued employees of Edinburg CISD for as much as $1 million last week, alleging that they had been wrongfully made to exercise naked by a coach two years ago and joining another students’ family in filing litigation against the district over the same incident. In 2024 Robert Vela High Head…
Read MoreCity of Mission to hire new attorney
The city of Mission plans to hire a new attorney, though it won’t say which attorney just yet. On Tuesday, Mission City Council discussed designating legal representation for the city and possibly naming an in-house city attorney or engaging with an outside law firm for legal services. That discussion took place entirely behind…
Read MoreMission taps temporary attorney
The Mission City Council Tuesday voted 4-1 to award legal services to Jones, Galligan, Key and Lozano for a three-month period. Robert “Bob” Galligan has long represented the city in one form or another. “They’re very knowledgeable, they’re very experienced in all levels,” Co-Interim City Manager J.P. Terrazas said. According to…
Read MoreMcAllen school board calls $335 million bond election
The McAllen Independent School District Board of Trustees Tuesday voted to place a $335 million bond package in front of the public in May. McAllen ISD hasn’t passed a real bond in going on two decades. Trustees have been seriously considering a bond for more than a year. The district initially considered rushing…
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