Frustration over finances flared at a July 28 Weslaco school board workshop during which one trustee called for an external financial audit and the district’s superintendent vocally defended operations from what he described as exceptional board negativity.   In June Superintendent Richard Rivera told trustees the district had a healthy fund balance and made major…

During its first regular meeting last month a new slate of Sullivan City councilmen voted to approve a flurry of significant changes, but council didn’t hold that meeting at city hall.   Instead, that meeting — along with a swearing in ceremony for new officials before it and a special meeting Monday — were all…

An Edinburg man charged with three counts of theft in 2021 and 2022 switched attorneys late last month after being arrested following months of trying to come up with restitution for his alleged victims.   During 2021 and 2022 police arrested Phillip Drake, 41, on three occasions after he allegedly cheated partners in the cattle…

Sullivan City is considering appointing a new municipal judge who says she’ll work for free weeks after the city eliminated two paid judicial positions.     In early July, Sullivan City eliminated two municipal judge positions, a move the city says will save it $12,000 a year in salaries.   The city and the judges’…

The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court Tuesday appointed Ricardo Perez to the county’s vacant Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2, Place 1 seat.     That seat was left vacant after longtime JP Bobby Contreras died early this month.   Perez is originally from the Las Milpas area in Pharr.   He lives in McAllen…

On Tuesday, the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court appointed nine people to serve on newly created emergency services district boards in the western part of the county.   In May, voters in western Hidalgo County voted to create two new emergency services districts. Emergency services districts are local political subdivisions and taxing entities that pay for…

Former Hidalgo County Judge Jose “Eloy” Pulido sued Edinburg CISD last week, alleging the school district discriminated against him when he was employed in its transportation department.   Pulido, 69, served as a county judge from 1999 to 2003.   He lost his seat to Ramon Garcia, and lost subsequent bids for the position to…

Voters in Sullivan City largely supported municipal candidates who supported change in the June election and on Monday — during the new council’s first regular meeting since the election — the city council made a flurry of significant changes.     During that meeting council halved the number of municipal judges at the city from…

A Mission Consolidated Independent School District administrator who formerly held one of the district’s top administrative spots announced her retirement Monday.     According to Mission CISD, Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Roberts informed it that she intended to retire on Monday.   On Tuesday, Roberts said she was spending time with family…