The McAllen Independent School District may ask voters in a November bond election to keep the district’s tax rate the same rather than allowing it to fall, a proposition the district says would net it about $290 million in additional monies.   In a board workshop last week, the McAllen school board heard a proposal…

A $225 million solar project expected to open in Linn sometime in 2028 is anticipated to have an economic impact of $249 million while generating hundreds of construction jobs in the area and bringing a significant long-term creator of renewable energy to Hidalgo County.     According to a fact sheet from North Carolina based…

Sullivan City Council voted to accept Volunteer Fire Chief Jesus Martinez’s resignation Monday and acknowledged its city manager’s decision to name Assistant Chief Santos Gutierrez as his interim replacement.   Martinez resigned in mid-April, in part criticizing the city for not prioritizing the department enough.   Last week, however, Martinez retracted his resignation, expressing concern…

Campaign finance reports filed by candidates running for two undefended seats on the McAllen ISD School Board depict a vigorous campaign for Place 3, while a sole candidate has pulled ahead in terms of financial spending and fundraising in the three-way race for Place 7.   That candidate, Roberto “Robby” Haddad, raised $20,905 in contributions…

Signs, billboards and advertisements for the May 3 Sullivan City Council race have become the most prominent feature of the municipality’s landscape in recent weeks, but residents are unlikely to learn how most candidates funded that advertising before the May 3 election.   A majority of Sullivan City Council candidates failed to file campaign finance…

The Mission City Council voted unanimously Monday to reject a petition from Mission Police Association Local 293 that would have given it sole bargaining rights among the department’s unions “due to lack of legal status” of the organization.     On April 4, the city received a petition from the group, also called Local 293…

In April of 2024, the city of Mission launched its in-house EMS service under conditions that weren’t exactly ideal.   According to city reports, patients were receiving high-quality care quickly.   Operationally, however, the program faced hurdles.   The city launched its EMS program with no financial plan and little cash in the bank.  …

La Joya ISD terminated an elementary school guidance counselor this month that the district and an independent hearing examiner from the state found sexually harassed a kindergarten teacher for months last year, a string of incidents that culminated in the counselor showing the teacher an intimate picture of himself in her classroom and telling her…

Sullivan City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jesus Martinez’s future in the position became unclear this week after the chief rescinded a resignation letter submitted earlier this month and council failed to discuss or vote on his resignation.     According to City Manager Richard Ozuna, Martinez submitted a resignation letter to the city on April…