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La Joya ISD holds swearing-in ceremony for 2 new trustees
Two new trustees joined the La Joya school board last week. The La Joya Independent School District held a swearing-in ceremony for former Agua Special Utility District board President Esmeralda Solis, 46, of Mission and Hidalgo County administrator Anthony Uresti, 30, of Palmview on Nov. 17. “I’m here today to tell you all:…
Read MoreMission CISD sports — new turf and netting for fields
Mission CISD’s football fields are one step closer to getting new turf. At the Nov. 9 board of trustees meeting, the school board approved the best and final offer for the synthetic turf projects at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium and Veterans Memorial High School Patriot Stadium. The same contractor that installed the turf…
Read MoreIntruder detection audits at Mission CISD
Since the start of the 2022-2023 school year, state-hired inspectors have visited Texas schools to examine their security measures as part of a new statewide safety protocol. Auditors inspected four elementary schools of the 22 total Mission CISD campuses already. In June, Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas School Safety Center to conduct the audits,…
Read MoreLouisiana man sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping, sexually assaulting McAllen girl
A man who suffers from a mental disorder was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old McAllen girl. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced Brandon Galvez, 24, of Chalmette, Louisiana, to 240 months in prison — the mandatory minimum — during a hearing on Monday afternoon. “This is…
Read MorePalmview hires new police chief
The city of Palmview hired a new police chief on Tuesday. After reviewing more than 20 applications and conducting two rounds of interviews, Palmview hired Jose M. Trevino, the director of campus safety and security for a community college in Port Arthur, on Tuesday night. “All the aspects that we were looking for, he fits…
Read MoreSullivan City councilman removed from office after missing three meetings
Sullivan City Councilman Julian Peña was removed from office Monday after he failed to attend City Council meetings in September, October and November. Any member of the City Council who fails to attend three consecutive, regular meetings “shall forfeit” his office, according to the city charter, unless the City Council excuses the absences. “And, for…
Read MoreProsecutors drop assault charge against former Sullivan City mayor
The Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office dropped an assault charge against former Sullivan City Mayor Leonel “Leo” Garcia last month. Officers arrested Garcia and his partner, Evelyn Vela, on assault charges after they had a fight in February 2020. “It was a misunderstanding,” Garcia said, adding that neither he nor Vela was injured. Garcia accused…
Read MoreAgua SUD holds swearing-in ceremony for new utility board members
The Agua Special Utility District held a swearing-in ceremony for three new board members on Wednesday. Jose Luis Ochoa Jr., 33, of Peñitas; Ana Maria Perez, 49, of Palmview; and Adriana Flores-Villarreal, 59, of Sullivan City — who all work for the La Joya Independent School District — took the oath of office Wednesday afternoon.…
Read MoreWhat to know about the Taylor Road construction
Taylor Road is already in the early stages of construction for the long-awaited project that will turn the two-lane roadway into a five-lane roadway. At the Oct. 24 meeting, Mission City Council approved Texas Cordia Construction to begin the first phase of a project that has been in the making since the city first surveyed…
Read MoreCultural inclusivity program underway at Mission
Mission CISD partnered with local nonprofit Village in the Valley (ViVa) to deploy a program highlighting diversity and inclusion in the district. Known as the Illumination Project, Mission will be the first district in the RGV to implement the one-of-a-kind cultural initiative. ViVa is a local organization that founders Marsha and Dr. Onuwa Terry and…
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