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“This article appeared in the Jan. 28 issue of the Progress Times.” The Mission Housing Authority swore in a new resident Commissioner, nominated Everardo Gomez for Co-Chair, and welcomed Debra Lee Alvarez as the newly selected interim chairwoman during a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday evening. Everardo Gomez is the newly nominated Co-Chair for the Mission Housing…

“This article appeared in the Jan. 28 issue of the Progress Times.” With Mission CISD’s new increase in substitute teacher pay, they are now one of the highest paying school districts in Hidalgo County. The board of trustees approved the raise at the Jan. 19 school board meeting, making the change in pay effective immediately.…

“This article appeared in the Jan. 28 issue of the Progress Times.” Repairs at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium in Mission have been behind schedule since Sept. 27, 2021, when one of several issues disrupted the project. Mission CISD, Rick Hinojosa Structural Engineering and G&G Construction have been sifting through change order proposals the…

This article appeared in the Jan. 28 issue of the Progress Times.   The city of Hidalgo fired a maintenance worker Tuesday after the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office caught him with more than 42 kilograms of cocaine. City Manager Julian Gonzalez said he terminated Jose Alfonso Treviño Jr., 44, of Hidalgo on Tuesday. “This is…

Mission, TX – To prepare for the expected severe cold weather, the City of Mission has activated a warming shelter for tonight going into Saturday. The location will be available to anyone in need of safe, warm shelter. The cold weather center will open at the Mission Parks & Recreation building, 721 N. Bryan Road.…

For immediate release. I was appointed to the Mission city council in June 2019, swearing to do my best to help the City of Mission and all its residents. After I took office, I studied the proposal by PSI and explored the economic and non-economic costs and benefits of that proposal. This was a lengthy…

Peñitas City Councilman Alex Guajardo confessed Friday to participating in a conspiracy to bribe members of the La Joya school board. Alex “Payo” Guajardo, 38, of Peñitas — an executive director for School Support Services at the La Joya Independent School District — pleaded guilty to a federal bribery and money laundering charge Friday afternoon…

A prominent doctor claims the chairman of the Hidalgo County Democratic Party took over his medical clinic in Mission, changed the locks and refused to move out. Dr. Shahid Rashid said he allowed Hidalgo County Democratic Party Chairman Patrick Eronini — a registered nurse with an advanced practice license — to see patients at his…

Peñitas Chief of Staff Andy Morales confessed Friday to accepting more than $1.1 million during a massive bribery and kickback scheme that involved more than a dozen politicians in western Hidalgo County. Andres “Andy” Morales, 42, of Mission pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States during a hearing Friday afternoon before U.S. District…