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This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 15, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. After listening to concerns from members of the public, Alton city commissioners voted to move forward with an ordinance that prohibits unlicensed animal sales in the city. The ordinance is an amendment to the city charter preventing selling animals on…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 15, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Faith Christian Academy students got the opportunity to sit down with a veteran on Monday, gaining primary insight into their lives and journeys in the military. Celebrating Veterans Day with a musical assembly followed by a continental brunch, Faith Christian…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 15, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The city of Palmview started paving streets Monday — and members of the City Council didn’t waste any time jockeying for the credit. Earthworks Enterprise, a contractor hired by the city, started paving La Homa Road and Farm-to-Market Road 495…

The La Joya Housing Authority board on Tuesday agreed to fix a myriad of financial and management problems identified by auditors. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development contacted the housing authority on Oct. 31, concerned about financial and management problems identified during a 2018 audit. HUD asked the housing authority to fix the…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development wants the La Joya Housing Authority to fix a myriad of financial and management problems. HUD sent the housing authority a letter on Halloween, asking the housing authority to take “corrective action” within 30 days — and provide HUD with proof. The letter summarized problems identified during…

A new tradition was born, and Veterans Day was extended throughout the weekend in Mission. Last weekend, the city held several events that celebrated and honored veterans. Starting Friday afternoon and running through Monday, Mission was determined to keep veterans at the forefront. “My father was a veteran of World War II, I have two…

Though they started the season as rivals during the Battle of Conway, the Mission Eagles and Mission Veterans broke bread and had pizza together to wish each other luck this weekend as they face their respective opponents at the championship playoffs. Football players from both teams dined at Mission’s Brick Fire Pizza Wednesday to celebrate…

Former city Finance Director Gregoria Jackson filed a lawsuit against La Joya Mayor Jose A. “Fito” Salinas and a city receptionist on Wednesday, claiming they posted “defamatory, slanderous and libelous” comments about her on Facebook. Gregoria Jackson filed the lawsuit against Mayor Salinas and Angela Salinas, a city receptionist, on Wednesday afternoon. “You can express…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 8, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Fourth and fifth graders at Perez Elementary School learned about what constitutes as bullying, and how they can stand up to any kind of harassment in their environment. Organized by the Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Community Liaison Program,…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 8, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. The Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Investigations Task Force arrested a prominent South Texas attorney last month, when federal agents found child pornography at his law office. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…