Area News

After a lengthy discussion that spanned three meetings throughout March and April, the Mission CISD school board approved the 2025-2026 academic calendar, which includes a three-week winter holiday break. The board voted 5-2 at the April 2 special meeting, with trustees Petra Ramirez and Dolores “Loli” Reyna dissenting. Mission CISD staff had the opportunity to…

La Joya’s city council accepted the resignation of alternate municipal judge Reynaldo “Rey” Cedillo Wednesday about a month after La Joya ISD approved an amendment to a policy that bars some district employees from holding public office.   That policy, originally enacted last year, originally only applied to elected public officials.   Last month’s amendment…

A bill filed by State Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen), which would move the election date for the Mission city council, made progress this week in the Texas Legislature.   Senate Bill 447 was approved unanimously by the State Affairs Committee and as of press time, was on the local and uncontested calendar, which is…

State Representative Sergio Muñoz, Jr. (D-Mission) filed legislation that would dissolve the El Milagro Municipal Management District (MMD), a master planned community currently evolving in south Mission.     The large scale improvement project, headed up by Laredo-based real estate development firm Killam Development, could be impacted by the proposed House Bill 5660 which would…

In the United States, 38.4 million people have diabetes, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the incidence rate in the Rio Grande Valley higher than the rest of the nation. From 2012 to 2022, the chronic condition affected 45% of residents in the four-county region, with screening rates exceeding the national average,…

The Rio Grande Valley spent the last week reeling from the torrential storm and flood that caused the death of at least six people and left thousands with damaged property. Following so much loss, Missionite Alma Chavez said this experience has given her clarity. “It was just something else to experience, to see so much…

EDINBURG, Texas – The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) joins Siddons-Martin Emergency Group in celebrating the grand opening of their newest service facility on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Located at 700 Independence Drive, the 12,000-square-foot building sits within the rapidly growing Edinburg North Industrial Park.     Siddons-Martin invested $1.9 million into the project, following…

DONNA – A Donna man will spend the next 18 years behind bars for several sexual abuse charges. Juan Antonio Tafolla, 34, was found guilty and sentenced by the court to 18 years on Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Aggravated Sexual Assault.     On March 3, 2022, the San Juan Police Department was dispatched…

The rate of children diagnosed with diabetes is on the rise across the United States, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with an estimated 352,000 children and adolescents having either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.   Often referred to as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes, which can’t be prevented, is commonly diagnosed…