Area News
McAllen school board may have broken the law in messages about bleacher dispute with city
In mid-May, the people of McAllen learned that relations between their city and their school district had soured so much that the city of McAllen wouldn’t even loan McAllen ISD bleachers to use for a hometown baseball game. Tensions between the district and the city have been boiling all year long, ever since the school…
Read MoreUnited We Stand, Texas Healthy Snacks Initiative
Alton, Texas – United We Stand, Texas collaborated with the Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office to share healthy snacks and prevention education with the kids of the City of Alton Recreation Center at the Alton Community Center on Wednesday July 17, 2024. We are very thankful to Roel Hinojosa, Assistant Director Alton Community Services…
Read MoreMission EDC and STC embark on new partnership at CEED.
The Mission Economic Development Corporation and South Texas College announced a new partnership Wednesday morning at the grand opening of the latter’s new Office for Academic Affairs and Economic Development inside the Center for Education and Economic Development Center (CEED) in Mission, Texas. The office signifies the collaborative effort between the two entities to impact…
Read MoreMCISD predicts unofficial B rating for district
The Texas Education Agency’s accountability system has been in legal limbo for almost a year, which means school districts throughout the state are about to start their second school year without a definitive state rating of their academic performance. However, districts can still gauge their performance based on STAAR test data to determine an unofficial…
Read MoreSharyland ranked among top districts in Texas
Sharyland ISD made the top 30 in two lists recognizing outstanding athletic and academic programs in Texas for the 2023-24 school year. The University Interscholastic League released the final standings for the 2024 Lone Star Cup — an award honoring the high schools with the best overall athletic and academic programs in Texas. Using a…
Read MoreAlton Woman to Serve 10 Years in Prison for Intoxication Manslaughter
ALTON – An Alton woman will spend the next decade behind bars after pleading guilty to Intoxication Manslaughter, announced Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio “Terry” Palacios. Sorely Lizeth Nino, 21, was sentenced to serve 10 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The case was heard by 476th District Court Judge Ysmael Fonseca.…
Read MoreAttorney disqualified from working Hidalgo County JP election contest
A judge Thursday disqualified Rick Salinas from representing Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Sonia Treviño in her election contest trial after he said in court that he’d witnessed Treviño’s opponent, Ramon Segovia, make fundraising comments relevant to the lawsuit. Segovia sued Treviño in June, alleging she’d won the May primary runoff for Hidalgo County…
Read MoreSegovia, Treviño head to court over Hidalgo County JP race
“I’m just feeling tired,” veteran Rio Grande Valley lawyer Gilberto Hinojosa said Wednesday on the tail end of a day’s worth of testimony in the Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Place 1 election contest between Ramon Segovia and Sonia Treviño. That day clocked in at over 10 hours in the courtroom and…
Read MorePalmview Fire Department Personnel Assisting with EMS Service in Houston Area
PALMVIEW, Texas- Palmview Fire Department crew members are on an official state mission following Hurricane Beryl. As part of the state’s Emergency Medical Task Force, the City of Palmview Fire Department stands ready to assist when needed. The Palmview crew was deployed on July 8 following a call from the State Operations Center asking for assistance…
Read MoreWernecke student council wins state award
The Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association awarded the Student Leadership Award to the Donna Wernecke Elementary student council for their contribution and dedication to the school. The Wernecke student council is one of 105 in the state to receive the TEPSA award, and they are only one of two Rio Grande Valley recipients for…
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