Dec 17 2013
Elizabeth Garcia Tamez was born on December 6, 1966 in Harlingen, Texas to Elena Pena Garcia and Rosendo G. Garcia. She went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Austin, Texas. She is preceded in death by her father Rosendo and her sister Herlinda Rojas of San Benito, Texas. She is …
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Dec 17 2013
Date: Ongoing Event: San Benito Historical Society annual fresh Texas pecan sale fundraiser Date: Thru Dec. 31 Event: American Military Support Operation: RGV Christmas Care Packages More Info: (956) 425-1549 Date: Dec. 19 Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event: Christmas Open House Where: San Benito Municipal Building, 401 N. Sasm Houston Blvd., San Benito …
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Dec 13 2013
Eloisa G. Sauceda, 92 of San Benito, Texas, went to be with Our Lord on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at her residence in San Benito, TX. Eloisa loved music and dancing. She was known for making the best tortillas. Eloisa was the matriarch of the family. She was a strong, loving, and dedicated mother who …
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Dec 13 2013
LA PALOMA, TX—Irene F. Padilla, 66, of La Paloma, TX passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Retama Manor in Harlingen. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother respected and loved by all. She was preceded in death by her parents Celso and Lucia Flores; her sisters Bertha Espinosa and Maria Belia Flores; …
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Dec 13 2013
SAN BENITO, TX—Lois Glades Simpson Goad, 89, of San Benito, Texas went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2013. Lois was born on April 16, 1924 to Benjamin and Bessie Simpson in Honey Grove, Texas. She spent her early years in Oklahoma and moved with her parents and siblings to Lyford, Texas …
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Dec 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A new king was crowned in the Fifth Annual San Benito News “Best Tamales” contest on Friday. Many people crowded near a window to observe the five judges as they tasted and graded different types of tamales to determine which would reign over all the rest. “This was …
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Dec 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District spent nearly $4,000 in legal fees for work conducted in November in the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Guerra and Farah PLLC, the Houston-based law firm the SBCISD Board of Trustees hired to conduct the probe at a …
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Dec 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito will soon seek bids for upcoming street repair projects, this after spending more than $300,000 this year. Marie Leal from Brown, Leal and Associates updated the City Commission at a regular meeting on Tuesday regarding the project’s progress. “She’s representing the engineering firm …
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Dec 13 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local dentist Serapio De La Rosa Jr., D.D.S. has been selected as the grand marshal of this weekend’s 63rd annual San Benito Lighted Christmas Parade. Scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, De La Rosa will lead the holiday procession, held downtown San Benito on Sam Houston Boulevard, consisting …
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Dec 13 2013
By BIANCA JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS An internationally-renowned artist, playwright and poet visited San Benito this week to discuss the cultural impact of La Virgen de Guadalupe. On Thursday, Dec. 12, Nephtalí de León, a renowned playwright, muralist, poet and artist whose works include the “La Virgen de Guadaliberty” painting, was on-hand at the …
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