Mar 13 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILLSpecial to the NEWS A group of San Benito alumni is working to create a Greyhound Hall of Honor to recognize outstanding athletes and preserve the school’s long-standing athletic legacy. Among those leading the effort is former Greyhound athlete, coach, and school administrator Ray Saldana, who said the goal is to honor the …
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Mar 13 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Baseball Team is continuing to play the non-district part of its schedule, which has lately been successful, as the squad aims to keep its offensive momentum going in Weslaco on Friday. After winning the San Benito CISD Tournament recently, the ’Hounds have kept their …
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Mar 13 2026
NEWS Staff Report Cameron County Drainage District No. 3 is at the heart of a growing scandal that has resulted in the arrest of current and former officials of the entity. Last week, state authorities arrested the Drainage District’s current president, former general manager, and a former board member, all of whom were charged with …
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Mar 13 2026
By TSTC COMMUNICATIONS HARLINGEN, TX—Long before she began studying at Texas State Technical College, Nancy Roblero understood the meaning of helping others. Growing up in Los Fresnos, Roblero spent most of her childhood alongside her parents, who operated a free development center for children with learning disabilities in Matamoros, Mexico. “I saw the compassion my …
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Mar 13 2026
Special to the NEWS MERCEDES, TX—Educational Results Partnership (ERP) has released its 2025 Texas Honor Roll, recognizing the state’s highest-performing schools. South Texas Independent School District (STISD), which has a campus in San Benito, earned a place on the Honor Roll Districts list, while four STISD campuses were named to the Honor Roll Schools list. …
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Mar 13 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Commissioners approved a professional services agreement with Carpe Nox Industries during their recent regular meeting. They also decided that by the end of the month, the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will evaluate the promoter, Roy Soto Garcia, based on his annual performance. During the March 3 …
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Mar 13 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILLSpecial to the NEWS Surveillance cameras recently installed throughout San Benito have faced criticism from residents and privacy advocates, raising questions about how the system operates and how the collected data is used. The cameras are part of an automated license plate reader (ALPR) system supplied by the technology company Flock Safety. According …
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Mar 13 2026
By NEWS Staff Report Charley Crockett, a Grammy-nominated artist and native of the San Benito area, is the main headliner for this year’s Hog Waddle festival. The event is set for Saturday, March 14, 2026. Gates open at 10 a.m. with the headliner scheduled to take the stage at 9 p.m. Crockett, famous for mixing …
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Mar 06 2026
NEWS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE, TX – Out of Cameron County’s 237,794 registered voters, 48,451 (20.38%) cast ballots in Tuesday’s primaries, compared to less than 5% in the last election, according to numbers from the Office of the Cameron County Elections Administrator, Remi Garza. Cameron County, along with the rest of the Rio Grande Valley, which, …
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Mar 06 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS As March begins, San Benito High School soccer teams aim to secure a spot in the postseason. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams started the second round of their district schedules in late February. The Greyhounds, going into Tuesday, were in third place after earning important victories against the …
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