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
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX—Due to current weather and ground conditions, Cameron County is imposing a restriction on all burning of any ground debris. County officials released a statement earlier this week announcing the measures. Constituents are instructed not to burn leaves, grass, or any applicable brush material during the next 90 days or …
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Mar 13 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Soccer Team secured a decisive 4-0 home win against a Brownsville Veterans Memorial Chargers team that had already clinched the District 32-6A title before its regular season finale at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Tuesday. Still, the victory bodes well for the ‘Hounds, who secured …
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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
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 RAY QUIROGApublisher@sbnewspaper.com An embattled San Benito CISD elementary school has avoided permanent closure, at least for now. Rangerville Elementary, believed to have opened over 100 years ago and to have existed before joining the San Benito School District, has a long history of serving students in the rural area along Texas Highway 281 and …
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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 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 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 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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