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Abel Fonseca is a San Benito native and a longtime San Benito CISD ACE Program Site Coordinator at Miller Jordan Middle School and Collegiate Academy. He can be reached at afonseca@sbcisd.net. What would happen if you turned it all off? For just 24 hours, there would be no phone, no notifications, no scrolling, and no …

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Joe Rodriguez is a San Benito resident, a local citizen watchdog, and a former candidate for the San Benito City Commission. Remember when Donald Trump promised that his new White House ballroom would not cost American taxpayers a dime? Well, in the words of the great TV commentator Maury Povich, “That was a lie!” Trump’s …

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Special to the NEWS AUSTIN, TX—Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently announced that the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling $1,697,701 to six schools in South Texas, including Los Fresnos CISD and South Texas ISD, which has a campus in San Benito. The JET grants will support …

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By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS Like coffee and cream, the San Benito community appears to be waking up and responding warmly to business owners Ruben and Nicole Garcia, who were inspired to expand northward to the Resaca City — the result, the creation of The Rose Collective by Southern Rose Coffee. A year after …

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By JACQI LEYVA-HILLSpecial to the NEWS The City of San Benito honored longtime community volunteer and municipal judge Jessica Alvarado Gonzales with the Heart of Service Award, recognizing her years of civic involvement and commitment to helping others. The award, presented in partnership with JustServe, honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional dedication to community service. According …

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Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS, TX—On Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office responded to a request for assistance from the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office regarding a stolen Kubota Skid Steer reported missing on April 17, 2026. Acting on information that the equipment may be near Los Fresnos, Cameron County Sheriff’s Office …

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By RAY QUIROGApublisher@sbnewspaper.com Local General and Special Elections were held on Saturday, May 2, resulting in several changes to the local political landscape. San Benito City Commission Pl. 1 incumbent Tom Goodman lost his bid for a second term on the San Benito City Commission to political newcomer Rick Perez, who garnered 857 unofficial votes …

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Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College assistant professor. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports historian, and humanitarian, with a wealth of community service to his credit. In 1936, the best rural school students from Cameron County gathered in Olmito …

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By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Baseball Team fought tooth and nail during its bi-district series against the Edinburg Economedes Jaguars last week only to fall after taking the series to its full tilt. The Class 6A best-of-three series went the distance as SBHS made the most of its lone …

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By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS PORTLAND, TX—In their Class 6A area game at Gregory-Portland High School last Friday, the Lady ‘Hounds played a one-game series against the Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars and lost 13-2. The game was delayed by an hour and a half due to inclement weather. Under much cooler conditions, however, the …

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