Jul 11 2025
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX—As the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court prepares for its three-month budget session, Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. has outlined his top priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. This annual process, conducted through weekly meetings, will approve departmental budgets and establish Cameron County’s official property tax rate. Property Tax Reduction for a …
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Jul 11 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS South Texas residents have less than two weeks to apply for federal disaster assistance following the storms and flooding that hit the region March 26–28. The deadline to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is Tuesday, July 22. Disaster Recovery Centers across Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, …
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Jul 11 2025
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TX—Harlingen Medical Center has become the first hospital in Cameron County to be accredited as a Geriatric Emergency Department — an honor which demonstrates that the hospital provides “excellent care for older adults”, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians. The accreditation recognizes that the hospital is committed to …
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Jul 04 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE, TX —Representatives from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 22347 – Juan Rivera Sr. & Veterans, based in San Benito, traveled to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Price Rd. last Friday afternoon in support of the family of fallen US Navy Seaman Angelina …
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Jul 04 2025
By RAY QUIROGA & TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON publisher@sbnewspaper.com The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum (TCMHFM) enjoyed a week of accolades and highlights as San Benito’s “little museum that could” was recognized as one of the top 10 music museums to visit in Texas and hosted another standing-room-only Texas Folklife event on Sunday. …
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Jul 04 2025
Special to the NEWS MCALLEN, TX—Three more Texas residents have been sentenced in connection with a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency industry in the Los Indios border region, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei earlier this week. They and others controlled the transmigrate industry through fear, monopolization and extortion of …
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Jul 04 2025
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors made it official on Wednesday by naming Alma Flores, of San Benito, as the Chamber’s Executive Director. The San Benito Chamber of Commerce board of directors, comprising of Toni Crane, Chairman of the board, Sam Patel, Vice-Chairman, Isabel Boswell, Treasurer, Linda De La …
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Jul 04 2025
Special to the NEWS Immediately following the 89th Texas Legislative Session, State Representative Janie Lopez (R-HD 37) of San Benito convened a series of regional workshops to address urgent water infrastructure challenges and share opportunities for future planning and funding. The first workshop took place in Cameron County, with a second set for Willacy County, …
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Jul 04 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS The San Benito Public Library is celebrating local poet Dora E. Gonzalez with a summer display that showcases her published works, creative beginnings, and connection to the community. The feature is part of the library’s Summer Reading Program and its continued effort to uplift hometown voices. “The …
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Jul 04 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The first Kids’ Outdoor Odyssey Summer Camp will run from Monday, July 7, through Friday, July 11, and slots are filling up quickly. The camp provides children ages 7 through 13 (and volunteers ages 14 and older) with an opportunity to see parrots and tortoises up close, many …
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