May 23 2025
By CAROLYN IODICE Fourteen years ago, the legislature passed vital protections for freedom of speech in the Texas Citizens Participation Act. During this legislative session, they’re looking to gut it. The TCPA addresses the common problem of “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPPs. These are frivolous lawsuits brought by the wealthy or powerful against …
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May 23 2025
Special to the NEWS AUSTIN, TEXAS— Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays. Created by the Texas Legislature, both holidays take place Saturday, May 24-Monday, May 26. The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates …
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May 23 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS After a successful baseball season that earned the San Benito Greyhounds the right to compete in the Class 6A playoffs, eight athletes were placed on the all-district team, including a lone unanimous selection. Senior Mario Arizpe was arguably the most heralded of the ’Hounds, both at the plate …
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May 16 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com It’s said that need is the mother of invention. For Xavier Izaguirre, 49, need placed him on a lifelong journey of creative discovery that began as a teen in the backyard of his childhood home in San Benito. It was a need stemming from his modest upbringing that drove Xavier and …
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May 16 2025
By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS Mariana Donnelly, a 12-year-old dancer training out of Step by Step Dance Studio in San Benito, known by her stage name, “That’s So Mariana,” recently traded the studio floor for the Hollywood red carpet as standout performance in the short film, White and Black Canvas, directed by …
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May 16 2025
Special to the NEWS After a two-year delay, the Texas Education Agency [TEA] has released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings for school systems and campuses throughout the state. South Texas Independent School District [STISD] is the only district in the Rio Grande Valley to receive an “A” rating overall, and one of only two districts …
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May 16 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The community is invited to “talk football” months before the high school gridiron season when the San Benito Quarterback Booster Club hosts an inaugural spring event called “Fan Night.” According to organizers, the event, slated for May 20, is an opportunity to meet San Benito High School student …
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May 09 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com Not many family-owned businesses in San Benito can say they’re approaching the 100-year mark, yet San Benito’s lone Ford dealership is quietly approaching that feat. In 1937, L.T. Boswell, living in Houston, answered a newspaper advertisement seeking a partner in a Resaca City Ford dealership. The elder Boswell answered the call, …
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May 09 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com San Benito will be well-represented at the Harlingen Convention Center on May 17 when the Resaca City’s own, Ricardo “Kid Dynamo” Camacho faces Oscar Robledo in a professional boxing match that is sure to not disappoint enthusiasts of the “sweet science.” Camacho (3-2-1) is coming off a controversial loss, …
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May 09 2025
Special to the NEWS The following was written in collaboration with Douglas Lezette of WJAR NBC 10 News, which serves the Warwick, Rhode Island area and originally reported on the incident. WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND — State police here are investigating the death of a San Benito man believed to have been killed when he “exited” …
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