May 13 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS High school football season may be over for these standouts, but they aren’t over high school football just yet. Seniors Andre Evans and Tommy Herrera have been selected to represent the San Benito Greyhound football team in the annual East vs. West All Star Football Game, to …
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May 13 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS With a trip back to the Sweet 16 at stake, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds battled the Edinburg North Lady Cougars at a crowded Lady ’Hound Stadium Thursday and Friday night, winning in impressive fashion. “Our girls once again played their hearts out right from …
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May 12 2011
NEWS Staff Report The San Benito Lady Greyhounds have won the first of a best-of-three game series versus the Edinburg North Lady Courgars on Thursday night. Playing at home, the Lady ‘Hounds were victorious by a score of 3-2. Game two will be played in Edinburg at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13. Check back …
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May 12 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Jose Zamora Huerta, Jr., owner of the property on 867 Line 17 Rd., confirmed minutes ago that Julian Huerta, a candidate for the Place 7 post on the San Benito CISD School Board, does not owe the school and county taxes on his property. The aforementioned property listed by Julian Huerta was …
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May 11 2011
Oscar Medrano, San Benito CISD School Board Trustee, Place 6 has submitted the following statement to the San Benito News in response to delinquent county taxes he reportedly owed. “As a life-long citizen and public servant of the great city of San Benito, I have always maintained the highest standards of ethics in my role as …
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May 11 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Mayor Jack Garcia has challenged the significance of a Texas Municipal League (TML) email his opponent, former Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, is utilizing in campaign advertisements. In the email, a TML official recommends that the city not follow its charter which states that an elected official forfeits office …
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May 11 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Someone call Guinness. Early voting for the City of San Benito General Election has broken a turnout record for the municipality as 1,271 voters cast their ballots at the poll. The tally exceeded the previous local record, which was 1,132 in 2008 – a 141-vote margin. The turnout was …
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May 11 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Assistant Curator and curatorial assistants from the Border Studies Archive in the Library at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) in Edinburg are in the process of helping the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum clean, organize, and preserve thousands of valuable …
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May 11 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board President and Pl. 6 incumbent Oscar Medrano addressed reports Tuesday that he was delinquent on county taxes. According to 2009 and 2010 Cameron County tax records, Medrano owed $1,705.15 in delinquent taxes, penalties and interest on two properties. Medrano said taxes on one …
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