Apr 04 2025
NEWS Staff Report Retired veteran Alejandro Guadalupe Leal is seeking a spot on the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commission as Pl. 1 Commissioner. According to the candidate, Leal is also a retired businessman who resides just outside San Benito. The navigation district caught his attention after researching why San Benito’s name was on a …
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Apr 04 2025
NEWS Staff Report Former San Benito CISD Board Trustee and retired educator Janie Silva is running for the Pl. 1 Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commissioner’s seat in the navigation district’s upcoming May election. According to her biography, Silva has lived in San Benito for over 70 years, and was employed as an educator for …
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Apr 04 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS To say there was a connection last week inside the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum during an event aptly named “The Accordion’s Cultural Connection” is an understatement. Musicians who traveled to the San Benito museum from the north, including the Midwest, joined local players in …
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Apr 04 2025
Special to the NEWS The San Benito CISD ACE After School Program is sponsoring a summer camp for area students. The ACE Summer Camp is offering an exciting and enriching summer experience filled with fun activities, educational field trips, and adventure, according to district officials. The camp is being held from June 2, 2025 — …
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Apr 04 2025
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS—On March 25, 2025, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court, through the findings, circumstances, and recommendations presented by the Cameron County Fire Marshal, issued a Burn Ban Order for the unincorporated areas of Cameron County which include, but are not limited to, the river communities of Los Indios, La Paloma, and …
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Apr 04 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TEXAS —The Bobcat Varsity Baseball Team played in a District 32-3A game for the first time in nearly two weeks after traveling to Santa Rosa. On Wednesday, the Bobcats suited up for only their second district game since losing to the Lyford Bulldogs, 11-1, on March …
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Apr 04 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TEXAS—Despite losing on a walk-off homerun to the Lady Cardinals on Tuesday, there was no quit in the San Benito Lady Greyhounds during their District 32-6A away game. The diamond version of the Battle of the Arroyo went the way of the Redbirds when junior Amaris Gomez …
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Mar 28 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com Officers with the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) made an arrest relating to a shooting that occurred on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at a tire shop located on the 1800 block of E. Bus. 77. As the NEWS reported last week, arrest warrants were issued for Oscar Rodarte, 22-years-old, of Harlingen, …
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Mar 28 2025
Special to the NEWS A United Postal Service (UPS) employee was arrested earlier this week at his San Benito residence in connection with a theft scheme at the UPS Brownsville Distribution Center, according to the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office. A news release issued by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office read that, in collaboration …
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Mar 28 2025
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS—On March 24, 2025, Border Patrol agents were called to assist the Brownsville Police Department (BPD) in attempting to locate a vehicle involved in an officer shooting. Agents in the area located and conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description a short time later. According to a …
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