Mar 28 2025
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com As an indication of continued growth in the area, another groundbreaking was held in the Resaca City this week, this time in recognition of the Phase 3 Liberty Estates development on Liberty Circle and JFK Ave. in San Benito. Wednesday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony took place one week after City of San …
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Mar 28 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS If patrons view the current art exhibit at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum and they leave with a feeling that the faith-based works are “unfinished,” then the artist has accomplished her goal. The canvases that measure nearly 50×60 inches are grand in size, so the crowns that …
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Mar 28 2025
NEWS Staff Report Earlier this week, federal authorities raided the San Benito home of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent accused of processing improper sexual materials involving children. Eduardo Longoria Jr., of San Benito, was arrested after federal investigators allegedly discovered that he was in possession of child pornography, which was reportedly found on his personal …
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Mar 28 2025
Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TEXAS —Officials with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDoT) announced on Saturday that the famed Rio Hondo Lift Bridge will remain closed to vehicle traffic until further notice after being struck during an accident involving a motor vehicle. The announcement came on the heels of the vehicular crash on …
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Mar 28 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com Students at Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary School in San Benito recently wrote and published a book titled, “Things I Love.” Their teacher, Mrs. Irene Sojak, helped organize the project. “It [the book] is about specific things that each student loves. It was wonderful to see that their choices range from pizza …
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Mar 28 2025
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito and the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) Animal Control Division are inviting the general public to join City staff on Saturday, April. 5, 2025, at the San Benito City Service Center, 925 W. Stenger St., San Benito, for a pet vaccination clinic, slated from 10 a.m.—12 …
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Mar 28 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TEXAS —Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen) hosted a town hall meeting for his constituents here at the cultural arts center last week to discuss proposed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) privatization plans introduced by President Trump. Gonzalez, 57, who has represented the 34th District in the U.S. House of …
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Mar 28 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito held a regular meeting on March 18, 2025. San Benito citizen Mike Travis opened public comments. He expressed excitement at the City’s use of a brush truck, calling it a good use of tax dollars. Travis commented on the ongoing lawsuit between Dolcefino Media and the …
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Mar 28 2025
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Weds., March 19, 2025, at the John F. Barron Administration Building. Alexandro Huerta, a fifth-grade student at Dr. Raul Garza Jr. STEAM Academy, delivered the pledge of allegiance. Fifth grader Sophia Ramirez, also from Dr. …
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Mar 28 2025
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS ABILENE, TEXAS—San Benito High School (SBHS) senior Ryan Lugo’s two-year tenure as a Greyhound powerlifter ended with him earning a bronze medal at the state meet last weekend. The distinction of being one of the state’s best athletes came at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Championships …
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