Mar 03 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A contract the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) had with an Edinburg-based company has been terminated. The district’s board of trustees voted in favor of ending the agreement with The Brighton Group, following a one-and-a-half-hour long executive session held during Thursday’s Feb. 23 special board meeting. …
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Mar 03 2023
Special to the NEWS Leaders from the South Texas Independent School District (STISD) were joined by STISD board members, administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members at a press conference and presentation, held February 28, 2023, to dispel misinformation behind efforts to defund the District. With the recent circulation of misinformation around the district, …
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Mar 03 2023
Special to the NEWS Tony Yzaguirre, Jr., Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector, issued 5,632 final tax statements for Tax Year 2022 for personal property totaling $5,163,007.01, which have not been paid. Approximately 89% of property taxes that the Cameron County collects for have already been paid. Taxpayers took advantage of the tax discounts offered in October, …
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Mar 03 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The San Bento City Council has approved a resolution for an accord with the local school district to hold a joint election on May 6. Several city and school board spots will be up for grabs on that day. That includes the mayoral and Places 1 and 2 …
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Mar 03 2023
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS After her father passed away six years ago in late February, Laura Abrego remembered the words he would often say: “If you want something to happen, you have to make it happen.” Having taught Spanish to elementary students for the last three years at the Sam Houston IB …
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Mar 03 2023
By RENE TORRES RGV young men saw a need for entertainment during the Depression. After the stock market crash of 1929, many in this country experienced a dramatic change in their lives. The economic downfall, which lasted about ten years, caused a downgrade of lifestyle, as many lost their jobs, and some had no choice …
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Feb 24 2023
Special to the NEWS The City of San Benito’s Cultural Arts Department (CAD) presents Habitar Tierras Fronterizas (Living along the Border). The opening reception for this new exhibition is March 2, 2023, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum. The exhibition will run through April 21. According to organizers, this showcase is …
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Feb 24 2023
By GABRIEL CANTU TSTC Communication Specialist gabriel.cantu@tstc.edu HARLINGEN—Restoring power caused by weather variables and other factors is a high-risk challenge, and it is a job that Texas State Technical College Electrical Lineworker, Management Technology alumnus and San Benito’s Luis Polanco is committed to. The service that he provides as a lineman apprentice with the Brownsville …
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Feb 24 2023
Special to the NEWS Tractor Supply announced on Tuesday the completion of a remodel of the entire store at the San Benito location that will transform the shopping experience for local customers, Tractor Supply executives said. The store is now home to a new, extensive Garden Center loaded with plants, lawn and garden essentials for …
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Feb 24 2023
Special to the NEWS WESLACO—The Valley Nature Center’s Native Plant Project’s guest speaker for the February 28 meeting in Weslaco will be Robert Gaitan, President of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists. Gaitan is a Valley native born and raised in San Benito. According to a biography provided by the VNC, …
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