Jan 27 2023
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Rio Hondo ISD is looking to its new year ahead and answering the question: What can taxpayers expect from the district this coming year? Superintendent Raul J. Treviño discussed the district’s four goals for the year in an email, beginning with student success. The school board unanimously approved …
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Jan 27 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS It’s hard to imagine now, but 50 years ago, RV parks in the Valley were unheard of. That all changed in 1963, when the air base in Harlingen was forced to close and a group of investors saw the perfect opportunity. “(The investors) purchased 25 acres from that …
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Jan 27 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With another impressive victory in its last outing, the Lady ’Hounds basketball team is now just one win away from clinching its first playoff berth in five years. Boasting one of the most prolific young scorers in the Valley, along with a bevy of elite athletes and an …
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Jan 27 2023
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Don’t look now, but the Greyhound basketball team has taken one of the toughest districts in the entire valley by storm. With another stunning upset, this time against powerhouse Brownsville Hanna, the ’Hounds have pushed their district record to a perfect 4-0 with just five games left before …
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Jan 27 2023
By RENE TORRES The Rio Grande Valley occupies a unique and highly important position in the annals of American progress and development. When the dispute between the United States and Mexico became a noticeable conflict, it was in Point Isabel that Fort Pork was born. Zachary Taylor made the seaport the base to supply his …
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Jan 20 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@sbnewspaper.com Many South Padre Island locals, Winter Texans and especially Lobo Del Mar Café regulars easily recognize the name Brett Marshall. He is a multifaceted musician residing in the Lower Laguna Madre, where he plays piano for Chapel by the Sea and weekly gigs at the aforementioned waterside café and other locations …
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Jan 20 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS San Benito City Manager Manuel De La Rosa’s performance was to be “routinely” evaluated during the Tuesday, Jan. 17, meeting of the city council, but after the administrative body met in executive session to discuss the agenda item, the matter was tabled until further notice. De La Rosa …
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Jan 20 2023
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) is working on the upcoming new budget and expects to make some major decisions, particularly when it comes to funding some unfinished projects. District Superintendent of Schools Theresa Servellon gave an update on the three multi-million dollar projects approved in …
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Jan 20 2023
Special to the NEWS Local law enforcement agencies, as well as San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) officials confirmed on Wednesday that an arrest was made against an individual who allegedly made a threat against San Benito High School. That threat was posted on social media. According to a statement by the San Benito …
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Jan 20 2023
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE—A 22-year-old man, illegally residing in San Benito, has been ordered to federal prison following multiple convictions, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Edgar Garcia-Torres pleaded guilty on July 28, 2022, to harboring undocumented individuals within the United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain, being an alien in possession …
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