Sep 30 2022
TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Election Day is less than 40 days away and voter turnout is expected to be high. Remi Garza, the elections administrator in Cameron County, said more than 206,000 people have registered to vote and the last day to do so is Oct. 11. He also said early voting will …
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Sep 30 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. is responding to County Sheriff Eric Garza’s claims that his department has been cut from funding because of politics. “We have the responsibility to respond to the sheriff comments about reducing his office resources,” Trevino said during a press conference held Tuesday, …
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Sep 30 2022
DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The release of San Benito CISD’s independent forensic audit compiled by Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P. showed to the new school board and district community that there were issues with the practices of the previous board and Superintendent Nate Carman. Among these issues were paying companies tens of thousands of …
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Sep 23 2022
By RENE TORRES Although lipstick admittedly contributed on a small scale to the war effort, women, in those times, were expected to be as feminine during the World War II era as they did prior to the conflict. Perhaps lipstick did not untangle the knots of despair of the afflicted soldier, but it provided hope …
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Sep 23 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds continued to roll with another non-district blowout victory last Friday night. The Greyhounds were dominant from start to finish and ended with a 53-7 win over the Mission Veteran Patriots that pushed their non-district winning streak to eight games and gives them a 4-0 …
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Sep 23 2022
Special to the NEWS A total of 140 students representing 25 area school districts recently graduated from the Junior Clinical Research Program (JCRP), a partnership between DHR Health, and Region One ESC. Rio Hondo and San Benito school district were among those participating in the program. Over the course of the summer, students and educators …
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Sep 23 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO—A 90-year-old man died after being attacked by bees on his property, stated a press release from the Rio Hondo Police Department. Last Tuesday, the man in question was mowing his lawn when he disturbed an old boat in his yard, which he did not know contained …
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Sep 23 2022
NEWS Staff Report The South Texas Music Festival, featuring talented music groups Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso, Texas Evolution, Grupo Naval, and headliners La Mafia, is slated for this weekend at W.H. Heavin Memorial Park located in the heart of San Benito, along the Resaca City’s famed Resaca trail. Chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning Tejano band, La …
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Sep 23 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS A new tax rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 have been adopted by the San Benito City Council. The ad valorem property tax rate went down by two cents, bringing the effective rate to 0.708125 per every $100 of assessed evaluation. The new rate was unanimously approved …
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Sep 23 2022
By TONY VINDELL Special to the NEWS The San Benito CISD Tuesday evening, Sept. 20, released the findings of its long-awaited forensic audit. The report, compiled by Weaver and Tidwell LLP, cites numerous issues, such as paying companies tens of thousands of dollars for work beforehand or without showing any results. Other issues include no …
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