Aug 19 2022
By RENE TORRES The production of one of the better-known beers in the country (Budweiser) came to a complete stop when the national ban on sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol took place. “Prohibition,” was the dry movement implemented by the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act. The ban was in place from 1920-1933. Anheuser-Busch …
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Aug 19 2022
Special to the NEWS/PRESS Researchers from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently collected invasive Australian Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) at the first known site in Texas. From January to February, three specimens were collected at an apartment complex pond that connects to a nearby resaca in the Brownsville area. An earlier 2013 sighting …
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Aug 19 2022
By ANDI ATKINSON Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO—Three teachers from Rio Hondo Independent School District are in gear to promote biomedical engineering and other STEM initiatives to students due, in part, to a Texas A&M University summer program. Refugio Lira of Rio Hondo Middle School, Connie Saenz of Rio Hondo High School and Monica …
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Aug 19 2022
Special to the NEWS For over 17 years, the board members and tourism partners of the Texas Tropical Trail Region have traveled both virtually and in-person, to learn the “real places telling real stories” about the heritage and culture of South Texas. On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, the Texas Tropical Trail Region held its 194th …
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Aug 19 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS A second arrest was made last Friday for the theft of a Rio Hondo ISD Caterpillar backhoe valued at $40,000. The individual, Juan Jose Ramirez was arrested and transported to the Carrizales-Rucker Cameron County Detention Center in Olmito. According to public Cameron County court records, Ramirez, from San …
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Aug 19 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With the school year officially underway, the countdown to the first Greyhound football game of the year has begun. The ’Hounds are less than two weeks out from their first game of the season and the community enjoyed their first introduction to the new team at last week’s, …
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Aug 19 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS During San Benito CISD’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Interim Superintendent Theresa Servellon announced that the district has earned a “B” rating with 28 academic distinctions from TEA (Texas Education Agency). The campuses rated “A” were as follows: Dr. Cash Elementary, with distinctions in ELA, Math, post-secondary readiness, and …
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Aug 19 2022
Special to the NEWS Cameron County Public Health received confirmation on Wednesday of the first monkeypox case in a Cameron County resident. The individual was tested at a local clinic on Thursday, August 11, 2022. According to a press release issued by the county, Cameron County Public Health received laboratory confirmation on August 16. The …
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Aug 12 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS With the summer days winding down, the Rio Hondo community has one more major event this weekend before the start of the school year. The fourth annual Bridgefest is set for Saturday, August 13 in Rio Hondo, and this year is shaping up to be the biggest celebration …
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Aug 12 2022
By RENE TORRES As a police officer goes about his or her day, it is a given that he or she will face images of tragedy and/or humbling experiences that repeat with each changing day. Recently, Brownsville lost a longtime retired police officer, Pat Tamayo Sr. What people do not know about Pat Tamayo is …
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