Nov 04 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS Ten amendments are being proposed to the Texas Constitution this election season, Election Day being slated for Tuesday, November 5. Voting polls for Nov. 5 by precinct are provided below. Voters can find their precinct on their voter ID cards or on the Cameron County Elections website. VOTING …
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Nov 04 2019
By JUAN ESTEVE Special to the NEWS However one defines impressive, the Miller Jordan Middle School Cougars are defining it right. The 8th and 7th grade football A-teams have become undefeated district champions. Both A-teams have gone undefeated this season, though it is worth noting that the current 8th grade A-team went undefeated as a …
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Nov 01 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS Cameron County Court At Law #5 Judge Estela Chavez-Vasquez recused herself from the driving while intoxicated case involving San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees President Michael A. Vargas. The judge herself did not respond to the NEWS, but Court Administrator Monica Lopez confirmed on …
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Nov 01 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS The same day (Oct. 31) that Michael A. Vargas was scheduled for a compliance hearing to install an interlock device for his driving while intoxicated case in Brownsville, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees President was also slated for a hearing on a …
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Oct 29 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS The Texas Department of Public Safety suspects alcohol as a cause in the deadly crash of a driver who plunged into a resaca west of Sam Houston Monday evening. The victim, 55-year-old Ubence Ruben Hernandez,Jr., of McAllen, was alone in the vehicle and pronounced dead at the …
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Oct 29 2019
By HANNAH SALDAÑA Special to the NEWS Halloween is typically a night when children dress up in their favorite costumes and walk around their neighborhood, scary faces and all, ready to go door-to-door reciting the famous phrase, “Trick-or-treat!” For one neighborhood in San Benito, however, it seems that the American tradition has nearly died out. …
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Oct 24 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Rolando Betancourt’s first tattoo was made on himself using a self-made tattoo machine that he learned to make by studying a friend’s machine. Betancourt tattooed a letter “R” on his arm, all at the age of 12. “My love for tattoos started when my dad would take us over to my …
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Oct 24 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito NEWS In Contrast to the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees that enacted a recent measure allowing the public to speak only about agenda items during school board meetings, all surrounding school districts allow the public to comment on overall issues. Last month, the state indicated …
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Oct 24 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito NEWS The San Benito Economic Development Corporation is encouraging new and established small businesses to apply for rent subsidies and façade improvements in the Resaca City. EDC Executive Director Rebecca Castillo said grants for rent subsidies are available to small businesses located in the designated downtown district as well …
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Oct 24 2019
STAFF REPORT According to a press release from the City of San Benito, former Chief of Police Michael Galvan (now Interim Assistant Chief) has been reappointed as Lieutenant (his position before becoming Chief) effective Oct. 23 by Interim Chief Fred Bell. The statement clarified that the city does not comment on personnel matters pertaining …
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