Sep 26 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS After it was reported a few weeks ago that the City of San Benito clarified and stood its ground on not using public funds to maintain private property, the residents of Railroad Avenue are banding together to take some form of action to improve the road they reside …
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Sep 26 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the addition of a clause to the superintendent’s contract during a special board meeting on Tuesday. After deliberating behind closed doors in executive session, SBCISD Board of Trustees President Michael Vargas spoke in open forum about …
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Sep 26 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS Concerned residents filed a petition Tuesday with the Cameron County District Clerk’s office to remove Michael A. Vargas as president of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees. Present to file the petition were Janie Lopez, Oscar Medrano, Rosalinda G. Garcia, and Sandra Tumberlinson. …
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Sep 23 2019
By JUAN ESTEVE Special to the NEWS Laredo-For the third consecutive week, the San Benito Varsity Greyhounds went on the road to face a non-conference rival; this time they encountered the mighty Laredo United Longhorns on Saturday night at SAC Stadium in Laredo. The Greyhounds encountered a solid rival that used the passing game well, …
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Sep 23 2019
By JUAN ESTEVE Special to the NEWS Harlingen-The San Benito Lady ’Hounds met their classic rival at the Arroyo Colorado rivalry match, volleyball edition, at Harlingen High on Saturday afternoon. This was the Lady ’Hounds’ second consecutive 32- 6A district game after coming from a tough loss against the Lady Falcons of Los Fresnos to …
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Sep 20 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Tuesday morning, the Cameron County Commissioner’s Court approved a $0.02 property tax increase per $100 valuation for the 2019-2020 year. Motioned by Pct. 2 Commissioner Joey Lopez, commissioners were quick to approve the motion, citing the need for the hike for addressing county employee wages, law enforcement, and infrastructure. The …
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Sep 20 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS With a nine-month long Texas Rangers investigation coming to an end, this week Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz announced that former San Benito Police Department Chief Michael Galvan, who is now Assistant Police Chief, and other officers involved were “not billed,” or not indicted in regards …
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Sep 20 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS Without confirming or denying the exorbitant demands made by San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Nate Carman, a member of the board said such action would have to be approved in open forum. “It has to go back on the agenda,” said Angel …
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Sep 20 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com Come rain, come shine, people nevertheless flocked to Robertson Street last Saturday to attend the first La Villita Market Days. Inside the historic dance hall were miscellaneous vendors from San Benito and from across the Valley, vendors from Sharyland, Rancho Viejo, Brownsville, Mission, and Harlingen. Bajo-sexto and accordion music played inside, …
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Sep 14 2019
By JUAN ESTEVE Special to the NEWS The San Benito Varsity Greyhounds added another road victory to their record by winning 34-13 Thursday night against the Bears at PSJA Stadium in another non-conference game. It is important to assess that San Benito won routing their previous rival Victoria West by a score of 31-3, which …
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