May 02 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS The politics of the Middle East arrived in the Rio Grande Valley after federal and local law enforcement officials raided Lone Star Motors last week in San Benito. The incursion follows a couple of other raids at a Brownsville residence and another car dealership in Laguna Heights …
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Apr 26 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the News After a quick inquiry about the seemingly high fees from a school board member, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District approved a renewal agreement with Absolute Business Consulting Group at a regular meeting two weeks ago. Before approving the measure April 9, SBCISD board member Victor …
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Apr 26 2019
By TAMARA LONGORIA Special to the NEWS Leann Ramirez, 18-year-old UTSA student and San Benito native, set two American powerlifting records at the USA Powerlifting Collegiate Nationals in Columbus, Ohio in the second weekend of April. Ramirez set the Women’s American Bench record in the junior, collegiate, and Teen 3 categories by bench pressing 170 …
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Apr 26 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS After an executive session seeking legal advice and compromise to get local representation, the San Benito City Commission approved a resolution supporting a merger among three Metropolitan Planning Organizations in the Rio Grande Valley. The city commission approved the measure during a special meeting Monday evening after …
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Apr 19 2019
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com The question is, “Why?” Why did Superintendent Nate Carman, after supporting air travel for the chess program last year, decide it wasn’t in the students’ best interest this year? What changed? It wasn’t so much the $17 grand in airfare. Of course we know now that students K-12 …
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Apr 19 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com During Tuesday’s Regular City Commission meeting, Mayor Ben Gomez announced a proclamation declaring April 16 as Ayssa Abygail Mercado day. “Now therefore, I, Mayor Benjamin Gomez, on behalf of the entire City Commission, declare today, April 16, 2019, Ayssa Abygail Mercado Day in the City of San Benito, and …
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Apr 19 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS It seems improbable that San Benito Consolidated Independent School District administrators will conduct a public hearing for Jack Garcia, the former After School Program director, recently fired after purchasing $17,000 for airfare to Houston where he was taking more than 50 students to a chess …
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Apr 19 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the NEWS In an effort to help students and staff suffering distress, San Benito High School added additional counselors late last week after learning the passing of a student who took his own life, the San Benito School District confirmed this week. SBCISD Interim Public Relations Director Isabel …
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Apr 19 2019
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Police officers took custody of 36-year old Jose Luis Garcia Jr. Thursday morning, April 11, after an extensive pursuit the previous day. Garcia was sought in connection to the shooting of a woman in his residence that left her hospitalized and in need of surgery. Weslaco police …
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Apr 12 2019
by RAY QUIROGA I won’t pretend to understand the thought process of the top SBCISD administrator and certain members of the school board. Their actions often defy logic, and border on recklessness, to say the least. My only guess is that Dr. (Nate) Carman, the district’s current superintendent, waltzed into town less than two years …
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