By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito News Before deciding whether to pursuit District of Innovation (DOI) status for the district, SBCISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nate Carman recommended to discuss four talking points in committee and then set up a public hearing with the school board. At a Tuesday curriculum committee meeting, Carman said the …
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Dec 14 2018
High school senior busted with possible illegal drugs
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito NEWS A San Benito High School student in possession of an unknown white substance was treated last week by Emergency Medical Services after campus police busted the male senior. District officials confirmed the incident on Tuesday after the News inquired with SBCISD Chief of Police Juan Sosa and Interim …
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Dec 14 2018
Mendez appeals for transparency, media access
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA San Benito News In an unexpected turn of events, SBCISD Board Vice-President Angel Mendez caught the board of trustees and school administrators off guard after appealing to be more open to public scrutiny and media access to information. Mendez, who usually is more accessible to talk to the media than the …
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Dec 14 2018
Next Exhibit: BarrioPOP
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito’s recently opened Cultural Heritage Museum is hosting a new exhibit opening with a reception at 6 p.m. on December 20, 2018 and running through to February 8, 2019. The museum’s previous exhibit featured photography from three different women artists on their perspectives regarding the borderlands, and …
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Dec 14 2018
21-year old SB resident dead after chase Rangers called to investigate fatal officer-involved shooting
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred during the afternoon hours of Friday, December 7, which resulted in the shooting death of 21-year old Ricardo Treviño III whom was fatally shot by San Benito Police following a high speed chase. According to a statement issued …
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Dec 07 2018
Rangers called to investigate officer-involved shooting
NEWS Staff Report LOS INDIOS — The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting which occurred during the afternoon hours today, Friday, December 7, which sources close the investigation say resulted in the death of a 21-year old San Benito resident at the end of a car chase that ended south of Los Indios. According …
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Dec 07 2018
More Lessons in Open Government
The Inside Scoop Ray Quiroga publisher@sbnewspaper.com DECEMBER 7-13, 2018 Several years ago, at the onset of what was a brief but intense public fervor over the West Nile Virus, it was discovered that there was at least one case of the virus reported here in San Benito and possibly more around the Resaca area …
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Dec 07 2018
Maggie’s House shares insight
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the News Maggie’s House and Monica’s House are two advocacy centers servicing child victims of abuse through prevention, intervention, and treatment. Maggie’s House is the center located in San Benito next to the San Benito High School while Monica’s House is in Brownsville. Both Houses serve Cameron and Willacy counties. …
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Dec 07 2018
City upgrades to HD system
By FREDDY JIMENEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com City Commissioners considered and approved a purchase for a High Definition broadcast system to replace the existing standard definition system at City Hall for the amount of $39,240. According to Public Library Director Jerry Salazar, the current standard definition system has been in place for three years now and functions properly, …
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Dec 07 2018
SBHS former wrestler now assistant coach
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Baldemar Olivares is a common face of San Benito: you may have seen him at school events when he worked for KSBGTV shooting football games or graduations, but now you might see him at Varsity wrestling matches acting as Assistant Coach. The opportunity for Olivares to develop …
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