Apr 13 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD School Board President Michael Vargas is adamant that allegations of assault and inappropriate behavior recently made against him are false. The accusations stem from an incident at a conference for Mexican American School Board Members of America (MASBA) in late February. According to documents obtained by …
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Apr 09 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It appears fallout from construction on the Rio Hondo Bridge is starting to be felt more and more each month. For the first time all year, Rio Hondo is reporting a drop off in sales tax revenue from a year ago. While the City still recorded $15,722, that number …
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Apr 09 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Chris Hernandez, a 41-year-old local barber, has long considered himself one of the most fit 40-year-olds in all of San Benito. This weekend he put that moniker to the test as he conquered a grueling half Ironman, or Ironman 70.3, race in Galveston. The “70.3” refers to the total …
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Mar 30 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City recently received the results of their financial audit and got some good news. The most positive thing to glean from the audit was that the City has improved their cash reserves so that they can in fact run for up to 120 days in case of emergency. …
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Mar 30 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Many within the community have been wandering about the status of both water plants as of late with questions on operation dates and deadlines. Since the lawsuit concerning water plant No. 2 was officially settled last year, progress has been made towards getting the new plant operational, though officials …
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Mar 19 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com According to the Texas Comptroller’s Office, the City of San Benito has seen a major boost in sales tax revenue over the same time frame from last year. With a spike of 10.20 percent, San Benito ranks just behind Harlingen (11.3 percent increase) for the biggest jump from a …
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Mar 15 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A man is behind bars today after attempting to return items that his girlfriend stole earlier in that the day. According to police reports, Jason Jose Marquez DeLeon was arrested outside a T-Mobile store after officers determined he had an out-of-town warrant for his arrest. DeLeon was reportedly only …
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Mar 12 2018
By Art Tanney Special to the NEWS The City Commission of San Benito addressed several important topics in their meeting Tuesday night. Early in the meeting, Chief of Police Michael Galvan requested and received an approval by the Commission for an annual payment of $31,470 to the company that handles the records and dispatch system …
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Mar 12 2018
Special to the NEWS On Tuesday, March 06, 2018, at approximately 2 p.m., officers from the San Benito Police Department were at the 100 block of Wild Olive assisting at a call when they spotted 3 young males walking north in an empty field adjacent to Wild Olive. One of the males was reportedly carrying …
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Mar 12 2018
By Pete Banda Managing Editor After more than 10 years in the Greyhound coaching system, current Greyhound Varsity Defensive Coordinator Micheal Mull will be adding to his coaching profile by accepting a job as the Defensive Coordinator at Taft High school for the upcoming season. Mull, who first made a name for himself …
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