Mar 28 2017
Special to the News San Benito may be on track toward generating its largest annual sales tax revenues in the last 23 years, Texas Comptroller figures show. The city has already recorded more than $1.1 million in receipts between January and March, accounting for a 3 percent year-to-date increase over 2016. January saw $336,264.67 generated …
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Mar 24 2017
Special to the News Questions over a new compensation plan for San Benito CISD may soon be answered. The matter was scheduled to be discussed by the Board of Trustees at a workshop on Thursday. The last time board members met, concerns were expressed over previous studies’ comparative analyses incorporating market values from upstate districts, …
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Mar 09 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Over the past decade or so, the San Benito athletic program has become one of the most well-rounded and consistent in all of South Texas. While the Greyhounds have excelled in major sports like football, softball, and track and field, one of their most dominant athletes has flown mostly …
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Mar 02 2017
By Sierra Flores Special to the NEWS This past Tuesday evening, February 28, students, parents, and teacher gathered for Miller Jordan Middle School’s 2nd Annual Texas History Living Museum. The museum highlights Texas history from the 1600’s to the 1900’s as history literally comes to life before your eyes. Texan heroes such as Stephen F. …
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Mar 02 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com There is definitely no shortage of stories when it comes to the life of the Honorable Jude Lupe Ayala. From his heroics as a police officer, which include jumping into a Resaca to save a drowning man and running into a burning building to save a young child, to serving …
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Mar 01 2017
Pastor JC and Diana Milligan and the entire congregation of the Pentecostal Church in San Benito invite the community to join in them as they dedicate their New Sanctuary. The service will be held on Friday, March 3 at 7:30 P.m. State and local officials are expected to be in attendance, but the entire community …
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Feb 23 2017
At Approximately 6 p.m. on February 06, 2017, on FM 803 near the Iowa Gardens residential area a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe struck a 2008 Hyundia Accent. Riding in the 2008 Hyundai Accent, among others, was 8 year old Steven Pena. The accident caused Steven to sustain life threatening injuries. After being rescued from the scene, …
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Feb 23 2017
By PETE BANDA Managing Ediitor Editor@sbnewspaper.com By 5:30 in the morning, he’s already sifting through a pile of e-mails, text messages, and phone calls. As the Chief of Police for the San Benito Police Department, as well as the Emergency Management Coordinator for San Benito, Micheal Galvan oversees two of the biggest divisions within the …
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Feb 21 2017
By Joe F. Rodriguez Special to the News I was, as the saying goes, “on the fence” in regards to whether to officially file for a City Commissioner ballot position to serve on the City Commission. When I opt to write an OP ED on the San Benito News, it is to make the citizens …
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Feb 20 2017
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Larry Longoria was never a fan of blind dates. Just a few years after graduating high school, however, his cousin convinced him that there was this one girl he had to meet. A reluctant Larry agreed to go and after seeing his date at the varsity football game they …
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