Sep 05 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE — A jury in the 404th State District Court in Brownsville has found a Harlingen man guilty of indecency with a child and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. In February 2013, 61-year-old Gregorio Gonzalez Jr. was accused of exposing his genitals and making sexually-explicit gestures toward 7-year-old …
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Sep 05 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD’s performance in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests remains a source of concern as officials recently shared their thoughts on the matter. In August, it was announced that 16 of the 17 SBCISD campuses met academic standard set by the state while Frank …
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Sep 05 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito citizens, teachers and school district staff met Tuesday to discuss what they’d like to see in the future superintendent. Not including speakers and a young child who said he didn’t attend a San Benito school, there were a total of 13 people at the community forum held by …
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Sep 05 2014
NEWS Staff Report HARLINGEN – Command Sergeant Major Ruben Vela will be posthumously honored Saturday, Sept. 6, at a special ceremony here. The event will be held at 2 p.m. inside the Col. Philip J. Yeckel Memorial Auditorium at the Marine Military Academy, located at 320 Iwo Jima Blvd. in Harlingen. Scheduled at the event …
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Sep 05 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com So the San Benito Food Pantry again faces increasing demand from its clients – ‘again’ being the operative word. While I wouldn’t call it a staggering rise, watching the pantry clientele swell over the years is alarming when considering all which San Benito already contends with. In a city …
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Sep 05 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com By now you may have already read about the handful of celebrities whose compromising photos leaked for all the internet to see. Such popular female stars as Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were the targets of an internet hacker — or group of hackers — who found joy in …
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Sep 05 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS heathercathleencox@gmail.com In order to apply for a job, a loan, an education—even to belong to a religious institution—we’re given forms with checkboxes, and we’re told to check the box containing the preconceived label with which we “best identify,” with regard to: ethnicity; religious practice; political involvement; educational …
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Sep 05 2014
By JOSE F. RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS As I was out campaigning during the last municipal election and just attempting to encourage more citizen attendance/participation at the City Commission meetings, the most common citizen complaint, besides when is my street going to be fixed, was the lack of communication between the City and its’ …
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Sep 05 2014
By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church Repentance. What should it look like in my life? What should it look like in the lives of others? Is saying the words, “I’m sorry” enough or should there be more? The answer to that question is, “Yes.” There should be more. Our lives should have the “fruit …
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Sep 02 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com While Command Sergeant Major Ruben Vela is being laid to rest at Rio Grande Valley State Veteran Cemetery, his friends, family and fellow U.S. Military personnel are taking the time to remember the high-ranking serviceman. “I’m a proud son,” says Emilio Vela of his father, a San Benito native. “It’s …
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