May 15 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILLSpecial to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS, TX —The school district here is preparing to celebrate one of its largest graduating classes with 843 candidates set to participate in the high school’s Class of 2026 commencement on Saturday, May 23, at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium. According to Victoria Cisneros, Communications Coordinator for Los Fresnos …
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May 15 2026
Abel Fonseca is a San Benito native, boxer, boxing coach, and a longtime Site Coordinator for the San Benito CISD ACE Program at Miller Jordan Middle School and Collegiate Academy. He can be reached at afonseca@sbcisd.net. There was a time in San Benito when you didn’t need an invitation to see your neighbor. You just …
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May 15 2026
By JACQI LEYVA-HILLSpecial to the NEWS RIO HONDO, TX—School district officials here are preparing to celebrate 104 graduating seniors at the district’s 2026 commencement, set for Friday, May 29, 2026, at Bobcat Stadium. According to information provided by Rio Hondo Independent School District (RHISD) Superintendent of Schools Raul J. Trevino and Rio Hondo High School …
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May 15 2026
By RAY QUIROGApublisher@sbnewspaper.com Family, friends, area dignitaries, and officials gathered Tuesday morning at the corner of State Hwy. 345 and San Jose Ranch Road, between Rio Hondo and San Benito, to unveil a road sign dedicating a section of the roadway to fallen San Benito Police Department Lieutenant Milton G. Resendez, who was killed in …
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May 15 2026
Special to the NEWS Following elections earlier this month, the orderly transition of political power at the municipal level was on full display during a special meeting of the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday. The first order of business was to canvass votes for both the May 2 general and special elections, with the …
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May 15 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Commissioners unanimously voted down a permit for truck parking near a residential area after concerns were raised about the types of chemicals that could be stored there, the applicant’s alleged action in laying out caliche without first consulting the city, and other issues. The commission followed …
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May 15 2026
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE, TX—Last week, Cameron County officials announced that the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $1,200,000 in grant funding from the Flood Infrastructure Fund to support the development of a comprehensive Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) across Cameron County. Approved by TWDB on May 11, 2026, the grant funds are enabling …
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May 08 2026
Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College assistant professor. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports historian, and humanitarian, with a wealth of community service to his credit. In 1936, the best rural school students from Cameron County gathered in Olmito …
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May 08 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Baseball Team fought tooth and nail during its bi-district series against the Edinburg Economedes Jaguars last week only to fall after taking the series to its full tilt. The Class 6A best-of-three series went the distance as SBHS made the most of its lone …
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May 08 2026
By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS PORTLAND, TX—In their Class 6A area game at Gregory-Portland High School last Friday, the Lady ‘Hounds played a one-game series against the Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars and lost 13-2. The game was delayed by an hour and a half due to inclement weather. Under much cooler conditions, however, the …
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