May 02 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After listening to Wednesday evening’s special meeting of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, the legacy of Board President Yliana González became immediately apparent… and unfortunate. During a discussion about the district’s on-site health clinic administrator, Richard Garza of ISD Managed Care Services, and a $315,000 lien the …
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Apr 29 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees may soon decide to provide the school district’s embattled on-site health clinic provider with a 60-day termination notice for the second time in less than a year. Board members are expected to consider giving Richard Garza, the owner of ISD Managed Care …
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Apr 29 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The first two days of early voting in the San Benito municipal and school board elections proved much more active than in years past. As of Tuesday, April 29, approximately 1,108 voters have participated in early voting, nearly twice the amount of the 2012 elections which saw a …
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Apr 29 2014
NEWS Staff Report While the second round usually means a trip north, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds won’t have to go far for their next postseason test this time around. District 30-5A runner-up Sharyland comes calling this weekend as the Lady ’Hounds (25-4) open a best-of-three series against the Lady Rattlers in the area round …
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Apr 29 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and killing her cat. According to a San Benito Police Department press release, an SBPD officer was dispatched at approximately 5:03 a.m. Saturday, April 26 to the 22000 block of Joines Road in reference …
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Apr 29 2014
NEWS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE – A man was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge on Sunday, April 27 for an incident that occurred in San Benito. According to the CBP, agents apprehended 42-year-old Onorio Ramos on an active arrest warrant for sexual assault from San Benito. …
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Apr 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS To say that Crystal Castillo is in a zone right now would not do her justice. She’s in a whole other galaxy. Castillo was astronomical against Harlingen on Thursday night, striking out 17 batters and not allowing a single hit as the Lady ’Hounds beat Harlingen 4-0 in …
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Apr 26 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD has released the test results from the first administration of the 2014 STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) exam for the fifth and eighth grade levels. As a district, SBCISD fifth graders had 67 percent passing in Reading and 69 percent passing in …
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Apr 26 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Longtime San Benito CISD employee David Garcia, who for the last 10 years served as the school district’s maintenance department director, was indefinitely suspended without pay on Friday. SBCISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ismael Cantu notified Garcia of his termination via a memo. Also, SBCISD transportation department director …
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Apr 26 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Four-way political races often consist of candidates with backgrounds and views that vary; San Benito is not the exception. The Place 7 race for the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees is another fully-stacked card which sees incumbent Julian Huerta’s re-election bid challenged by Angel Mendez, Esteban “Steve” …
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