NEWS Staff Report Former and longtime Cameron County Clerk Joe G. Rivera passed away on April 2, 2025. In a prepared statement, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. stated, “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former longtime Cameron County Clerk, Joe G. Rivera.” For decades, Rivera was a fixture in Cameron …
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Apr 11 2025
District chooses PAC architect
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District [SBCISD] held a special board meeting on March 26. Representatives from Moak Casey, an educational consultant firm based in Austin, Texas, delivered a presentation on an electricity plan for schools. The plan is a commodity contract featuring renewable energy and complementary consulting. Moak Casey …
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Apr 11 2025
Golfers qualify for regionals
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TEXAS—San Benito High School senior Krysta Serrata earned an opportunity to compete with some of the best South Texas golfers as she qualified for the regional tournament being held later this month. Following her play at the District 32-6A Golf Tournament at Treasure Hills Golf Course, Serrata …
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Apr 11 2025
Boys win in extra innings
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS One of the most memorable baseball games the San Benito Greyhounds played this season concluded in a 1-0 victory at home over the Brownsville Veterans Memorial Chargers. The defensive-minded game played in eight innings went the way of the ‘Hounds after junior Ethan Garza, facing a 2-2 count …
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Apr 11 2025
SB victorious over LF
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady Greyhound varsity softball players notched their second consecutive shutout and improved their District 32-6A record to 4-2 after defeating the Los Fresnos Lady Falcons at home, 3-0, Tuesday night. They now have two district games remaining against Brownsville Veterans Memorial (away, April 15) and …
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Apr 04 2025
FLOOD OF THE CENTURY: Residents recover post record-shattering deluge
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com It began as a typical Thursday evening for San Benito resident, musician, and music instructor Michael Marks. Despite the ominous overcast skies reported on March 27, he marked the time at his place of work, a performing arts studio located in downtown Harlingen, patiently waiting for his next student to arrive …
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Apr 04 2025
Officials question lien’s legitimacy
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com In yet another chapter in the ongoing dispute involving the embattled Resaca Village retail center off of Business 77, near Sam Houston Blvd., in San Benito, officials representing the San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and City of San Benito held a press conference on Thursday, March 27 to discuss their …
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Apr 04 2025
Rosas makes commission bid
NEWS Staff Report Former San Benito school board trustee Victor Rosas recently announced his intention to run for a seat on the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commission. According to a previous NEWS article, Rosas attended Texas Southmost College and TSTC, where he earned a degree in A/C and Refrigeration. He later taught at TSTC. …
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Apr 04 2025
Leal seeks PISBND seat
NEWS Staff Report Retired veteran Alejandro Guadalupe Leal is seeking a spot on the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commission as Pl. 1 Commissioner. According to the candidate, Leal is also a retired businessman who resides just outside San Benito. The navigation district caught his attention after researching why San Benito’s name was on a …
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Apr 04 2025
Silva announces candidacy
NEWS Staff Report Former San Benito CISD Board Trustee and retired educator Janie Silva is running for the Pl. 1 Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District Commissioner’s seat in the navigation district’s upcoming May election. According to her biography, Silva has lived in San Benito for over 70 years, and was employed as an educator for …
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