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Art Rodriguez chosen as new City Manager of Eagle Pass

By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com After serving more than six years as the Assistant City Manager of San Benito, it appears Art Rodriguez is on his way out of the Resaca City. On January 3, the City Council of Eagle Pass approved Rodriguez, by a 4-1 vote, to be the new City Manager for …

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CONSIDER THIS: Be better sportsmen, not the better team

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com High school sports in the Rio Grande Valley, or anywhere, really, can be an unfortunate business. Some of the more despicable acts include coaches who taunt players and unruly fans who decide that the best way to express themselves is by lashing out, and sometimes even rioting. The line …

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SCATTERBRAINED: Being Frank

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I should be at my sister’s ballet recital right now, but instead I am still at the office. There is dead silence here. You could probably hear a pin drop (or my stomach growling). Little by little, updates are trickling in from the Lady ’Hounds’ regional semi-final matchup …

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UPDATE: Judge throws out Eagle Pass injunction

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The news was bittersweet for San Benito Lady Greyhound Head Softball Coach Elias Martinez. Although a judge ruled against Eagle Pass ISD on Friday regarding the district’s filing of an application for injunction two days prior, which challenged the Lady ’Hounds’ victory over the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles on …

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Hearing set for Friday in Eagle Pass injunction seeking reversal of San Benito’s advancement

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s apparently not over just yet. On Thursday, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed that the Eagle Pass Independent School District filed an application for injunction against the University Interscholastic League on Wednesday, May 15, in state district court in Travis County seeking the reversal …

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HOT TICKET: Lady ’Hounds in epic playoff matchup with Eagle Pass

Special to the NEWS And then there were four. The San Benito Lady ’Hounds, just one of only four Valley softball clubs remaining in the state playoffs, will hit the road this weekend. San Benito (29-2) will take on 29-5A champion Eagle Pass (28-6) in a Class 5A regional quarterfinal best-of-three series. All games will …

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