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LEGAL BATTLE: City faces counter suit in water plant saga

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com New developments have sprouted in the ongoing legal saga of the City of San Benito’s problematic Water Treatment Plant No. 2, including a counter suit recently filed against the city. Before discussing the suit, however, San Benito City Commissioners and Mayor Celeste Z. Sanchez were expected to discuss at a …

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Lawsuit alleging conspiracy in federal court

NEWS Staff Report Now it’s in the hands of a federal court. Though originally filed in the 357th State District Court in Brownsville, San Benito resident Alfonso Benavides’ lawsuit alleging local police of false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and conspiracy will now be heard in U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen’s courtroom, according to representatives of …

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STILL VIABLE? Treatment plant built in 1927 continues to serve city; officials approve assessment

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Built in 1927, San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 1 is considered a historical landmark. Yet the question still stands: How much longer can it remain in working order and provide adequate water to the citizens of San Benito now that Water Treatment Plant No. 2, a $17 million state-of-the-art …

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DEFENDANT FIRES BACK: Engineering firm named in water plant lawsuit alleges Commission being ‘mislead’; City Attorney responds

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Harlingen-based Cruz-Hogan Consultants, one of several firms named as a defendant in a lawsuit claiming deficiencies associated with a $17 million water treatment plant it was contracted to design, has alleged in a statement that the San Benito City Commission is being “mislead” by City Manager Manuel Lara and City …

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CONSIDER THIS: Why San Benito Wants a Refund

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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UPDATE: Deceptive trade practices, fraud alleged in City lawsuit against water plant’s engineers, manufacturers

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Fraud, negligence, breach of contract and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act are among the allegations cited in a 13-page lawsuit that the City of San Benito filed against the engineers and manufactures involved in the design and construction of a problematic water treatment facility. The civil suit …

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BREAKING: San Benito files lawsuit against water plant’s engineers, manufacturers for ‘deficiencies’

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has filed a lawsuit against the engineers and companies involved in the construction of a $17 million water plant that has been rendered inoperable. Defendants named in the lawsuit are Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC; U.S. Filter Wastewater Group Inc.; Siemens Corporation; CSA Construction, Inc.; …

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Officers allege illegal conduct in SBCISD lawsuit

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has been slapped with a lawsuit after five long-time police officers allege that Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón and SBCISD Police Chief S. R. Garcia asked said officers to perform illegal activity, including unwarranted arrests. In addition, officers allege they …

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Man vindicated in harboring case files lawsuit against City; claims conspiracy

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A lawsuit has been filed against the City of San Benito alleging local police of false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and conspiracy, among other claims against municipal officials. The suit, which was filed Wednesday, May 7 in the 357th State District Court, names Alfonso Benavides as the plaintiff. The defendants …

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SBCISD to file lawsuit against complex architect

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District plans to file suit against the architect involved in the construction of the district’s Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex. According to Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Celeste Sanchez, the lawsuit is the second filed in relation to the facility. Details …

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