Sep 17 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The jury selection for San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez’ upcoming trial was postponed on Monday due to the inclement weather brought on by Tropical Storm Ingrid. “Jury duty was canceled today (Monday, Sept. 16) due to the weather, so everything was moved,” said Melissa Zamora, Public Information …
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Sep 10 2013
Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission approved an $11.6 million general fund budget for FY 2013-2014 on Tuesday that includes salary increases for all employees, but designed primarily to benefit hourly wage earners employed by the city. With implementation of the budget on Oct. 1, the first day of the new fiscal …
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Sep 10 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Mayor Joe Hernandez arrives at his barbershop on Robertson Street at approximately 9:30 a.m. with clients already waiting outside for a haircut. After all, for the man who considers his work an art form, Hernandez is a master of his craft after 50 years in the …
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Jun 21 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The case against Alfonso Benavides involving allegations that he harbored a runaway has been dismissed by Cameron County Court-At-Law No. 1 Judge Arturo McDonald Jr. The County Clerk’s Office confirmed the June 17 dismissal via telephone on Thursday. Benavides, 59, was arrested May 7, 2012, after officers with the …
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Apr 23 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito City Commission unanimously approved of a moratorium on issuing permits to eight-liner establishments and businesses housing similar types of gaming devices. The action was taken at a special City Commission meeting held Monday evening, in which Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz was present …
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Apr 16 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito city officials said on Tuesday that the consideration of abolishing a city ordinance allowing a certain number of eight-liner establishments to operate within city limits was not necessarily influenced by Cameron County District Attorney’s Office raids that occurred over the weekend but due to concerns that …
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Apr 12 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Have you ever seen “The Paper?” The 1994 film stars Michael Keaton as Henry Hackett, the city editor for a New York City tabloid, Glenn Close as Alicia Clark, the paper’s managing editor, and Randy Quaid as Michael McDougal, a reporter and columnist. There’s this great scene at the …
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Apr 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com More questions have surfaced regarding the terroristic threat charge pursued by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office against San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez and its relation to his 2012 grand jury indictment for abuse of official capacity. Official abuse allegations were brought to light when Alfonso Benavides – …
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Mar 15 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners will consider the approval of a contract with South Texas Emergency Care (STEC) for ambulance service during a regular meeting on Tuesday. Commissioners tabled a previous offer made by STEC during a Dec. 18 meeting. Assistant City Manager Art Rodriguez said at that time, …
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Mar 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito committee created to research possible financial solutions to the current dilemma facing the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito has proposed a one-time donation of approximately $45,000 to the club, pending approval from the San Benito City Commission. Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, …
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