Feb 22 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Imagine, if you will, a general office setting – let’s say an advertising agency – filled with employees furiously typing away comfortably behind their cubicles. Their trusty Dallas Cowboys coffee mug is nearby, an iPod player sits next to their computer and their cell is always kept handy for… …
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Feb 15 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Regarding his status as a member of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, Oscar Medrano does not appear to be going anywhere. Fellow trustee and Board Secretary June Aguilera sought to dispel speculation on Friday that trustees are seeking to remove an ailing Oscar Medrano from the board …
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Feb 15 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for people to feel a little intimidated, even downright threatened by the media. This apprehension usually leads to miscommunication. Simply put, all too often have relatively harmless questions posed to interviewees by reporters elicited reactions that adversely affected the tone of an article. Case in point: …
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Feb 13 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Legal services provided to San Benito CISD by the Austin-based law firm of O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath have been terminated as of Tuesday following a special meeting of the Board of Trustees. The decision came after a dialogue between Board Secretary June Aguilera and Kevin O’Hanlon of O’Hanlon, …
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Feb 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Travis County District Court Judge John K. Dietz ruled Monday that the Texas public school finance system is “arbitrary, inequitable and inadequate under the Texas Constitution,” a victory for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) lawsuit and the numerous school districts considered poor, including San …
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Jan 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Board Member Oscar Medrano is reportedly on track to making a full recovery following a scare that landed him in the hospital for over two weeks. Mario Medrano, Oscar’s brother, said that the results from a biopsy performed Friday, January 18, returned negative for cancer …
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Jan 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A 7-year-old girl who collapsed at her elementary school on Monday afternoon has reportedly died. According to San Benito CISD Community Relations Director Celia Longoria, the Sullivan Elementary School first grader died Tuesday morning at a local hospital. In a statement released Tuesday, Longoria said, “San Benito CISD …
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Jan 25 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In a post-Sandy Hook society, it’s no surprise that, during a joint meeting on Tuesday between the San Benito City Commission and the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, the subject of school safety was addressed. Discussed was the implementation of combined-response procedures and protocols should a school …
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