Tag: Texas

‘Rusty’ water color concerns La Paloma residents

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ      Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The Texas Commission on Environmental Equality confirmed that an investigation was launched on Monday to test water samples provided by the Military Highway Water Supply Company, which serves many local residents, including those in the La Paloma area and other surrounding rural neighborhoods. The investigation comes after …

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Gonzalez’s three-run blast pushes Lady ‘Hounds past South

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By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN — Every so often, someone has to step up. Someone has to come through with a play. And in a 2-0 ballgame on Tuesday night on the road, San Benito’s Mel Gonzalez did exactly that. In the top of the 7th inning, Gonzalez took an 0-2 pitch …

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San Benito, Harlingen Officials Unite to Lobby in Austin

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “We got to meet with our representatives and talk with them,” said San Benito Mayor Celeste Z. Sanchez of her mid-week trip to Austin. San Benito officials teamed up with the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce, as well as Harlingen officials, and made a joint trip to the state capitol …

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Local leaders to visit Austin

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com City officials from San Benito and Harlingen will join forces in making a joint trip to Austin on Tuesday, Feb. 10 to petition legislators at the State Capital. San Benito Mayor Celeste Z. Sanchez said, “This is the first time that San Benito is going to be visible and …

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GOVERNOR ABBOTT IT IS: Cascos, Cavazos pull off big wins

Editor’s Note: The following story on Tuesday’s Election Day results, which was first published in the Nov. 5 edition of the San Benito News, has been updated to reflect the final tally. By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Texans awoke Wednesday morning to a familiar sight as the state remained red, coinciding with a big …

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Texas Independence Day Celebration scores big with attendees

By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Special to the NEWS Texas history came alive this past weekend as hundreds of people filled the South Texas Youth Stock Show grounds in San Benito for day two of the Texas Independence Day Celebration. Live music and the smell of barbeque filled the air as caliche and dust were blown …

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VIVA TEJAS: Texas independence to be celebrated Saturday

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito will remember the Alamo on Saturday, March 9, during the fifth annual Texas Independence Day Celebration, to be held at the municipal fairgrounds off FM 510. “Hopefully this year it will be bigger and better,” said Jack Ayoub of the Texas Heritage and Independence Celebration Association …

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MALDEF ruling a victory for SBCISD

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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