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A South Texas school district received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. McALLEN — On May 17, with just one week to go until the end of the school year, the superintendent of the South Texas Mission school district received an email with a list of 676 books a group of local pastors believed were “filthy and evil.”
Inside Valley Politics: Local reaction to the upcoming Democratic National Convention
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In this week’s episode of Inside Valley Politics Ben Whitman with the Northern Cameron County Democratic Group said he’s seeing renewed excitement on the Democratic side for the upcoming presidential election. Whitman cited a near unanimity among the delegates going to the convention, with almost all of them having pledged to […]
Historical marker to immortalize SB Olympian
The San Benito Historical Society announced the Texas Historical Commission Marker – Bobby Joe Morrow, will be unveiled and dedicated on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 at the front entrance of Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito. The public is invited. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Morrow used...
Driscoll Children's Hospital opens, transforms healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas - A new children’s hospital is now open in the Rio Grand Valley!. On Saturday, members of the McAllen and Edinburg communities came together to celebrate the opening of the Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grand Valley. The new state-of-the-art hospital is already changing lives in the region,...
Trustees pen 2-yr. deal with Perez
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13, marking the first board meeting of the new school year. The board recognized students who achieved great feats during the summer. Six students from across the San Benito High Schools in the district were appointed as officers of SkillsUSA District 13. SkillsUSA is a Career and Technical Education organization, according to their website. The students recognized were Kayla Esparza, Jennifer Ruvalcaba, Jewels Nuncio, Sergio Naranjo, Aries Aguilar, and Abel Quintero.
Flood relief infrastructure project underway at La Villa
With a population of around 3,000 people, La Villa city leaders say money for improvements is hard to raise, and any money they do get goes a long way. The city flooded badly in 2018, 2019 and 2020. On Thursday, a flood relief project was underway in the middle of...
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