Valley Morning Star

SAN BENITO — After reviewing surveys, the San Benito school district's new board of trustees is holding off on lifting a three-month shutdown of a $40 million bond-funded construction project while the contractor works with an architect to determine whether the buildings' foundations require any repair.

HARLINGEN — Placing more Texans in great-paying jobs is the mission of Texas State Technical College, and TSTC’s statewide Career Services department is committed to offering students who are close to graduation the professional assistance that they may need to get hired.

Although proponents of a push to reform South Texas ISD's funding structure say they intend to keep up the effort, the issue failed to gain traction in the 88th Texas Legislature and odds seem long for some kind of bill moving through a special session this summer.

At 4:26 a.m. Sunday, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper came across a dead body lying on the west side of Alamo Road in Edinburg, and was informed that a suspect may be in custody.

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HARLINGEN — A group of homeowners along the city’s fast-growing west side are protesting plans for a development of garden homes, arguing new residents would further tax drainage canals while flooding their septic tanks years after officials pledged to bring sewer services into the area.

With the city of South Padre Island wrapping up a beach “renourishment” project involving around 283,000 cubic yards of new, beach-quality sand distributed between Access 18-23, Cameron County is kicking off a sand replenishment project of its own.

SAN BENITO — After about six months on the job, San Benito High School Principal Marcus Ysasi is resigning to move to the Dallas area.

Attention all motorists! The wait is almost over, according to the Texas Department of Transportation they are preparing to open the new McAllen to Edinburg direct connector at the Pharr Interchange in mid-July.

RIO HONDO — A shotgun blast.