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La Joya ISD forced to appoint trustees after missing election deadline

La Joya Independent School District leadership missed the deadline to call for a special election this May and will have to appoint trustees to two vacant seats before the next opportunity to hold a special election in November.

La Joya school district approves $10.5 million in retention stipends

The La Joya Independent School District board approved using $10.5 million in federal funds for retention stipends for employees at their meeting Wednesday.

Texas Best Conjunto showdown wows crowd at Jacob Brown Auditorium

The sounds of accordions, bajo sextos and quintos, brass instruments and crooning vocals carry to even the farthest reaches of the parking lot at Jacob Brown Auditorium on the Texas Southmost College campus in Brownsville.

La Joya ISD eyes pay raises, savings measures

Facing a likely budget shortfall for the upcoming year, La Joya ISD leadership discussed cost savings measures and employee raises at a board workshop Monday.

La Joya ISD drops mask requirement

La Joya ISD announced Thursday that it will nix its mask mandate, joining most of the larger Hidalgo County school districts in doing so.

La Joya ISD report details steps administration took amid corruption probe

The La Joya ISD Board of Trustees heard a report Wednesday on corrective action spurred by two administrators and two trustees pleading guilty this...

Two La Joya ISD trustees signal support for special election following guilty pleas

Two La Joya ISD trustees signaled support for a special election to fill two vacant board seats Wednesday after criticism earlier this month over...

Official: La Joya ISD may require TEA oversight due to federal probe

A state education board member said this week that the Texas Education Agency is exploring its options regarding possibly intervening at La Joya ISD...

La Joya ISD trustee resigns after pleading guilty to extortion

A La Joya school board trustee pleaded guilty to extortion in federal court on Thursday and has submitted his resignation from the school board. Oscar...

La Joya ISD’s former assistant superintendent convicted in bribery case

McALLEN — The La Joya school district’s former assistant superintendent of student services pleaded guilty Monday after admitting to taking $28,000 in bribes, the...