Tag: La Joya
La Joya ISD announces intention to sue Gov. Abbott, issues mask mandate
LA JOYA — During an emergency meeting late Wednesday, the La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to authorize legal counsel to...
Former La Villa prison guard gets 18 months for smuggling drugs
McALLEN — A former correctional officer at the East Hidalgo Detention Center was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for smuggling contraband into...
PSJA to Gov. Abbott: Let us make local decisions regarding COVID-19
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a resolution Monday that asks Gov. Greg Abbott to allow the district to make...
Abbott orders DPS troopers to stop civilian vehicles carrying migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting volunteers or anyone who is not a law enforcement officer from transporting migrants who crossed...
Bond granted for Border Patrol agent facing federal charges
A Border Patrol agent from La Joya was granted a bond in a case in which he faces nine counts of conspiracy to distribute...
Former La Joya mayor pleads guilty in wire fraud case
McALLEN — Moments before former La Joya Mayor Jose A. “Fito” Salinas was set to face a federal jury trial, he struck a deal...
Ex-La Joya Housing Authority director pleads guilty in fraud case
The former La Joya Housing Authority interim executive director and daughter of former La Joya mayor, pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge Thursday,...
Local actor challenges herself, writes a young adult book
Jo Hernandez, a La Joya native who has been acting since she was 8 years old, tried her hand at a new artform this...
Pre-registration for La Joya first-dose vaccine clinic underway
A first-dose COVID-19 community vaccine clinic will be held on Thursday in La Joya through a partnership between Hidalgo County, La Joya Independent School...
La Joya launches another first dose clinic
Pre-registration for an upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinic in La Joya starts today at 9 a.m., according to a social media post from Hidalgo County...
