Tag: La Joya

The deadline to apply for a slot on La Joya ISD's prospective board of managers is Wednesday, according to the Texas Education Agency.

The city of Palmview approved Tuesday a resolution supporting the Texas Education Agency’s recommendation to intervene at La Joya ISD, although the city says it expects to face pressure from the district for doing so.

The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday posted candidate applications for a board of managers at La Joya ISD, moving the district closer to state intervention that it plans to oppose.

EDINBURG — As the costs of dealing with stray and lost animals continue to rise, Hidalgo County officials are considering cutting ties with the nonprofit organization that has run animal control services here for decades.

Border Patrol arrested a man illegally present in the United States after he elbowed an agent in the face during a struggle that occurred Monday, according to a criminal complaint.

To celebrate all of the Precinct 3 high school graduates, commissioner Everardo “Ever” Villarreal announced he will be hosting a pizza giveaway this Friday in La Joya.

Norbeto “Beto” Salinas, the former mayor of Mission and a longtime public official whose career goes back four decades, has died, according to his son Ricardo Salinas.

Politics flared explosively at a La Joya school board meeting Monday night before trustees voted 4-3 to oppose the Texas Education Agency’s recommendation to install a board of managers at the district following rampant corruption.

The La Joya school board will discuss and may take action at a special meeting Monday on a Texas Education Agency investigation report.

La Joya ISD named a new interim police chief Friday.