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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...

Articles of valor: MOSTHistory exhibit pays tribute to Valley’s women in war

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg has set up an exhibit titled “Women on the Warfront,”...

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...

La Joya trustee resigns after pleading guilty plea to bribery

A board trustee for the La Joya school district resigned from his position Thursday after he confessed earlier that day that he accepted more...

La Joya to get new $1.7M fire station after old facility deemed unsafe 

La Joya is getting a new fire station thanks to more than $1 million in federal funds awarded to the city to replace its...