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The Mercedes Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to terminate the contract of Maria Luisa Espino, a teacher who was arrested in June for allegedly injuring a child with a disability.

LA FERIA — One of the hottest housing markets in the Rio Grande Valley is located here in the small city of La Feria, where a Mercedes developer is constructing not one, but three, separate single-family residential sites.

Trustees on the Mercedes school board again delayed awarding a security guard services contract last week, voting to reject recommendations and restart the selection process.

Leading his first meeting as Mercedes Independent School District’s interim superintendent, veteran Rio Grande Valley educator Richard Rivera detailed financial troubles the district is facing and his plans to address them.

Mercedes Independent School District Interim Superintendent Richard Rivera briefed trustees on security initiatives he hopes to enact at the district at the board’s meeting...

HAMMER: ‘We’re not done’

MERCEDES — As the Labor Department reports inflation reaching a four-decade high from rising food and fuel costs, the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is still doing its part to provide relief to local residents, and on Wednesday, it distributed free food at the community recreation center and safe room here.

The Mercedes school district board called an election for Nov. 8 at their meeting last week.

The Mercedes ISD Board of Trustees voted to hold off on selecting a security service provider Thursday because administration had neglected to check references for the three companies who submitted bids for the contract.

MERCEDES — Less than a year after the Mercedes City Commission approved a 22% increase to residents’ water bills, the utility rates are set to begin rising again soon.