Tag: Peñitas

The La Joya ISD school board on Monday approved a tax rate election for November, joining a growing number of local districts to do so.

The Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting involving police on Tuesday morning.

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.

PEÑITAS — If the Texas Education Agency intervenes at La Joya ISD, residents could see a seven member board of managers and a superintendent picked by Commissioner Mike Morath at the district's helm by the end of October, TEA Deputy Commissioner of Governance Steve Lecholop told locals Monday.

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 Rio Grande Valley continues on a trend of explosive growth — particularly in Hidalgo County — so, too, does the need for road infrastructure to keep up with increased traffic.

A 54-year-old Peñitas man is being held on a $1 million bond over allegations that he shot his stepdaughter to death on July 4.

Hidalgo County’s Precinct 3 office said Wednesday that it has finished clearing the debris left in the wake of the April 28-29 storm that brought with it hurricane-force winds and left widespread damage in the region.

While the city of San Juan announced a boil water notice Friday for residents who are customers of the North Alamo Water Supply Corporation, it's just the latest in water woes impacting two entities and multiple Hidalgo County communities where unrest and problems seem to grow.

The Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization is setting aside more than $6 million for two “critical projects” within Hidalgo County’s Precinct 3, specifically for residents living near Liberty Boulevard in Peñitas, and Los Ebanos Road in Mission.