Tag: Peñitas

Peñitas Mayor Rodrigo Lopez pleaded guilty to fraud on Thursday and agreed to pay back the nearly $35,000 he fraudulently obtained from the La Joya Independent School District through the purchase of athletic gear from his company.

Peñitas has selected a new councilman to fill the Place 1 seat formerly held by Councilman Alex Guajardo, who pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery scheme in January.

PEÑITAS — The city council here remained silent about the arrest of Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Lopez during its regularly called meeting Monday evening.

Peñitas Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Lopez pleaded not guilty to bribery and fraud charges in federal court Tuesday morning, a day after his arrest by federal authorities.

Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged Peñitas’ mayor with bribery and fraud in an alleged scheme involving a La Joya Independent School District property.

A 29-year-old Peñitas man accused of gunning down a 31-year-old man while looking for drugs at a Mission residence pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to a charge of murder.

The city of Peñitas advised residents Tuesday to steer clear of Liberty Road and 3 Mile due to a large sinkhole in the area.

A month after facing “unprofessional” challenges by Border Patrol subordinates in a video leaked to media, Chief Raul Ortiz embarked on a border tour...

Two Peñitas officials pleaded guilty for their roles in a bribery scheme, resulting in them forfeiting a total of nearly $1 million. According to a...

Construction is scheduled to start soon to fix a gap in the Rio Grande flood control levee near Peñitas, according to a Friday news...