San Benito News
Passport fair slated in LF Nov. 16. By Editor in News. NEWS Staff Report LOS FRESNOS, TX—The Cameron County District Clerk’s Office is hosting a Passport Fair in Los Fresnos on Sat., Nov. 16, 2024, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Los Fresnos City Hall, 520 E. Ocean Blvd. The fair is open to the public. For appointments, call (956) 544-0886 or email ...
Republicans make election strides – San Benito News
5 days ago · BROWNSVILLE, TX—Republicans dominated several key nationwide, statewide and local races during the Nov. 5 General Election. Cameron County Election Office results favored Democrat candidate Colin Allred with 50.93% of the vote, but Republican Ted Cruz won his bid for re-election as State Senator with 53.2% of the votes, according to the Texas ...
General Election set for Tuesday – San Benito News
Nov 1, 2024 · The last day of early voting by personal appearance is today, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. The final day to receive a ballot by mail is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (Election Day) at 7 p.m. However, if the carrier envelope is not postmarked, the last day will be Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Voters are allowed to vote with notes and/or a sample ...
Fender exhibit dates extended – San Benito News
5 days ago · As such, the City of San Benito Cultural Arts Department (CAD) is honored to extend the exhibit from its original closing date of Nov. 9, 2024, to its new closing date of Jan., 2024. The City of San Benito CAD is confident that this opportunity will allow Freddy Fender fans, both recent and long-time alike, more time to sit with and appreciate ...
San Benito wins Battle of the Arroyo – San Benito News
5 days ago · HARLINGEN, TX — The San Benito Greyhounds took advantage of multiple Harlingen Cardinal fumbles to help San Benito win the annual Battle of the Arroyo for the second consecutive year, this time at Boggus Stadium, Friday night. The 22-14 victory earned the Greyhounds a 2-8 overall record, while their foes finished at 5-5 on the season.
Early voting numbers high – San Benito News
Oct 25, 2024 · Early voting numbers high. Less than five days into Early Voting, close to 30,000 voters countywide have cast their ballots for the Nov. 5 General Election, according to the Cameron County Elections Administration Office. The San Benito Community Building on Heywood ranks among the county’s top three most popular voting locations with 2,394 ...
Effort made for recall election – San Benito News
Sep 20, 2024 · Effort made for recall election. A San Benito citizen and a former elected city commissioner joined together Monday to seek out voters who cast their ballots in past municipal elections to oust some of the current members of the city commission. To accomplish this, Eddie Loa, a citizen of San Benito, and Carol Sanchez, a former mayor pro tem ...
Board talks five-year plan – San Benito News
Oct 11, 2024 · Alejandro Reyna, Board Trustee, arrived late. This meeting marked the beginning of the district’s five-year strategic plan. There were no public comments at the meeting. A graph from a survey taken by district stakeholders revealed parents and guardians to be the largest source of responses at 72.4%. Teachers made up the second highest at 16.3%.
Commission holds regular meeting – San Benito News
Oct 4, 2024 · [email protected]. The City of San Benito held a regular commission meeting on Oct. 1. The board began the meeting with a proclamation about breast cancer and shared some statistics relating to the disease. They announced a partnership between San Benito and Valley Baptist Health System to observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
District settles with surety company – San Benito News
Oct 25, 2024 · San Benito CISD officials announced late last week that during a special board meeting held on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, the district entered into a $13.3 million settlement agreement with the surety company which insured construction projects stemming from a $40 million bond issued in 2018. “The San Benito Consolidated Independent School ...