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Several updates and events are happening in the city this week, including a throwback to the first National Night Out in Mission, an upcoming breast cancer awareness walk and more.

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Palmview Candidate

Jose Luis Perez, one of the candidates for the Palmview City Council, pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony in 1988, but avoided felony conviction.

Dave Hendricks has more information about the case.

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“A new era for Mission High School”

By Jamie Treviño Introducing a renovated learning environment in Mission High School, the district hopes to promote upper-level learning and education for its students.

The Mission Consolidated Independent School District held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday for Mission High School’s recent renovations project.

After several years of construction costing a total of $33 million, students, teachers and faculty of the school will start off the 2018-2019 school year in refurbished premises.

Principal Edilberto Flores led the ribbon cutting, and spoke about the last four years at Mission High School.

“The last four years have been challenging for the students and the staff of Mission High School,” Flores said.

“Much of the campus operations were disrupted due to constant and consistent construction and renovations that took place.”

Administrators and board members cutting a ribbon in front of the newly-renovated Mission High School before the start of the new school year.

Progress Times photo by Jamie Treviño.

Flores added that the work done on the campus has “dramatically changed” the school and should serve the students well for decades to come.

“I would like to express our deepest gratitude to our voters who approved the bond issue [in 2008] that

Sunset Advisory Commission rejects recommendation to close driver’s license offices

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The state Sunset Advisory Commission on Wednesday panned a proposal to close nearly 90 driver’s license offices across Texas — including the office on Breyfogle Road near Mission.

Lawmakers who represent western Hidalgo County opposed the plan, which would reduce the number of locations available to serve their constituents.

“I don’t think it’s a good move by the agency,” said state Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr., who represents Palmview and most of Mission.

The controversy started when the Sunset Advisory Commission, which analyzes state government services and suggests improvements, requested the Department of Public Safety “develop and implement a plan to close inefficient driver license offices,” according to a report prepared by commission staff and published in April.

“Closing low volume offices would make more resources available for allocation to other offices where they could serve a greater number of customers and best impact customer service,” according to the report. “In implementing this recommendation, DPS should consider setting a standard for minimum distance between offices as well as a standard for minimum volume of business to keep an office open unless located in a rural area without reasonable access to other such offices.”

The Department of Public Safety prepared a plan, which the Sunset Advisory Commission reviewed on Wednesday morning.

It targeted 87 driver’s license offices, according to a list published by the Texas Association of Counties.

Eight would remain open but staffed only by county employees. Another 79 would

close, including the Breyfogle Road location.

While preliminary and subject to review by lawmakers, the plan quickly attracted opposition.

Many locations identified as “inefficient” served rural parts of Texas, including Brooks County and Zapata County.

“If they were to close them down, some people would have to drive 50 or 100 miles,” Muñoz said.

The state shouldn’t require people to obtain and renew photo identification — and then make the process difficult by closing driver’s license offices, said state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa.

“We appropriate quite a bit of money to DPS,” Hinojosa said, adding that he didn’t think lawmakers would approve plans to close driver’s license offices.

Hinojosa said the prospect of closing driver’s license offices while simultaneously requiring voters to carry photo identification didn’t seem fair.

If anything, Hinojosa said the state should consider improving access to photo identification.

The Department of Public Safety operates four driver’s license offices in Hidalgo County: Mission, McAllen, Edinburg and Weslaco.

Closing the Mission location on Breyfogle Road would divert western Hidalgo County residents to McAllen and Edinburg, where the Department of Public Safety opened a new “mega center” in October.

Muñoz said neither the Department of Public Safety nor the Sunset Advisory Commission had explained how they identified the Breyfogle Road location as “inefficient.”

“I, personally, have been there when I have been to the county offices next door,” Muñoz said. “And you see the line of people waiting.”

paid for much of the work that has taken place,” Flores said. “For much of the time this project was going on, our campus was also impacted by other projects: renovations at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium, the tennis courts and the aquatic center.”

According to a press release about the renovations, the completed changes included “some demolition of the old cafeteria and original library building, renovating one classroom building into new administrative offices and front office, renovating one classroom building into

a JROTC facility, renovating and expanding the old band hall into a fine arts complex, and construction of a new agricultural sciences building.

The most visible piece of the project is a new, two-story instructional building that includes 33 classrooms and labs, and an enormous cafeteria that includes a cooking kitchen.”

The cafeteria will seat over 1,000, and hosts six serving lines, a snack bar and another serving line that will be used for made-to-order omelets during breakfast and grab-and-go sandwiches and salads at lunch. This is an improvement from the various locations where students ate in the last few years during construction, like the library and practice gym.

The fine arts complex was the only MHS renovation not complete at the time of the ribbon cutting due to construction delays.

Superintendent Carol Perez was also present at the

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A family collects school supplies during the back to school drive at Flores Funeral Home Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018. Progress Times photo by Jose De Leon III.

Flores Funeral Home holds back to school event

By Jose De Leon III After 105 years of serving families with their loved ones, a local funeral home found another way to help families in need last weekend.

On Saturday, Aug. 25, Mission’s Flores Funeral Home held a free back to school event where they, along with several other ven-

dors, distributed free school supplies all morning.

“It’s that time of the year where school is about to start and kids need school supplies,” Ramiro De Hoyos, executive director of the Texas Funeral Association said at the event. “This is the first time we do a backto-school block party event.

We’re going to continue to do little events like this.”

De Hoyos said the funeral home is planning events during Halloween and Christmas that will be similar to the back to school event.

Flores Funeral Home, located at 219 S Mayberry St., had vendors such as Rodeo Dental, RGV Queens

stone staircase takes visitors straight from the driveway to the second floor, where balconies overlook a man-made pond and a massive aviary.

The two-story mansion towers over nearby buildings in the rural neighborhood, which is dotted with trailers and wood-frame homes.

By the time Gonzalez completed construction, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had already started investigating him.

He started small, shipping 10- and 15-pound packages of marijuana to Tennessee, according to court records Gonzalez gradually developed a network of distributors from Iowa to North Carolina. Truckers moved his marijuana through Bor-

der Patrol checkpoints and couriers brought the cash home.

In March 2009, agents caught a trucker smuggling 139 kilograms of cocaine through the Falfurrias checkpoint, according to federal court records. In November 2009, agents caught another trucker with nearly 2,100 pounds of marijuana.

Both truckers said Gonzalez, who co-owned a company called T&F Produce, hired them to transport drugs.

Federal agents arrested Gonzalez in August 2013, days after the Texas Department of Public Safety caught

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Man found dead at mansion built by Weslaco drug trafficker

By Dave Hendricks The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office found a man dead last week outside a mansion built by a wellknown drug trafficker.

Deputies found Jose Raul Aldana, 49, of rural Weslaco dead on Aug. 20 — outside an opulent mansion built by drug trafficker Tomas “El Gallo” Gonzalez.

How, exactly, Aldana died remains under investigation.

“We’re still looking into it,” said Chief Deputy Mario Lopez. “But as far as foul play or anything? No.” Gonzalez built the 5,800-square-foot mansion during 2010, according to the Hidalgo County Appraisal District. An imposing

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Founder of Mission National Night Out reflects on event over the years

By Jamie Treviño In the 23 years after the first National Night out in Mission the event has grown and changed, but for Irma Flores Lopez, it remains a hallmark in the community.

Flores Lopez, who still has the t-shirts they made for the first National Night Out, was the first person to bring the event to the City of Mission. She said it began through grassroots work by several people.

She was working at Horizons of Mission, a nonprofit organization, when she realized that Mission didn’t have a National Night Out. “McAllen, Brownsville, Harlingen, they have one, so we started it back in 1996,” Flores Lopez said. “It was beautiful. And I remember worrying about how many people would attend, and there was maybe 1,000 that first year.”

After that initial National Night Out, Flores Lopez began to work with the Mission Housing Authority, where she continued organizing the gathering for a few more years. Organizers of the first bash were Irma Flores Lopez, Lisa Tellez, Andrea Garza, Juan M. Gonzalez, Mark Anthony Kent, Betty Ramirez, Myrta Cardona, Adela Ortega, Elizabeth Lopez, Jorge Solis, Hermina Villarreal and her son Sergio, Tanya K. Vasquez, Norma Espitia and Robert Granados.

“My bosses let me do my thing,” Flores Lopez said. “And we got everyone involved. We started from scratch.”

Flores Lopez stressed that the free event is something for people of all social and economic backgrounds.

“My thing was, bring people from all walks of life and bring them together to mingle with the police

department and trust them,” Flores Lopez said. “Maybe it’ll reduce crime, maybe it’ll increase communication.”

According to Flores Lopez, the National Night Out is one of the biggest events in Mission, second only to the Citrus Fiesta.

“We did it in four to six weeks,” Flores Lopez said.

“These people gave their all to put this together.”

When Flores Lopez began working with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 2001, Martin Garza, Jr., the current City Manager of Mission, called and asked for her help in continuing National Night Out under the Mission PD. “I was still involved, but not as much, I’d help them a little bit, and then I’d be selling something,” Flores Lopez said. “And now I’m just a spectator. I miss it, it’s still in my heart. It was at La Lomita [Chapel]. We started the first one, it would be grand to be part of the new one with the new park.”

Flores Lopez said politics often left the group who worked on the first National Night Out unrecognized at events, and she has begun getting questions from her fellow organizers and committee members as to why they never were acknowledged in public.

“These people gave their all to put this together, just thank them for 30 seconds,” Flores Lopez said. “People get territorial. It’s political.

I’m Mission proud, I really am.”

Flores Lopez reached out to Corporal Robert Rodriguez with the Mission PD and asked if the original organizing committee could be recognized at this year’s National Night Out. Rodriguez said he would check with Chief Robert Dominguez.

She described the great

lengths they used to go to in order to let people know the event was happening.

“We used to go through neighborhoods in a van, and we used to honk and use the PD megaphone that’s really loud and announce the Night Out down the streets,” Flores Lopez said. “It was super grassroots. It was so much fun. We knocked on doors, and it was amazing.”

The entertainment and food was and still is kept family-friendly and affordable, and Flores Lopez said the turnout the first year was much more than expected for these reasons. One of the most notable changes happened because of the inflation of the economy over time: National Night Out used to offer homemade ice cream and cobbler for $1.50, cheeseburgers for $0.75 and sodas and chips for $0.25, among other concessions.

“We had snow cones, tacos, ice cream,” Flores Lopez said. “It was a community event that turned out huge.”

The first National Night Out in Mission created a tradition of an annual crime prevention event that has since grown to include Police and Fire Departments from all over the Rio Grande Valley.

“We need that connection, so there won’t be intimidation,” Flores Lopez said.

“That is the key element: connect the PD with regular folks. And it’s gotten better over the years.”

“It’s a family affair,” Flores Lopez added. “And you’ll see people sitting down and having a good time.”

This year’s National Night Out in Mission will be held Tues. Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Leo Peña Placita Park.

April Chapa speaking to people attending the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kickoff Breakfast at the Mission Event Center. Progress Times photo by Jamie Treviño.

“What unites us ignites us” - Mission Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

By Jamie Treviño

People from all over the Rio Grande Valley, including Mission, McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville, gathered at the Mission Event Center last Thursday for a kickoff breakfast for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, an event held by the American Cancer Society.

The event included information about how to fundraise money for those with breast cancer with the American Cancer Society. April Chapa, who works for the organization as the Senior Community Development Manager for the South Texas area, spoke during the breakfast.

“The closest Making Strides [event] is in Corpus Christi,” Chapa said. “So, for ten years, people from the Valley have driven up to Corpus to go make strides up there and participate in that event. I felt we needed this event in our Rio Grande Valley.”

The American Cancer Society will be holding a fundraising walk starting at the Mission Event Center on Sat., October 13. So far, they are sponsored by Avon, H-E-B, Kendra Scott, Mission Regional Medical Center, Social Life, the City of Mission and iHeartRadio.

Some of the attendees of the breakfast were survivors of breast cancer, or fought alongside loved ones who

have battled breast cancer.

Mission Mayor Armando O’caña, council member Jessica Ortega-Ochoa and City Manager Martin Garza, Jr. were also in attendance.

“We are all here united in the fight against breast cancer,” Chapa said. “What unites us ignites us. That’s kind of the theme of Making Strides.”

Chapa said that the American Cancer Society cannot accomplish what it needs to without the help of many people fundraising and spreading the word about donating to the organization.

According to her, the group saves lives, provides free lodging for those undergoing treatment, answers calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, funds research and provides free wigs and headscarves for those who have been diagnosed and are fighting cancer.

“Every single dollar donated, every single cent and coin that you raise, no matter how big or small, helps someone who has been touched by breast cancer,” Chapa said.

“We are united and we are ignited against breast cancer.

Obviously, cancer doesn’t stand a chance against us when we’re together.”

Chapa added that there are several reasons a person might be at the event, from being diagnosed with cancer themselves to being there because their company has sponsored the walk. She said

that they were all united in order to do more and make a difference when it comes to fundraising research and saving lives.

“Maybe you’ve heard that breast cancer death rates have decreased by 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, contributing to more than 322,000 lives saved,” Chapa said. “Maybe you’ve heard that there are more than 3 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today, and that number keeps going up.”

Patricia Almendarez, Zasha Amar and Naomi Sanchez are three survivors who have been named this year’s Portraits of Hope in the RGV, and they will be honored during Making Strides.

They spoke at the kickoff breakfast about their stories and how others can make a difference.

“I want to make sure that nobody my age or younger or older ever has to be told ‘you have cancer,’” Amar, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, said.

“At any age it’s really hard, but when you have a two year old at the time, it’s very scary. So we’re here to make sure that we raise money and we’re able to come up with treatments and plans and preventions.”

Sanchez, a Mission native and eight-year cancer survi-

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Mission Boys and Girls Club closes out summer season

By Jose De Leon III For the 20 children participating, there was no better way to end the summer than with a talent show.

These kids participated in the Hollywood Talent Show Thursday, Aug, 23 that was part of the Mission Boys and

Girls Club of America.

According to the club’s director, Juan Arevalo, the summer has been active and the talent show was a way for the kids to celebrate it.

“This is pretty much the closing of the summer program and we try to show that we have a lot of talent here

from singing, dancing, creativity and cheerleading,” Arevalo said. “It’s so the parents and kids can enjoy this together.”

Many of the acts involved singing and dancing

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(from left) Rene Lopez, Mission Fire Department; Bert Villarreal, Mission Police Department; Nora Tellez, committee member; Irma Flores Lopez, National Night Out founder; Adela Ortega, committee member and Raul Gonzalez, Mission Police Department (now the La Joya ISD Police Chief) and co-coordinator at the first National Night Out in Mission, held in 1996. Photo courtesy of Irma Flores Lopez.

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Members of the Mission Boys and Girls Club and director Juan Arevalo celebrating Hollywood with a talent show performance to end the summer.

Progress Times photo by Dee Rendon.

Sharyland Dental Care Welcomes Dr. Justin Felkner Dr. Justin Felkner was born in Harlingen and lived there until he was nine years old.

His family moved to Dripping Springs, Texas, where he graduated high school. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University in 2013 then returned to Texas to attend dental school at the University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio. After dental school, Dr. Felkner continued his education by completing a General Practice Residency at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine. He and his wife, Kasidy, have been married almost six years and have two sons, Preston (3), and Carson (1). When he’s not in the office, Dr. Felkner enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and watching sports.

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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Officials observe anniversary of Hurricane Harvey at Rockport church AUSTIN — August 25 marked one year since Hurricane Harvey’s battering winds and torrential rains brought death and destruction to coastal and inland counties of Texas.

Repairs and rebuilding in the region continue to this day, and the U.S. Office of Coastal Management has estimated the cost of the storm at $125 billion.

Gov. Greg Abbott and a host of other government officials spoke on Aug. 22 at the First Baptist Church in the hard-hit city of Rockport on the Coastal Bend. “I know there are miles to go before this race is finished.

Our goal is to do far more than just rebuild. Our goal is to ensure that we rebuild all of these communities even better than they were before Hurricane Harvey hit,” Abbott said.

Vice President Mike Pence said he had come on President Trump’s behalf “to reaffirm to all of the people — not just to Rockport, but to all across this region — that this administration is going to work with this governor, with all of the wonderful, outstanding volunteers and faith communities across this region until we rebuild Rockport and all of Texas bigger and better than ever before.”

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Schools rated for readiness State Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Aug. 21 announced 61 Texas school districts and district charters received a distinction designation for postsecondary readiness as part of their 2018 state accountability rating.

Postsecondary readiness is the only distinction designation at the district level under the state accountability system.

The distinction takes into account factors such as graduation rates, ACT/SAT participation and performance, Career and Technical Education graduates and dual-credit course completion rates.

Earlier in August, all multi-campus school districts and charters — for the first time ever — received an accountability rating based on an A–F scale.

Mortality, morbidity studied The Texas Department of State Health Services on Aug. 21 announced the release of case reviews by its Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force.

The task force recently completed its first full year of case reviews by studying medical, autopsy and other confidential records for 89 maternal deaths that occurred in 2012, DSHS reported. Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in 2012 would have had at least some chance of being prevented with the proper intervention, DSHS said.

“The report provides us with more evidence to guide our activities to address ma-

ternal mortality and morbidity in Texas,” said DSHS Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt. “It shows where interventions like TexasAIM can have the greatest impact.”

Launched earlier this year, TexasAIM is a partnership with more than 180 hospitals to implement maternal safety “bundles” — sets of practices that help hospital staff prevent and respond to pregnancy complications. Hospitals are first implementing the bundle on maternal hemorrhage. Future will address opioid use and high blood pressure, the DSHS said.

Demand for notes is high State Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the Aug. 22 sale of $7.2 billion in Texas Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes received a net interest rate of 1.84 percent.

Hegar said his office received 65 bids worth $27.4 billion, or 3.8 times the amount offered for sale. The state of Texas uses money from the sale of the notes to help fund expenditures such as public-school payments made early in the fiscal year before the arrival of tax revenues later in the year.

Hegar said the fact that bids totaled nearly four times the amount offered demonstrates “the market is confident that Texas remains a solid investment.”

Notes sold on Aug. 22 will be repaid on Aug. 29, 2019, Hegar added.

Jobless rate stays same Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.0 percent in July, unchanged from June 2018, the Texas Workforce Commission announced.

Even though the June and July percentages were the same, the state economy added 23,500 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in July and marked 25 consecutive months of employment growth.

Counting July’s figures,

Texas has added 377,100 jobs for an annual employment growth rate of 3.1 percent.

The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded the month’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas metropolitan statistical

areas with a not-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.2 percent, followed by the Amarillo and Odessa MSAs with rates of 2.9 percent. The Austin-Round Rock MSA recorded the fourth-lowest rate of 3.1 percent for July.

City council authorizes construction of Mission Tennis Center at Birdwell Park

By Jamie Treviño Aiming to meet the interest of tennis players in Mission and Sharyland, the city is officially moving forward on construction for a new tennis center.

The city council authorized a contract for construction of the Mission Tennis Center at Birdwell Park at this week’s regular meeting.

The estimated $1.9 million project will include a remodelling of the three existing tennis courts, an addition of 13 new courts, and renovations including resurfacing of the grounds, lighting and fencing.

“We received and accepted two proposals for this project,” said Parks and Recreation Director Brad Bentsen. “After the evaluation committee comprised of the city engineer, Parks and Recreation director and engineering consultant evaluated all proposals and set criteria outlined in the request for proposals, and found Teni-Trak, Inc. in Mercedes to offer the best value.”

Although the anticipated finish date of the new tennis center has not been set, construction should take about 180 days. Once all the papers are signed, a groundbreaking ceremony will occur and construction will begin.

The city also approved a conditional use permit for the sale and on-site consumption of alcoholic beverages at Whistling Duck, a local pub and kitchen. The item was protested by Sharon Ellison, a Mission resident who lives in the Shary Gardens neighborhood behind Whistling Duck.

Ellison said that the pub plays music she can hear from her home, and the location of Whistling Duck is not appropriate due to its proximity to her residence.

“It’s too loud, there’s no insulation,” Ellison said.

“Now they’ve installed a

karaoke bar. I’ve called and told them to turn it down, and it’s usually Fridays and Saturdays.”

Ellison said Whistling Duck “disturbed her health and wellbeing,” but none of her neighbors wanted to join her at the meeting because the noise does not directly affect them. She also added that when she has gone directly to the establishment to complain, they have told her to call the police.

“I don’t believe my job is to call the police,” Ellison said. “Their job is to keep their noise inside. The police don’t have to come and tell them to turn it down.”

Ellison also said that delivery trucks going to Whistling Duck are loud and block traffic, the fire lanes are not properly colored and the garbage lids are not closed at night.

“This is a neighborhood,” Ellison said. “I’m the only one who cares to talk about it because I’m behind it and I have to live with it. Everybody else likes to drink or whatever, they don’t care what they hear, they don’t care how a person’s health is related.”

“I wish you would not allow this business to be here,” Ellison added.

Mission Planning Director Jaime Acevedo said that staff and the City Manager recommended the item be denied, because Whistling Duck had not been cleared by the Fire Department.

“There was public opposition during the P & Z [Planning & Zoning] meeting, there were some other concerns addressed at the meeting,” Acevedo said.

“There are concerns from the Fire Department that they are pending two inspections: one for the sprinkler system and one for the fire alarm.”

Jaime Morales, one of the owners of Whistling Duck, was present at the meeting to answer any questions the

council had about the establishment. He mentioned that the live music is usually Mission native Charlie Garcia, who plays acoustic guitar on speakers, without any other instruments or people.

“As far as the fire, we have it scheduled for Wednesday,” Morales said.

“We had some issues trying to get something scheduled quickly enough.”

Morales said that they usually keep the music volume at a level where it cannot be heard outside, and don’t allow customers to have access behind the building.

“We’ve done our best to keep our noise at a level, short of calling the police ourselves, to show that you can’t hear anything,” Morales said. “As far as outside, any deliveries are during the day, during business hours.”

City council approved the conditional use permit as long as the upcoming inspections performed by the fire department are passed.

“This conditional use permit does not shut down or allow the business to continue,” Mayor Pro-Tem Norie Gonzalez Garza said. “It allows the business to sell alcoholic beverages. So even if we were to deny it, the business could still continue.”

Consent agenda items were passed during the meeting, detailing the creation of several new advisory boards for the City of Mission. New advisory boards and committees include an All Inclusive Committee, a Beautification Committee, a Cemetery Board, a Downtown Revitalization Committee, a Millennium Advisory Board, a Raw Water Committee, a Recycling Advisory Board, a Temporary Aggie and Longhorn Band Committee, a Wellness Advisory Board and a Rail Bridge Advisory Committee.

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Deadline extended for Picard portrait workshop Sign up for the Oct. 11-13 Alain Picard Portrait Workshop has been extended until Sept. 8. A few spots are still open.

Led by award-winning artist Alain J. Picard and hosted by the Upper Valley Art League (UVAL), the workshop will be held Oct. 11 to 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Center, 921 E. 12th St. in Mission. UVAL has made special arrangements to bring Picard, who resides in Connecticut, to the Rio Grande Valley for this opportunity.

His works have been exhibited in premier galleries in the U.S., Europe, China and the

United Kingdom.

Working in either pastels or oils, workshop participants will learn how to develop lifelike paintings from live models or photographs.

The workshop is $210 for UVAL members and $230 for nonmembers. A supply list will be available to all participants after registration.

To sign up or for more information, call 956-6553153 or contact Maxilou Link at maxiloulink88@ gmail.com or Mandy Wilson at mandylwilson@gmail. com to register and pay for the workshop.

‘Diss this (Dis)Agreement’ opens Sept. 4 McALLEN – The South Texas College Art Department presents “Diss this (Dis) Agreement,” an art exhibition featuring works of artist David Alcantar. The exhibit opens on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and will be available to view Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 4 at the Art Department gallery on the Pecan Campus, Building B-103.

A reception for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Alcantar will be present to give an artist talk. The exhibition, artist talk, and reception are free and open to the public.

Born in Laredo, Alcantar received his arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in general studio art practices with an emphasis

on drawing and painting. He earned his post graduate in drawing and painting from the University of Colorado– Boulder. During that time, Alcantar said he identified more with the conceptual nature of the sculptural faculty than that of painting. He currently works and resides in San Antonio.

His current work concerns human behavior, especially regarding negotiation and the impact of negotiated decisions on narratives and relationships between people, environments and experiences.

For more information, contact Federico Gonzalez Jr., gallery assistant at 956872-2501 or artgallery@ southtexascollege.edu.

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September 8 • The six-time Liga MX champions, Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, will take on the Atlas of Guadalajara at the H-E-B Park. The game is a “doubleheader” followed by the Toros FC playing against the Real Monarchs from Utah. Tickets range from $40 to $70. To purchase tickets, visit HEBParkRGV.com or visit the box office at H-E-B Park, which is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

September 14 • WWE Live! comes to Bert Ogden Arena, 4900 South I-69 in Edinburg at 7 p.m. featuring WWE superstars Ronda Rousey, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman and more. Tickets can be purchased at bertogdenarena.com and at the H-E-B Park box office. Call 956-562-7362 for information.

September 15 • The Cultural Indiana Pow Wow features live cultural performances by the Diamond Creek Crown Dancers and the Sahawe Dancers, with Gourd Dancing and the Pow Wow Dancers, at Veterans Memorial Academy, 2115 N. Oscar Williams Rd., San Benito. The event is sponsored by the Texas Historic Independence Celebration Association and runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with drawings, cakewalks and food and drink vendors featured. For more information, call Ruben Cordova at 956-793-2357.

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‘Mexico splendor’ exhibition opens at MHM

Beginning next Tuesday, Sept. 4, the Mission Historical Museum (MHM) will present “Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries,” an exhibition based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the San Antonio Museum of Art’s international exhibition, according to Cynthia Stojanović, MHM director.

It has been organized by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and will be open to the public through Sept. 29.

In Mexico, two civilizations have lived and fought across the land. One civilization is native to the Americas. The other originated in Europe, but now is so firmly ensconced that it has become

an elemental part of the Mexican character.

“Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries” presents 3,000 years of Mexican culture and history. Photographs highlight stone sculptures from prehistoric times, liturgical artifacts from Colonial days, 19th-century portraits and landscapes and works on canvas and paper by 20th-century muralists.

The exhibition broadens the appreciation of the richness and complexity of Mexico and its people, according to Stojanović.

For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact the museum at 956-5808646.

“Woman Grinding Maze” (1924), Diego Rivera’s painting expresses the range of time and the endurance of traditions that are included in the exhibition “Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries.” It opens next week at the Mission Historical Museum. (San Antonio Museum Association photo)

PTC plans ‘Pumphouse’ encore performance

Due to sold out performances last week of Tales of the Hidalgo Pumphouse, the Pharr Community Theater will hold an encore performance tonight, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at the Elva and Kieth Michal Performing Arts Center, 213 W. Newcombe Ave., Pharr. Due to limited seating, advance tickets are advised by calling 956-239-0412. Tickets will also be sold at the door upon availability. Tales of The Hidalgo Pumphouse is set in the mid-1970s in the town of Hidalgo. Tickets are $6 for kids under 12; $8 for seniors, veterans and students; and $10 general admission. Seating is limited to 60 persons per show.

The South Texas College Art Department presents “Diss this (Dis) Agreement,” an art exhibition featuring works by artist, David Alcantar.

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Tom Landry Stadium ready to host Battle of Conway Eagles, Patriots look to start 2018 big with rivalry win

By Bryan Ramos

All is back to normal in the football world as the Mission Eagles and the Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots prepare for this year’s Battle of Conway back where it belongs, at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium.

No more renovations, no more travelling to different

cities to see your hometown teams play, no more questions. The time has come to strap on the helmets, throw on the pads, and put on a show for not only the city of Mission, but the entire Rio Grande Valley.

“We can’t wait for it to get here,” said Mission Veterans Head Coach David Gilpin.

“It’s been a long offseason,

it’s been a great offseason, but we’re excited for the season to get here and what better way to start it off than lining up at Tom Landry Stadium against your sister school.”

“That’s going to be fun for these guys,” said Mission Eagles Head Coach Koy Detmer. “We spent all year away and that was tough, es-

pecially for the senior group we had last year not getting to play any home games.

These guys are excited to play at home, they did a great job with the renovations and we’re excited to get started.”

Both teams enter the 2018 season looking to make a statement. The Patriots have prevailed in The Battle of Conway in four straight

years and are arguably the Valley’s top team. Coach Gilpin said while the game is non-district and won’t have any effect on the Patriots’ long-term goals of a district championship and deep playoff run, there’s no non-district feel to the rivalry game.

“We’ve been fortunate to win the last four years and when you can put a

win streak together like that against a rival team, it’s not something that happens so often,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like a non-district game, it is a rivalry game.”

The Mission Eagles are a team on the rise, loaded with talent and looking to

See BATTLE OF CONWAY Pg. 10

600 wins and counting

Lerma reaches milestone as Lady Patriots continue dominance

By Bryan Ramos

Photo courtesy from Rio Creative Photography

2018 brings big changes for Lobos

By Luciano Guerra Every two years the University Interscholastic League (UIL) takes on the task of reclassifying and realigning the conferences and districts high schools across the state of Texas are mem-

bers of. Schools are assigned to conferences, ranging from 1A to 6A based on student enrollment numbers, and to districts within those conferences, which are for the most part geographical.

Since it opened its doors in 2008, Palmview High

School has been classified as a member of the largest conference in the state, either 5A or a 6A. The difference being that prior to 2014, 5A was the largest classification in the state of Texas. However as of 2014 the UIL renamed the conferences with 1A be-

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coming 2A, 2A becoming 3A and so on. That was when Palmview High school went from being a 5A school to a 6A school. So while the conference name changed, the school itself was not reclassified.

As of this school year however, Palmview High School has been reclassified as a 5A school. As a result, it will no longer be part of District 30-6A like its sister schools, La Joya High and Juarez-Lincoln. Instead the Lobos football team will now be members of District 16-5A-1, the same district the Mission Veterans Patriots are members of. Other members of this newly formed district are the four Brownsville teams, Pace, Porter, Lopez and Veterans Memorial, Donna High School, Rio Grande City, PSJA Memorial and PSJA Southwest. If you were keeping count, you would’ve realized that that’s a total of 10 teams in the district.

Palmview head football coach Mage Requenez shared how he and his players will have to adjust to these changes.

“With 10 teams in the district, we only have one non-district game on our schedule so we don’t have the luxury of playing multiple non-district games to

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From the banners hanging in the gym to the countless trophies lining cases at Mission Veterans Memorial High School, one thing is clear: Lady Patriots volleyball is a powerhouse.

For 16 years, the mastermind behind the Lady Patriots’ dominance has been Head Coach Diana Lerma, who on Tuesday night reached a milestone by notching her 600th career victory at Mission Veterans by beating Tuloso-Midway on the road in three straight sets, 25-16, 25-12, 25-16.

“It was an experience because I never really noticed the count, then they told me when you play Tuloso, you’re going to hit 600,” Lerma said. “I know in district, in the 16 years I’ve been here, we’ve only lost 12 games. That’s what one team loses in one season. It makes me feel good that our girls and our students were excited about that.”

When Lerma took over the team years ago, she wasn’t expected to win right away, but rather build the program. Instead, Lerma and the Lady Patriots had other plans as they proceeded to go on a run of seven straight district titles.

“I’ve always wanted to come to my hometown and I remember when I first got the job here I was all excited,” she said. “They said ‘well, in the first three years, you’re not going to win because you’re going to build the program.’ We won seven titles back-to-back and out of the 16 seasons, it’s only two that we’ve come in second place, and those two times, we outlasted the first place teams by going farther in the playoffs.”

In those 16 years, Lerma has coached her three daughters, Sonia, Gabrielle and her youngest Kassandra, who is currently in her junior season as a middle blocker for the Lady Patriots.

“It’s kind of crazy because I remember when I was a little girl and I would go see her and my sisters play for her, I would be there watching thinking this is going to be me someday,” Kassandra said. “I never thought she would hit her 600th win with me. I knew she was a winner, but wow. Volleyball has been in our family forever. As a team, we’re all proud of her.”

The thing about the Mission Veterans Memorial Lady Patriots is that they’re rarely bigger, faster or stronger than their opponents. Lerma has an ability to get the most out of her players, who together as a unit, work hard-

Coach Diana Lerma er, longer and smarter than the opposition.

“I would credit her success to the knowledge of the game,” Gilpin said. “She does a great job coaching the fundamentals, but she also does a great job working the minds of our girls. She’s able to get our girls to play at a level they don’t think they can. She’s able to get our girls to beat teams that are bigger than us, taller than us, more athletic than us, and she’s done that year in and year out.”

The Lady Patriots have reached the Sweet 16 four times in school history and have won 14 district titles with eight perfect district records. While many Valley teams stay local in tournament action to prepare for district play, Mission Veterans is travelling up north to face high-caliber teams they’ll meet down the road in the state tournament.

“We all grew up together and she was always our coach,” said Kassandra, who is teammates with her cousin Jackie Howell, a returning All-Area selection. “We all grew up mainly with her telling us we’re champions, and now I feel like we’re going to go far because she’s put that in our brains since we were so young. She knows how to pump every girl up to play their best.”

Lerma credited Carmela Martinez, her former coach who helped Lerma reach her goals of playing college volleyball at Texas State and taught her how to be a good leader.

“I always wanted to come back after I played college ball at Texas State to give back the opportunity that she gave me to say anybody can do this,” Lerma said.

“She was a second mom to me and I coach the way she does. She was very disciplined, and we’re not only teaching the sport of volleyball. I think when you finish

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Save the date for Mission’s National Night Out

Save the date for City of Mission’s upcoming 23rd Annual National Night Out. It will be hosted by the Mission Crime Stoppers organization on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Leo Peña Placita Park.

The free event begins at 6 p.m.

There will be food and entertainment for the entire family, including free school supplies, a kid’s carnival with free rides and free haircuts for the kids.

Local school groups will perform, including cheerleaders, mariachi groups, folkorico dancers and bands, and an “Enchanted Show” performance with Disney characters is part of the evening’s entertainment, according to Cpl. Robert Rodriguez with Mission Crime Stoppers. Several food vendors

will be on site selling a variety of offerings.

Neighborhoods and communities across the country plan National Night Out events to strengthen relationships between local law enforcement and the citizens they serve. Communities have formed block parties, festivals, parades and an array of events to open dialogue and enhance relationships, while making the public aware of ways they can help to make their communities safer through Neighborhood Watch programs, safety demonstrations and other presentations through partnering sponsors.

For more information, contact Cpl. Rodriguez at 956- 648-9326 or via email at rrodriguez0270@missionpolice.org.

EDINBURG – In the year 1850, separatists in Brownsville tried to rally support for the creation of the Territory of the Rio Grande, separate from the state of Texas.

Learn more about the controversial issue during the presentation “Texas or Territory? The 1850 Brownsville Separatist Movement” with Joseph Fox on Sunday, Sept.

2, at 2 p.m. at the Museum of South Texas History (MOSTHistory).

With the Rio Grande recognized as the border between Mexico and the United States, by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the town of Brownsville was established opposite of Matamoros and quickly grew into the largest city on the north side of the river. In the midst of this boom, the 1850 Brownsville Separatists tried to rally support for the cre-

ation of a “Territory of the Rio Grande” separate from the state of Texas. This question embroiled the region in national conflicts between the Democrats and Whigs, as well as giving birth to the factions such as the Reds and the Blues that dominated early Brownsville politics.

Fox, who earned a master’s degree in history from Texas State University, is the associate education officer at the Museum of South Texas History. His areas of research include borderland and Texas music history. He has written articles for the Handbook of Texas History and a historical marker for the Texas Historical Commission.

The program is included in the fee for regular museum admission. MOSTHistory is located at 200 N. Closner Blvd. Call 956-383-6911 for information.

Program delves into 1850 separatist movement

Annual ‘Brew at the Zoo’ is Sept. 20 BROWNSVILLE – There’s something brewing at the Gladys Porter Zoo (GPZ), 500 Ringgold St. GPZ patrons can raise a glass for animal conservation as the Zoo and Brownsville Beer Fest unite for the annual Brew at the Zoo, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20.

Patrons will be able to sample specially selected premium and craft beers paired with food tastings from Rio Grande Valley chefs and restaurants. Only a few of the top Rio Grande Valley restaurants will be

participating in this year’s “Feast with the Beasts.”

The event also offers an evening of games, such as Jumbo Jenga and a Beer Pong tournament. This is an age 21 and over event.

GPZ members can purchase a Brew at the Zoo ticket for $20 pre-sale or $25 on the day of the event.

Nonmembers can purchase a ticket for $25 pre-sale and $30 on the day of. Tickets will be available in the front office or online at gpz.org.

For more information, call 956-46-7187.

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EVENTS

CALENDAR August 31–September 1 – The Mission High School High (MHS) Flyers Dance and Drill Team will hold a High Flyers 40th Reunion for alumni. All former and current drill team members, directors, and principals from 1978-2018 are invited to attend. It begins with an Alumni Tea at the MHS library on Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. followed by the MHS pep rally at 3:45 p.m. The day ends with the Mission Eagles vs.

Veterans Memorial Patriots football game which includes participating in a collaborative half-time show. On Sept. 1, an alumni luncheon will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Location details will be announced later. Alumni are invited to join the Facebook group “High Flyers 40th Reunion,” and/or contact Josie Flores at josieflores@att.net for more details.

September 1 – Kids, ages 4 and up, can take the next Saturday Safari, “Animals Have Class,” 1 to 3 p.m. at the Gladys Porter Zoo, 500 Ringgold St. in Brownsville, to learn about different types of animals. A zoo tour, arts and crafts, animal encounter and snacks are included. Cost is $15 per child or adult with a $5 discount for GPZ members. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Call 956-548-9453 to register or for more information, or e-mail educ@gpz.org.

September 2 – Animal Play Day at Gladys Porter Zoo, 500 Ringgold St. in Brownsville, runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Due to the heat, keepers will be providing the animals with fruit, veggie, and meat and fish popsicles. Keepers will begin distributing enrichment items at Gorilla Island at 11 a.m. and will spread to other exhibits throughout the day. The event is included with the general admission or Zoo membership. For more information, call the Zoo at 956-546-7187.

September 6 – Visit Quinta Mazatlán World Birding Center, 600 Sunset in McAllen, at 6 p.m. for an evening with Carly Tencza giving a presentation on “Living Green: Three Simple Steps” To reduce carbon footprints. Tencza is an environmental advocate and sustainability specialist who now works at Quinta Mazatlán as an environmental educator and naturalist. The program is included with the $3 admission.

Call 956-681-3370 for more information.

September 8 – Take the family to the Gladys Porter Zoo, 500 Ringgold St. in Brownsville, for a Saturday afternoon at Discovery Island to learn about the science found on an island. It includes hands-on activities, exhibits and displays for the family. Find out why sharks don’t sink, why people get a sunburn, how to make a volcano erupt, and make at custom rain stick to take home. Admission is $1 per child or adult. For more information, call 956-546-7187.

September 8 – Meet some of the Gladys Porter Zoo’s birds of prey up close and personal during the Saturday Safari, “Incredible Hawk,” from 1 to 3 p.m. The zoo is located at 500 Ringgold St. in Brownsville. A tour, arts and crafts, animal encounter and snacks are included. Cost is $15 per child or adult with a $5 discount for GPZ members. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Call 956-548-9453 to register or for more information, or e-mail educ@gpz.org.

September 9 – The McAllen Stair Climb, a nonprofit organization, will hold the fifth annual Stair Climb from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., to commemorate the lives of the 343 firefighters who perished following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on World Trade Center Towers. Anyone 18 years of age and older can register. Registration fee is $40. Individuals or teams can sign up. Participants carry a tag with a photo, name and unit assigned of a firefighter that died that day. They climb a total of 110 stories total, the height of the towers. At the end, they ring a bell in remembrance of the fallen hero of their tag.

The memorial ceremony kicks off the event at 7:45 a.m. and is open to the public to attend. Proceeds benefit the Texas Line of Duty Death Task Force and the Rio Grande Valley Firefighters and Fire Marshal’s Association.

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WACO – Baylor University conferred degrees more than 400 graduates during summer commencement exercises Aug. 11 in the Ferrell Center on the Baylor cam-

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pus. Alberto Xavier Maldonado of Mission was one of those graduates earning a bachelor’s degree in political science.

The Mission High school Class of 1999 is planning a 20th year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 6. It will be held at the Sparks Event Center, 15 E. 30th St. in Mission from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

MHS class members are encouraged to contact a member of the organizing committee to request the event information package

for complete details.

Committee members to contact include Robbin Sanchez, 956-844-3167; Melinda Vela-Barrs, 956279-9160; Jessica Diaz-Marroquin, 956-445-4718; Gerardo “Jerry” Mendoza Jr., 956-500-6086; and Vicente “Chente” Rodriguez, 956400-8511.

29th Country Hoedown set for Oct. 12 The Hidalgo County 4-H Foundation is gearing up for the 29th Annual 4-H Country Hoedown taking place on Friday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. at Las Palmas Race Park in Mission. The Derailers will headline the evening’s concert.

The fundraising event features a dinner, a live auction and drawings throughout the evening to help raise

money for scholarship funds for graduating seniors.

To purchase individual tickets or a table for 10 and become a sponsor, or to donate an auction item or making a monetary donation, contact any of the board members or Mary Kelley at 956-929-4767, email 4hfoundation@gmail.com or go to their website at 4hfoundation.net.

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Records show Palmview City Council candidate pleaded guilty to a felony, but avoided conviction

By Dave Hendricks A candidate for the Palmview City Council pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony in 1988, but a judge placed him on deferred adjudication — allowing him to avoid a felony conviction.

Jose Luis Perez and two coworkers confessed to stealing rugs worth nearly $17,000 during February 1988, according to McAllen Police Department records filed with the Hidalgo County District Clerk’s Office.

Police arrested Perez three weeks later, when he attempted to steal several more rugs.

Perez pleaded guilty.

State District Judge Mario E. Ramirez Jr., though, set aside the guilty plea and placed him on probation. After he completed probation, returned the rugs and paid $300 in restitution, the judge dismissed the case.

“A lot of things have changed since then,” said Perez, who added that he didn’t want to discuss the 30-year-

old felony charge.

Perez, 49, who works for the La Joya Independent School District, said he wants to run a positive campaign and focus on Palmview.

“First, I am not going to let an incident that happened over 30 years ago define the person I have become,” Perez said in statement. “Thanks to higher education I was able to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration; in addition, I have multiple teaching certificates. I have guided the math department for the past 15 years and have had a successful 24 years in education. Currently, I am halfway done with my master’s degree in educational leadership. The opportunities of education have paved the way to define the person and character that I have grown up to be. My wife is a librarian and holds a master’s in library science. My daughter is an educator and holds a master’s in psychology.

My other daughter is in her third year of nursing school.

Jose Luis Perez

Again, I must say that higher education has defined the person and the family that we have become.”

Perez grew up in Palmview and graduated from La Joya High School in 1988.

After graduation, he enrolled at the University of Texas-Pan American and studied business administration.

Perez also took a job at Azhar’s Oriental Rugs in McAllen that year.

Along with two coworkers, Perez started stealing

rugs, according to police department records. They were caught on Feb. 28, 1988.

“All three of us were toward the back of the store while the salesman and a customer were in the front of the store. We were talking about how easy it would be to steal a rug,” according to a statement provided to police by a coworker. “We were discussing whether to steal one or not because of the consequences. Then we decided to steal some.”

Perez and two coworkers loaded a company van with rugs. Later that day, a mall security guard caught Perez placing the rugs in a Mercury Cougar parked nearby.

Police arrested Perez and both coworkers, who were taken to the department for questioning.

Along with the rugs they attempted to steal that day, Perez and his coworkers admitted stealing four other

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is proudest of is that of dad and husband,” according to a biography Perez submitted to the Progress Times.

“He says no job in the world compares to being a dad and a husband.”

Along with raising a family, Perez became involved in local politics.

He joined the Palmview Zoning Board of Adjustments and unsuccessfully ran for City Council in November 2016, when he lost to Linda Sarabia. He’s now running against incumbent City Councilman Joselito “Hoss” Hernandez, who also works for the school district.

Hernandez said he didn’t want to comment on the felony arrest and hoped they could run a positive campaign.

“I don’t want to shame the guy,” Hernandez said. “I just want to run a clean race.”

MAKING STRIDES

vor, said she was diagnosed with stage 1 triple negative breast cancer at the age of 27. Her family has a history of breast cancer, but it still took seeing three different doctors to find one who would order a mammogram and find out if she had cancer after discovering a lump on her left breast.

“With six months of strong chemotherapy, the possibility of having children was low,” Sanchez said. “Today, David and I now have three children. Every day is

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rugs, according to the police report. Perez confessed to taking two; his coworkers said they took one apiece.

Officers recovered three rugs from Perez’s house and the fourth from a coworker’s home.

After the arrests, the case moved quickly. A grand jury indicted Perez for theft, a third-degree felony. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 7, 1988.

The judge set aside the plea and placed Perez on probation for two years. After he completed probation, the judge dismissed the charge.

During the next three decades, Perez graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American and took a job with the school district. He taught math and science, and coached football, basketball and baseball.

Perez also raised five kids.

“Of all of his titles and accomplishments, the one he a blessing. I had cancer, but cancer never had me.”

Almendarez had three young daughters when she was first diagnosed in 1999.

Through the American Cancer Society, she was able to meet several people who were diagnosed with cancer in the area.

“We formed a club that we don’t want to be a member of,” Almendarez said.

“But we’re here, and we’re survivors, and we help one another.”

For more information

about the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Mission fundraising walk or the American Cancer Society, or how you can donate, representatives can be found at MakingStridesWalk.org/ RioGrandetx.

“We are all passionate about putting an end to this disease and ensuring that no one faces breast cancer by themselves,” Chapa said.

“But we can’t do it with passion alone. We can’t do it with hope alone.”

END OF SUMMER

from children under the age of 10. The winning act was a performance of the song “Panda” by Trsytan Trujillo, Jaimie Flores and Anthony Castillo. Prizes included backpacks, gift cards and trophies for all participants.

“This summer has been very active,” Arevalo said.

“Aside from regular activities we have arts and crafts, computer labs, recreation in the gym, swimming, hosted a robotics camp, a soccer camp and so many activities.

Around 600 kids who registered here at our Conway

location participated in them all summer long.”

Arevalo said the summer program is so that the kids can remain active during their summer break. While there they can also learn how to be more social, friendly and confident around kids their age once they go back to school.

“All these activities will help them in the new school year in their daily activities,” Arevalo said, noting that since he joined as the club’s new director May of last year, registration at the club

jumped from 2,500 kids to 5,500.

This fall, the club will have their after school programs from 3 through 7 p.m. where they will offer tutoring, mentoring and dinner as well as their volleyball and football programs.

“We just want our kids to enjoy the program knowing this is a place for them,” Arevalo said.

For more information on the Mission Boys and Girls Club of America, contact them at (956) 585-3606.

August 31, 2018 their hearts so we can win their minds. And we do the same with the staff.”

Petra Ramirez, president of the MCISD Board of Trustees, also spoke at the event on behalf of the board.

“Today’s ceremony aligns with our mission: to inspire a lifelong passion for learning,” Ramirez said. “This is made by our dedicated commitment to provide the highest quality teaching and learning environment for our faculty and students.”

Ramirez called the renovated facilities a bold reflection of their dedication to their communities and students.

“This is the passion, and you can see it, because look at what is in front of you,” Ramirez said. “When you go in there, you’re going to be amazed like I was. It’s beyond words.”

Ramirez also thanked the engineers and construction

obituaries Guadalupe Garcia MISSION – Guadalupe R. Garcia, 87, passed away on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Survivors include her children, Juan Garcia of Palmview, Javier Garcia of Alton and Diana De Leon of Palmview; siblings, Maria Diaz of Mission, Nora Colunga of Aurora, Ill. and Beto Rangel of Mission; and 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnoldo Garcia; daughter, Dora Elia Ramon; and five siblings.

A funeral mass was held Aug. 27 at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in McAllen.

Sandra Garza PEÑITAS – Sandra D. Garza, 56, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical

Center.

Mrs. Garza was born in Mission on Aug. 22, 1962, to Ruben Diaz Sr. and Emma M. Diaz. She graduated from La Joya High School in 1980.

Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Tony Garza; children, Troy, Deadra and Yaritza; her mother; siblings, Ruben Jr., Linda, Tom. She was preceded in death by her father.

A funeral service was held on Aug. 29, at Lord and I Funeral Home in Peñitas.

Burial followed at Lord and I Cemetery in Palmview.

Petra Lopez MISSION – Petra Flores Lopez, 82, passed away on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

Survivors include her children, Zoreida Lopez and Javier Lopez; and siblings, Felicitas Montelongo, Albeza Gutierrez, Gustavo Flores, Dagoberto Flores, Arturo Flores and Mario Flores.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Geronimo

workers who were involved in the project, such as Javier Hinojosa Engineering, M&P Solutions, Econ Construction Inc. and PBK Architects.

“And we also want to thank God, because you know we never had an incident where anybody was hurt,” Ramirez said. “And that was so amazing.”

For Flores, the four years of long nights and late hours was worth it for the students, teachers, staff and administrators of Mission High School, and will usher in “a new era for Mission High School.”

“We are extremely thankful to the students, parents, staff, Mission CISD Board of Trustees, Central Office administration and the City of Mission officials for making a dream a reality,” Flores said. “We continue to change the world one step at a time.”

Lopez Jr.; parents, Damaso and Amalia Flores; and siblings Elva Martinez, Roberto Flores, Sotero Flores and Juan Flores.

A funeral mass was held on Aug. 27 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Cremation followed.

Carrie Parish MISSION – Carrie Lou Sillavan Parish, 99, passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018.

Mrs. Parish was born on Jan. 11, 1919, to James and Pietta Sillavan. After high school, she attended Draughham Business College in Wichita Falls and went to work for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co, as an assistant cashier and secretary.

After meeting her husband, W.R. Parrish and marrying in 1941, they moved to Mission where she lived for 70 years.

She worked for Briggs-Darby in Pharr.

When her husband served in World War II, she returned to Wichita Falls and worked for the War Price and Ration Board. After the war, she worked for Hidalgo County Irrigation District #16 in Mission for 40-plus years as a tax assessor collector and

MCISD earns highest fiscal rating The Mission Consolidated Independent School District (MCISD) has received the “Superior” rating, the highest possible level under the Texas School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) ratings system.

The rating demonstrates the quality of MCISD’s financial management and reporting and one the district has received 16 years in a row under the accountability system.

The School FIRST was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in response to Senate Bill 875 of the 77th Texas Legislature in 2001. The primary goal is to achieve quality performance in the management of district financial resources, a goal

made more significant due to the complexity of accounting associated with Texas’ school finance system.

This year, the FIRST ratings are based on 15 financial indicators such as administrative cost expenditures, the accuracy of a district or charter’s financial information submitted to TEA, any financial vulnerabilities or material weaknesses in internal controls as determined by an external auditor, debt service ratios, debt payments, cash on hand, etc.

“We are very pleased to receive the highest rating yet again,” said Rumalda Ruiz, MCISD assistant superintendent for finance. “It is important that our taxpayers know that the district is con-

tinuing to make the most of our taxpayer dollars.”

The FIRST ratings for all school districts are available online at tealprod.tea.state. tx.us/First/forms/Main.aspx.

office manager until her retirement. She later lived in Houston, San Antonio and College Station.

She was a member of Conway Avenue Baptist Church in Mission.

Survivors include her children, William Parrish III of Houston, James Parrish of College Station and Vicki Cagnoni of San Antonio; and eight grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and two sisters.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, Sept. 1, at 2 p.m. at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Mission.

Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen.

Mr. Reyes was born on Feb.17, 1947, in Pharr to Domingo and Ignacia Reyes.

He was a long-time educator working for various school districts, including the Mission CISD, Zapata County ISD, Rio Grande City CISD, Hidalgo ISD and retiring from the McAllen ISD. He served his country with the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged in April, 1971.

Survivors include his wife, Blanca Esthela Reyes; children, Raul Reyes, Domingo Reyes III, Veronica Leos, Cindy Reyes and Elsa Hinojosa; siblings: Roberto Reyes, Rodolfo Reyes, Ramiro Reyes, Rosalinda Izaguirre, Rosalva Andrade, Maria Reyes, Sara Reyes, Victor Reyes and Domingo Reyes; and 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Rogelio Reyes.

A funeral mass was held on Aug. 29 at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Mission. Burial

followed at Lord and I Cemetery in Palmview. Military honors were conducted by Post 8788 in McAllen. Arrangements were under the care of Rivera Funeral Home in Mission.

Domingo Reyes Jr. MISSION – Domingo Reyes Jr., 71, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at the

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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Missonaries • 580-2570 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH 911 N. Main - McAllen 686-4241 CONWAY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 2215 N. Conway • 585-2413 EL FARO BIBLE CHURCH 15 miles W. of Mission on Exp. 83 Sullivan City, TX • 585-5617 EL MESIAS UNITED METHODIST 209 E. 6th • 585-2334 FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 3 miles N. Shary Rd. • 581-1465 FAITH FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH 1 mile N. Exp. 83 on Tom Gill Rd. 519-6311 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 1302 Doherty • 585-1442 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 12th and Miller - Mission 585-7281 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1102 Ash St. • 585-4829 for worship schedule.

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LA RESPUESTA CHURCH 405 W. 12th Street • 585-0787 MISSION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1 mi. E. 495 • 585-6683 NEW HOPE AT THE BORDER 905 N. Conway • 369-3603 NORTH MISSION CHURCH OF CHRIST 1410 E. Mile 3 Rd. • 585-0146 Palmhurst NORTH PALMVIEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH 7612 W. 6 Mile Ln. ONLY THRU JESUS 1511 E. Mile 2 Rd. Mission • 918-760-1625 OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS One-half mile South Leo Avenue La Joya • 585-5223 OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH 6634 El Camino Real • Granjeno OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH 2.5 miles S. Conway (FM 1016) Mission OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH 620 Dunlap • 585-2623 OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY CHURCH 923 Matamoros St. • 581-2193 PALM VALLEY CHURCH 1720 E. Griffin Pkwy.

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PROMISE LAND CHURCH 2300 E. Palm Circle (Corner of 495) Mission, TX 78572 • 624-9307 RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH 901 S. Shary Rd. (Located in the Holiday Inn Express Conference Room) 451-4838 SAN CRISTOBAL MAGALLANES & COMPANIONS PARISH

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SAN MARTIN DE PORRES 5 mi. N. Conway, 1/2 Mile West Alton • 585-8001 & 585-8002 SPIRIT OF PEACE EV. LUTHERAN CHUCH 3104 Los Milagros Mission • 581-1822 ST. JOHN OF THE FIELDS CATHOLIC CHURCH 1052 Washington Ave. • 585-2325 ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1119 Francisco • 585-2701 ST. PETER & ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2310 N. Stewart Rd. 585-5005 SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH 6 1/8 N. Doffing Rd. (FM 492) 580-4078 TEMPLO BIBLICO 5 Mile/Conway 581-4981or 585-3831 TEMPLO EVANGELICO, M.B. CHURCH La Joya TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 3905 W. 3 Mile Line • 585-3261 VALLEY FELLOWSHIP 1708 E. Griffin Parkway Mission • 424-7200

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“The community was able to see how day in and day out they [teachers and staff in MHS] were able to take care of our most precious possessions, which are our children,” Perez said. “They made sure that our kids had a safe environment in spite of everything that was going on.”

Perez said that it took half a year to tear down the old buildings in MHS, and about three years to build up new ones and renovate.

“In the same token, we are in the business of building children,” Perez said. “And it is so easy to bring someone down, but it takes a lot of time to build them back up.”

“In our learning organization, our focus is children first,” Perez added. “And it’s about building those relationships with kids, winning

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Jose Amaro ALTON – Jose Luis Amaro, 58, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg.

Manuela Cantu MISSION – Manuela Valdez Cantu, 71, passed away on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at her home in Mission.

Benjamin Diaz ALTON – Benjamin Diaz, 67, passed away on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at his home in Alton.

Santos Leal ALTON – Santos Leal, 52, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Belinda Morin MISSION – Belinda C. Morin, 68, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen.

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help us find the right personnel,” Requenez said. “Now we have to make our choices by Week No. 1, In other words, you have to be ready to play much sooner when you’re a member of such a big district.”

After qualifying for the playoffs three years in a row, the 2017 Lobos not only fell short of achieving that goal, but they actually failed to win a single district game. Now with 10 teams vying for the district’s four playoff spots, the Lobos are going to have their work cut out for them if they’re going to claim one of those highly sought after spots for themselves.

“For us to make the playoffs, we have to execute and we have to cut down on the turnover ratio we had last year,” Requenez said. “Last year we were plagued by turnovers and if we can eliminate that, then we can have a good season.”

Despite the fact that last season was his worst as a head coach, Requenez is optimistic about his team’s chances this year.

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a lot crisper and a lot faster so far this year. Last year we were very young and relatively inexperienced. We’re still young, but with one year under our players’ belts, we are looking to be much more successful this year.”

While the Lobos had difficulties on both sides of the ball last year, the defense gave up 304 points in 10 games. That is an average of just over 30 points per game.

If the Lobos defense is going to turn things around this year, it will most likely be as a result of the play of senior defensive tackle Julian Olivares.

When asked what in his opinion went wrong last year and what the team is doing to turn things around this year, Olivares said, “Last year we had no discipline on either side of the ball and we had a lot of players that did whatever they wanted. This year we have a lot more players showing up than we had last year. So I feel that this year, all the players we have will help us to avoid losing all the games we lost last year.”

Being part of a new district with all new district opponents does not worry Olivares at all.

“I’m looking forward to going up against teams that have more of a spread offense,” Olivares said. “That will give us a chance to do a lot more pass rushing, I much prefer to rush a passing offense than to defend against a running offense.”

Offensively last year, the Lobos only managed to score an average of 17.6 points per game. If they are going to improve on that this year, senior running back Jalen Ybarra will have to come through in a big way. Like Olivares, Ybarra shared some thoughts on what it will take to get the Lobos back on the winning track.

“Our offensive line is super strong and they’re fast,” Ybarra said. “I trust this line a lot and I see it as one of our strong points. So I think that our offensive line is going to help us turn the tables this year.”

The Lobos will be playing their only non-district game of the season tonight at home against the La Joya Coyotes.

They will open District 165A-1 play at Rio Grande City against the Rattlers a week from tonight.

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the program, you’re going to be a very successful woman because you know what it is to get along, to be on time.

We’re teaching the game of life. It’s like what we say ‘we have these hearts beating all over the place, you have to get them to beat as one for us not to break.’”

And the Lady Patriots aren’t breaking anytime soon.

They are currently 20-3 on

the year and ranked #4 in the state by MaxPreps and #6 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll.

“When you talk about volleyball in the Rio Grande Valley, Mission Veterans is sitting right there at the top,” Gilpin said. “There’s some other good ball clubs, but we’re right there and it’s a consistent thing. We’ve been competitive in the regional

tournament a few years now.

600 wins is a tremendous milestone, not only have you been at it a while, but you’ve been very successful at it.

I’m glad to be here and be a part of it.”

The Lady Patriots are back in action at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and will be looking to pick up win number 601 for Coach Lerma as they host Brownsville Hanna.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Mission City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on September 10, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Discussion and Action to Amend the Drainage Section of the City of Mission Standards Manual Adopted by Ordinance 1409 If a zoning is amended during the public hearing, it shall be pursuant to the City of Mission’s Amendatory Zone Policy Statement.

Anyone interested is invited to attend.

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AVISO DE AUDENCIA PUBLICA El Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Mission llevará acabo una Reunión Ordinaria el 10 de Septiembre del 2018 a las 5:30 p.m. en la Sala del Consejo del Ayuntamiento ubicada en el 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas para considerar lo siguiente: Discusión y acción para enmendar la Sección de Drenaje del Manual de Normas de la Ciudad de Mission Adoptada por la Ordenanza 1409 Si se modifica una zonificación durante la audiencia pública, se realizará de conformidad con la Declaración de política de zona amonestadora de la Ciudad de la Mission.

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ORDINANCE NO. 4678 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A MILLENNIUM ADVISORY BOARD; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4680 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A RECYCLING ADVISORY BOARD; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4681 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A TEMPORARY AGGIE AND LONGHORN BAND COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

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put the Valley on notice right away that they can play ball.

When asked about the goals the Mission Eagles set for 2018, senior linebacker Joe Resendez had the rivalry on his mind.

“First of all, we want to beat Vets, then we want to go as far as we can,” Resendez said.

The Patriots have pulled out the last two victories by scores of 18-14 in 2017 and 42-35 in 2016. Coach Gilpin knows the Patriots will again be tested by a tough Eagles team, but that won’t stop Mission Veterans from doing what they do.

“We know it’s going to be harder this year,” Coach Gilpin said. “They’re a good football team, they’re bigger than us, they’re faster than us, but that’s the way it is for us every week and we’re

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way is bigger than ever.

“It’s going to be awesome to have the whole community out there,” Landry Gilpin said. “I know two years ago when we did play at Tom Landry, the stadium was packed, and I know that one wasn’t as anticipated as this one’s going to be. I know we had a little fall off and had to go play in Donna last year, but I think this year’s game is going to be awesome for the community to get together and come watch us.”

The Battle of Conway is scheduled to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium in Mission.

There will be a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 7 p.m. before the big game gets underway.

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jewelry and PHP Agency-financial service who distributed school supplies they purchased and even had free snacks.

The Mission Fire Department even stopped by with one of their trucks so attendees could take photos with them.

For Flores Funeral Home Director Veronica Imelda Flores, the back to school event was one she and the funeral home have wanted to do for years.

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used to that, and that doesn’t phase us because we’re going to go out and do what we do.”

And the Eagles are ready to roll. While the Patriots were able to break in the stadium by hosting a Bi-district playoff matchup last season, Mission High hasn’t played a home game in nearly two years.

“We haven’t played on this field since our sophomore year, so we’re all excited to come back, see the crowd, see the excitement and tear stuff up,” said the senior linebacker Resendez.

Mission Veterans senior dual-threat quarterback Landry Gilpin, an All-State selection in 2017, said while the game at Tom Landry two years ago saw a packed house, the hype surrounding this season’s Battle of Conlies we serve,” Flores said.

“We discussed this with Texas Funeral Associates and thought ‘why not give back to the community. There’s a lot of kids in need.’”

This year marks the 105th year of existence for Flores Funeral Home. The funeral home was started in 1913

by Flores’ great-grandfather Epitacio Flores and his son Jose Ricardo Flores. According to Veronica, the funeral home started because both men were carpenters who specialized in building caskets in their business in what

would eventually become Flores Funeral Home.

The business has been passed down from generations, leading Veronica to become the first female funeral director in her family business in 1988. In 2005, her sister, Connie, then took over the business as its president and owner.

“There’s been so many families we’ve served in all those years,” Veronica said.

“With this event it was just time to start giving back.”

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a trucker leaving the T&F Produce warehouse with about 700 pounds of marijuana.

While apparently wellknown in criminal circles, Gonzalez didn’t attract widespread attention until prosecutors linked him to Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño.

Gonzalez paid Treviño up to $335,000 during 2011 and 2012, when the sheriff ran for re-election, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, which summarized the allegations in a brief to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In exchange, the Sheriff’s Office performed several big favors for Gonzalez.

Sheriff’s Office Cmdr.

Jose Padilla collected the money during meetings at

Gonzalez’s mansion.

“Gonzalez gave Padilla $40,000 for Trevino’s vacation to Las Vegas and $30,000 for his vacation to Colorado; $25,000 and $15,000, respectively, for a golf tournament fundraiser and a skeet shoot fundraiser; $40,000 for re-election campaign signs; and $15,000 to the lawyers for Jose Padilla,” according to the brief.

Exactly how much money Treviño accepted remains in dispute.

Treviño admitted taking $20,000 to $25,000, according to court records. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.

After helping prosecutors convict the sheriff, Gonzalez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 6,100

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The City of Granjeno will hold a meeting at 7:00 PM on September 11, 2018 at Granjeno City Hall, 6603 S. FM 494, Granjeno, TX 78572 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2018. The proposed tax rate is $0.4607 per $100 of value.

The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in City of Granjeno by 2.22%.

ORDINANCE NO. 4679 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A RAW WATER COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4683 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CITY OF MISSION RAILBRIDGEADVISORY COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4684 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE III EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLES DIVISION I SECTION 30-162 (B) AMBULANCE BOARD; PURPOSE: MEMBERSHIP: RESPONSIBILITIES. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

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pounds of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He’s serving a 10-year prison sentence in Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Gonzalez also forfeited the mansion, which the federal government sold at auction.

When deputies found Aldana dead last week, the grounds were strewn with trash and weeds obscured the ranch-style gate on Sugarcane Road.

Deputies pulled Aldana from the man-made pond, but left crime scene tape behind. How he died remains unclear, said Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Jesse Morales.

“I’ll know more when I get the results of the autopsy,” Morales said.

ORDINANCE NO. 4685 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 90, SOLID WASTE, ARTICLE I, SECTION 90-56 FEES AND CHARGES EXHIBIT A OF THE CITY OF MISSION CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL AND APARTMENT GARBAGE RATES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4682 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A WELLNESS ADVISORY BOARD; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF ALTON BUDGET The City of Alton will conduct a public hearing on the 11th day of September 2018, at 7:30 p.m., at Alton City Hall Commission Chambers located at 509 S Alton Blvd., Alton, Texas.

The purpose of the public hearing is for the general public to be present and participate in the Hearing relating to the adoption of the Fiscal Year 20182019 City of Alton Budget. A copy of the proposed budget may be viewed at the Office of the City Secretary on regular business days from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

If any person needs special accommodations as specified under the Americans with Special Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the City Secretary at (956) 432-0760 at least 72 hours prior to the date of the meeting.

Publication Date: August 31, 2018 Baudelia Rojas CPM, TRMC CMC, City Secretary

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ORDINANCE NO. 4672 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A HOME OCCUPATION – LICENSED HOME DAYCARE ON PROPERTY ZONED AO-I (AGRICULTURAL OPEN INTERIM), 905 W. 20TH STREET, BEING A 0.50 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE E. 10 ACRES OF THE N. 15 ACRES OUT OF LOT 234, WEST ADDITION TO SHARYLAND SUBDIVISION READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4673 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE & ON-SITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – WHISTLING DUCK, 1603 E. GRIFFIN PARKWAY, LOTS 10 & 11, BLOCK 3, SHARY GARDENS SUBDIVISION READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4674 AN ORDINANCE CREATING AN ALL INCLUSIVE COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4675 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 4676 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A CEMETERY BOARD; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4677 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A DOWNTOWN REVITILIZATION COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING THE TERMS OF OFFICE; SPECIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP; AND ORDAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF. READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carillo, City Secretary

Attention: Auction of Vehicles

According to the provision in the Transportation Code 683, Sub-section B, 683.012, Texas Department of Transportation informs you that the below mentioned cars have been taken into custody by the La Joya Police Department and will be sold at auction. The auction will be held at 500 W. Expressway 83, La Joya, TX 78560 (right next to La Joya Lake entrance, West FM 2221) on Septembetr 8, 2018.

Auction will start at 10:00 AM and preview will be at 8:00 A.M. The vehicles listed are or will be the property of La Joya Police Department and or The City of La Joya on or before auction day. Payment will be in cash (US currency) or certified checks. La Joya Police Department reserves the right to accept the best and the most advantageous offers. The vehicles are auctioned under their conditions which there are no guarantees and/or refunds.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The City of Palmview City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Palmview City Hall, located at 400 W. Veterans Blvd, Palmview, Texas to consider the following: Rezoning: Consideration and action for Rezoning ST Louis Groves N144’-W518.74’ Lot 34 & S276’-W518.74 Lot 35.4.99 AC Net From Agricultural Open Interim (AO-I) to Multi-Family Residential (R-3) Rezoning: Consideration and action for Rezoning ST Louis Groves W520.7’-S281’ Lot 34 3.35 Acre Net, From Agricultural Open Interim (AO-I) to Multi-Family Residential (R-3) Rezoning: Consideration and action for Rezoning Bentsen Groves N 150’-E 192.6’- Lot 58 .066 AC Gross – 0.55 AC Net, From Single Family Residential (R-I) to Central Business District (C-1) Rezoning: Consideration and action for Rezoning Mission Groves Estate 0.19 AC Lot 8, 2.46 AC Lot 9 & 0.08 AC Lot 10 Lying W HWY Blk 2 2.73 AC 2.73 AC Net GR From Agricultural Open Interim (AO-I) to Heavy Commercial (C-4) Rezoning: Consideration and action for Rezoning Bentsen Groves Lot 50 10.0 AC From General Business (C-3) to Heavy Commercial (C-4) Rezoning: Consideration and action for Rezoning Wise Lot 2 From Duplex-Four Plex Residential (R-2) to General Business (C-3)

The Public is invited to attend.

Annette Villarreal, City Secretary, City of Palmview, Texas

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

- Martin Luther King, Jr. PUBLIC NOTICE

The Mission Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on September 12, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: Being a 0.16 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 42, BellWood CO’s Subdivision “C” from (R-2) Duplex-Fourplex Residential to (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial Discussion and Action Amending the Mission Code of Ordinances Appendix A- Zoning Ordinance Article VIII, Sections 1.41(2), 1.42(2), and 1.43(2),

by Amending the Requirement of the R-3 uses as Permitted Uses Within the C-1, C-2 and C-3 Use Districts Located Within the Original Townsite, as Defined Discussion and Action Amending the Mission Code of Ordinances Appendix A – Zoning Sections 1.41(3), 1.42(3), 1.43(3), 1.44(3), 1.45(3), and 1.46(3)

by Adding “Mobile Food Unit” as a Conditional Use; Amending Section 1.56(11) by Imposing Requirements and Restrictions for Approvals; Severability Clause; Providing a Penalty Clause; Providing for a Codification Clause; Providing for Publication in the Official Newspaper; and Providing an Effective Date If a zoning is amended during the public hearing, it shall be pursuant to the City of Mission’s Amendatory Zone Policy Statement.

Anyone interested is invited to attend.

Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

AVISO DE AUDENCIA PUBLICA

La Comisión de Planificación y Zonificación de la Ciudad de Mission llevará acabo una Reunión Ordinaria el 12 de Septiembre del 2018 a las 5:30 p.m. en la Sala del Consejo del Ayuntamiento ubicada en el 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas para considerar lo siguiente: La Rezonificación de: Being a 0.16 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 42, Bell-Wood CO’s Subdivision “C”, desde (R-2) 2 a 4 Apartamentos y su cambio a (C-2) Negocios para la Vecindad Discusión y Acción para enmendar el Código de Ordenanzas de Mission Apéndice A: Ordenanza de Zonificación Artículo VIII, Secciones 1.41(2), 1.42(2) y 1.43(2), al enmendar el requisito de los usos del R-3 como usos permitidos dentro de la zonas C-1, C-2 y C-3 ubicados dentro de Original Townsite, como se define Discusión y acción para enmendar el Código de Ordenanzas de la Misión Apéndice A - Zonificación Secciones 1.41 (3), 1.42 (3), 1.43 (3), 1.44(3), 1.45 (3) y 1.46 (3) al agregar “Comida móvil” Unidad “como un uso condicional; Modificando la Sección 1.56 (11) mediante la imposición de requisitos y restricciones para las aprobaciones, la cláusula de separabilidad, la provisión de una cláusula de penalización, la provisión de una cláusula de codificación, la publicación en el periódico oficial y la presentación de una fecha de vigencia Si se modifica una zonificación durante la audiencia pública, se realizará de conformidad con la Declaración de política de zona amonestadora de la Ciudad de la Mission.

Cualquier persona interesada está invitada a asistir. Atentamente, Anna Carrillo, Secretaria de la Ciudad

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Mission City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on September 24, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: Being a 0.16 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 42, BellWood CO’s Subdivision “C” from (R-2) Duplex-Fourplex Residential to (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial Rezoning: Being a 0.760 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 42, BellWood CO’s Subdivision “C” from (R-2) Duplex-Fourplex Residential to (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial Discussion and Action Amending the Mission Code of Ordinances Appendix A- Zoning Ordinance Article VIII, Sections 1.41(2), 1.42(2), and 1.43(2),

by Amending the Requirement of the R-3 uses as Permitted Uses Within the C-1, C-2 and C-3 Use Districts Located Within the Original Townsite, as Defined Discussion and Action Amending the Mission Code of Ordinances Appendix A – Zoning Sections 1.41(3), 1.42(3), 1.43(3), 1.44(3), 1.45(3), and 1.46(3)

by Adding “Mobile Food Unit” as a Conditional Use; Amending Section 1.56(11) by Imposing Requirements and Restrictions for Approvals; Severability Clause; Providing a Penalty Clause; Providing for a Codification Clause; Providing for Publication in the Official Newspaper; and Providing an Effective Date If a zoning is amended during the public hearing, it shall be pursuant to the City of Mission’s Amendatory Zone Policy Statement.

Anyone interested is invited to attend.

Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

AVISO DE AUDENCIA PUBLICA El Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Mission llevará acabo una Reunión Ordinaria el 24 de Septiembre del 2018 a las 5:30 p.m. en la Sala del Consejo del Ayuntamiento ubicada en el 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas para considerar lo siguiente: La Rezonificación de: Being a 0.16 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 42, Bell-Wood CO’s Subdivision “C”, desde (R-2) 2 a 4 Apartamentos y su cambio a (C-2) Negocios para la Vecindad La Rezonificación de: Being a 0.760 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Lot 42, Bell-Wood CO’s Subdivision “C”, desde (R-2) 2 a 4 Apartamentos y su cambio a (C-2) Negocios para la Vecindad Discusión y Acción para enmendar el Código de Ordenanzas de Mission Apéndice A: Ordenanza de Zonificación Artículo VIII, Secciones 1.41(2), 1.42(2) y 1.43(2), al enmendar el requisito de los usos del R-3 como usos permitidos dentro de la zonas C-1, C-2 y C-3 ubicados dentro de Original Townsite, como se define Discusión y acción para enmendar el Código de Ordenanzas de la Misión Apéndice A - Zonificación Secciones 1.41 (3), 1.42 (3), 1.43 (3), 1.44(3), 1.45 (3) y 1.46 (3) al agregar “Comida móvil” Unidad “como un uso condicional; Modificando la Sección 1.56 (11) mediante la imposición de requisitos y restricciones para las aprobaciones, la cláusula de separabilidad, la provisión de una cláusula de penalización, la provisión de una cláusula de codificación, la publicación en el periódico oficial y la presentación de una fecha de vigencia Si se modifica una zonificación durante la audiencia pública, se realizará de conformidad con la Declaración de política de zona amonestadora de la Ciudad de la Mission.

Cualquier persona interesada está invitada a asistir. Atentamente, Anna Carrillo, Secretaria de la Ciudad

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Booster Club Grand Prize: At the end of the regular football season, the total number of complete, qualified entries will be tallied for each team with the team’s check box marked.

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No Purchase necessary. Limit one entry per household each week of the contest period. Must be age 18 or older to enter the contest.

HOW TO ENTER: Check the box next to the team’s name that you predict to win each high school game. Next, for the tie breakers, predict the total points scored by the winning team in the Tie Breaker #1 game, and the total points scored by the winning team in the Tie Breaker #2 game. Fill in your name, address, phone number (This is how we notify the winners!), and email address. Check the box to receive the FREE Progress Times weekly newsletter and mail or drop off your entry form at Progress Times, 1217 N. Conway Ave., Mission, TX 78572. Or submit your entry online at www.progresstimes.net. All entries must be received by the Progress Times no later than 2 p.m., Thursday preceding the listed games.

All entries must be submitted on the Official Entry Form printed in the Progress Times or Sharyland Times, a photocopy of the entry form, or submitted electronically from our official website submission form. Only one entry per household per week. Previous winners and all members of the same household are ineligible for subsequent weeks of the contest. Prizes must be claimed within 7 days of notification or announcement in the Progress Times. Decisions made by the Progress Times staff are final. The winners agree to allow the Progress Times to use their names and photographs to announce the winners and for promotional purposes online and in print. Employees of the Progress Times and their immediate family members are not eligible to win.

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