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La Joya ISD launched a new tracking tool to promote transparency and ongoing accountability throughout its five-year strategic plan.

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The eight seniors on Sharyland High School’s baseball team graduated in their own special ceremony May 26, just days before the biggest series of their high school baseball careers.

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The La Joya ISD administration disproved the possible pay discrepancies linked to a data integrity issue that originated with the previous administration.

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He’s finally ready to leave on his own terms, optimistic about his future in retirement.

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The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees canvassed the May 2 election results, declaring Meagan Sullivan and Julio Cerda the respective winners of Place 1 and Place 2, and finalizing the vetoed bond election.

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The McAllen school board last week heard results from this year’s employee opinion survey that largely point to growing contentment amongst its staff.

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A judge last week dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by the former wife of a former La Joya ISD School Board trustee against the district and its superintendent.

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Last week, the Rattlers overcame a 3-2 Game 1 loss and subsequent 1-0 series deficit against the Liberty Hill Panthers in the 5A D2 Regional Semifinals, dominating consecutive games by final scores of 9-7 and 8-4. ⬇️

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A total of 48 employees decided to take the Mission Consolidated Independent School District up on a $500 incentive offer to tell the district they planned to resign early.

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Former Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District School Board Trustee and well-known South Texas renewable energy consultant Robert Peña Jr. died Tuesday.

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We thought it would be fun to see how much you, our readers, remember from the 2025/2026 sports year with our Progress Times sports quiz.

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Two new Mission Consolidated Independent School Board trustees were sworn in Tuesday, though a recount petition for the Place 1 race prevented anyone from being sworn in to that seat.

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The Sharyland Rattlers, La Joya Palmview Lobos, and La Joya Coyotes will all battle central Texas teams in the Regional Semi-Finals this weekend.

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The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville last week settled a lawsuit filed by a man who says an Edinburg priest’s affair with his wife tore his family apart.

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The South Texas ISD Board approved on April 29 a $235,000 three-year contract with Sandra Ochoa.

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The Mission CISD community elected three new board members in the May 2 election — Abby Reyna, Victor O’Caña and Beto Garza.​

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Sharyland ISD constituents have spoken — Meagan Sullivan and Julio Cerda will each serve another three years on the school board, and there will be no bond.

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Several Mission firefighters recently accused of harassing a coworker with a disability have been cleared by an investigation completed by a Harlingen law firm that is on a retainer with the city.

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The Palmview City Council voted Tuesday to accept the resignation of Michael Leo and approved a resolution honoring him for his time leading the city.

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Her name is Amabely “Bely” Rodriguez and she is one of the top girls’ high school golfers in the state of Texas.

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