May 26 2015
By Armando Garza Special to the NEWS Up until yesterday, if you said the Lady ‘Hounds were the best team in the state, it would have to be considered an opinion. Well, now it’s a fact. The Texas Girls Coaches Association released the latest high school softball rankings on Tuesday morning, listing San Benito …
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May 22 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The hot south Texas humidity was out in full effect Friday morning, but that didn’t stop a determined group of athletes from shining at the first ever San Benito Special Olympic Games. With middle school and high school students competing in events such as the softball throw, standing broad …
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May 20 2015
By PETE BANDA AND STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ SAN BENITO NEWS Street conditions are undoubtedly one of the most talked about issues within the local community. Debates over which streets need more attention than others can constantly be found across message boards all over the internet. Well, now there’s another street causing some well-deserved debate. Utex Drive, …
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May 10 2015
NEWS Staff Report In the wake of all the San Benito CISD budget controversy over the past few months, this election season had turned into one of the most heated this city had seen in quite some time. Well, it’s all over and now it’s time to see if the new candidates can help reform …
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May 01 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com With fear and anxiety already at an all-time high after a last week’s school board meeting in which the exact positions facing reduction were named, Monday seems to be an inevitable nightmare. The school board will be holding a special meeting on Monday, where Superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig is …
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Apr 10 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com With decisions on reduction of staff for San Benito CISD looming, many employees who could once list job security at the top of their list of job perks might just find themselves unemployed. On Thursday, April 16, SBCISD Superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig will be presenting his list of …
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Apr 01 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com With speculation circling over the last few weeks, the San Benito CISD has finally made a decision about the future of their insurance plan. At a special school board meeting on Monday, Superintendent Dr. Marc A. Puig proposed to the SBCISD school board …
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Feb 25 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After 26 years of service with San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, former Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón will officially retire on Feb. 27, and he will be heading out in style. SBCISD has made plans to host a Retirement Recognition Ceremony in Limón’s honor at 6 p.m. …
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Feb 25 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com According to statistics provided by Teach for America, only 12 percent of students in the Rio Grande Valley will obtain any type of degree within six years of their high school graduation. Teach for America is an American nonprofit organization whose mission is to “eliminate educational inequity by enlisting …
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Feb 20 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com The deadline to apply to run for San Benito City Commission and San Benito Consolidated School District Board of Trustees is next Friday, and so far it appears that the 2015 race will be a heated one. SBCISD Place 1 has already seen two candidates. Rene Salinas and Michael …
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