Sharyland ISD’s health insurance fund is in a $3 million deficit following a series of high claims from the last two to three months. ​ Administration said SISD’s insurance advisor Valley Risk Consulting didn’t warn the district before the loss grew to its current level, leaving staff and the board of trustees blindsided. ​ Trustee…

Sharyland ISD’s health insurance fund is in a $3 million deficit following a series of high claims from the last two to three months. Administration said SISD’s insurance advisor Valley Risk Consulting didn’t warn the district before the loss grew to its current level, leaving staff and the board of trustees blindsided. Trustee Maritza Venecia,…

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS VANGUARD ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL’S STATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING Vanguard Academy Charter School will hold a public hearing at 5:30PM, October 27, 2026 in the Early College High School Lecture Hall, Beethoven Secondary campus, 2215 S. Veterans Blvd., Edinburg, TX 78539 The purpose of this hearing is to…

The Sharyland High School gymnasium is finally getting a new chiller system after the district postponed the project for years due to insufficient funding. ​ The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees approved the replacement chiller at an estimated cost of $400,000, which authorizes administration to obtain pricing and proceed with the purchase. ​ Administration originally…

The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 4-3 last week to end a board member’s ban from attending meetings in-person that’s lasted over a year. Trustee Cynthia Gutierrez has been prohibited from attending school board meetings in-person since June of 2025, when her fellow board members censured her and banned her…

The Sharyland High School gymnasium is finally getting a new chiller system after the district postponed the project for years due to insufficient funding. The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees approved the replacement chiller at an estimated cost of $400,000, which authorizes administration to obtain pricing and proceed with the purchase. Administration originally planned to…

This article originally ran in the Sept. 11, 2026 issue of the Progress Times. The Sharyland ISD dress code is once again a topic of discussion following a school board meeting where students asked the trustees to approve shorts at the secondary level. SISD’s dress code states that students from seventh to 12th grade cannot…

The Mission Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to list its food truck fleet as surplus property, likely marking the end of the district’s foray into food truck nutrition. In 2019, Mission CISD’s school board voted unanimously and without discussion to spend about $413,000 on a fleet of seven food trucks…

The McAllen Independent School District Board of Trustees voted in August to allocate about $3 million to the city of McAllen for improvements at Quinta Mazatlan theoretically, quietly resolving an issue that had before threatened to bring the district and the city to the point of litigation. In 2021, McAllen ISD committed $4 million…

Former Edinburg school board member Miguel “Mike” Farias sued Edinburg CISD last week, alleging the district had violated the Texas Open Meetings Act several times over the course of the last year. Farias, formerly the board’s president, served as a trustee until he declined to run for reelection in 2024. In his suit,…

MERCEDES — The South Texas Independent School District Board of Directors voted to approve voluntary resignation agreements with Deputy Superintendent Efrain Garza and Assistant Superintendent for Finances and Operations Marla Knaub Tuesday before also voting to terminate Knaub’s contract. The board discussed those decisions — along with a couple of unrelated items — behind…

Mission CISD Superintendent Criselda “Cris” King told her board at a meeting last week that the district will drain its monetary reserves by a perilous degree and likely invite Texas Education Agency intervention over the course of the next three years if it doesn’t take steps promptly to fix long unaddressed “structural” financial problems. …

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Notice of Public Hearing To Discuss Hidalgo Independent School District’s 2025-2026 State Financial Accountability Ratings based on School Year 2024-2025 Data. Hidalgo ISD will hold a Public Meeting on Monday, September 14, 2026 at 6:00 pm at the Hidalgo ISD Learning Resource Center located at 524 S. Bridge St., Hidalgo, Texas The purpose of this…

A climate and culture survey showed La Joya ISD families feel welcomed and respected, but favorability declines as their child gets older. ​ The LJISD administration already has a plan to improve confidence at the secondary level and address three other problem areas the questionnaire exposed. ​ In May, the La Joya school district…

Attention Bidders McAllen Independent School District is accepting submittals on the following items: No.: Description: 2027-1010 Request for Proposal (“RFP”) – Personal Importation Mail Order Prescription Program Deadline: 09/04/2026 10:00 AM (CT) Location: Purchasing Services 2000 N. 23rd St., McAllen, Texas 78501 Interested respondent may obtain specifications and information at https://mcallen

Attention Bidders McAllen Independent School District is accepting submittals on the following items: No.: Description: 2027-1017 Request for Proposals (“RFP”) – Catering, Entertainment, Field Trips, Fundraising, Food, Restaurants, Rentals, Retail, and Other Related Products and Services Deadline: 06/30/2029 10:00 AM (CT) Location: Purchasing Services 2000 N. 23rd St., McAllen, Texas 78501 This is

Attention Bidders McAllen Independent School District is accepting submittals on the following items: No.: Description: 2027-1016 Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) – Collection of Delinquent Taxes Deadline: 09/11/2026 10:00 AM (CT) Location: Purchasing Services 2000 N. 23rd St., McAllen, Texas 78501 Interested respondent may obtain specifications and information at https://mcallenisd.ionwave.net/