The Mission City Council took no action on its city manager search Tuesday. An agenda item Tuesday allowed council to take action on selecting applicants for interviews, interview procedures and scheduling, and to give direction to staff related to the search process. City Attorney Eden Ramirez said Thursday that council meant to review…

The Edinburg Housing Authority last month moved a suit filed against it by its former executive director to federal court, a suit that alleges the organization fired that director for reporting incidents of wrongdoing. That suit, originally filed in May of last year by former Executive Director Martin Castillo Jr., claims that the authority’s…

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,…

Lady Diamondbacks Fend off Palmview; 30-5A District Standings Tighten As the sun finally sets on this year’s RGV Volleyball season, the Sharyland Pioneer Lady Diamondbacks soak up every drop of its glow. There aren’t days, minutes, practices, sets, classes, or games to waste. Every moment is a chance to improve; an opportunity to…

With the final month of the 5A-2 Region IV District 16 schedule on the horizon, the Sharyland High Rattlers host the La Joya Juarez- Lincoln Huskies tonight in what could have major implications for the outcome of the district. Both teams are riding a wave of confidence following last week’s slate of games, and…

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Mission City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Council Chambers, 1201 E. 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: The North 49.00 feet of Lot 34, Johnson City Subdivision, from (R-1) Single Family Residential District to (R-2)…

City of McAllen NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that the City of McAllen, Texas will hold a public auction on SATURDAY, October 31, 2026 10:00 AM LOCATION: 11437 N Glasscock Rd., Mission, TX 78573 Registration will begin at 8:00am and will require an Identification card. Examples of items to be auctioned are…

AGUA SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT REQUEST FOR SEALED BID PROPOSALS The Agua Special Utility District (District) will accept sealed bid proposals for the Main Lift Station Discharge Pipe at Sullivan WWTP. Two (2) bound copies and one (1) USB of the bid proposal must be sealed with the service name marked in the lower left corner…

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Housing Authority of the City of Mission (“MHA”) will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waitlist for Pre-Application Intake only 1-date, and then well close thereafter. Interested individuals may apply via On-Line service at https://form.jotform.com/212865652270053 or scan the QR Code below. Pre-Application intake will be limited to three hundred (300) applications…

PUBLIC NOTICE The Mission Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular meeting and conduct public hearings on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mission Council Chambers, 1201 E. 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Conditional Use Permit: Fernando Montanado desires a Conditional Use Permit for a Bar…

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…

Former City of Mission Media Relations Director Sydney Hernandez resigned last month after being demoted and filing a complaint against Fire Chief Mike Silva, allegations that a city investigation found were unfounded. Hernandez essentially complained that Silva had been telling people she would be fired, according to her complaint and communication related to…

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 Mission City Council is planning to discuss city manager applications on Tuesday. According to council’s agenda, it could take action on selecting applicants for interviews, interview procedures and scheduling, and give direction to staff related to the search process. The city has been without a single, permanent city manager since Mike Perez…

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…

Lady Lobos Win RGVCCA Meet of Champions A select few people on Earth find long distance running therapeutic rather than torturous, unlike most mere mortals. Those individuals thrive on pushing pain’s limits, defying the physical and psychological boundaries that the average person would avoid like the plague. The runner seeks that adversity. One…

Rattlers and Patriots Clash Two of the best teams are gunning for the top spot in their district. That is, simply, what we love to see in any sport. And that is certainly the case in tonight’s district matchup when the Mission Veterans Patriots host the Sharyland Rattlers at 7 p.m. What…

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…