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Two fatal pedestrian incidents, one driver could face charges Family of Oscar Garza say uncharged driver could face wrongful death civil suit

By Joe Hinton Perhaps it was a foreshadowing. On a dark, cold, foggy morning three days before Christmas a grainy surveillance video shows Mission businessman Oscar Garza leaving his gated driveway in the 3200 block of North Bryan Road with a fully grown German Shepherd and two Great Pyrenees puppies on leashes and an illuminated phone in hand.

Recorded from a neighbor’s surveillance system from the west side of Bryan Road, a northbound car passes right to left in the video, startlingly close to the group as they pause at the end of the driveway on the east side of Bryan Road. Then a southbound car passes seemingly uncomfortably close as the group turns south, walking along the east side of Bryan Road out of the picture frame.

There is no sidewalk on either side of Bryan Road.

About a third of a mile away, Garza and his Shepherd were struck and killed while on a 27-foot-wide bridge that passes over the city’s north

Despite opposition from the president of McAllen’s Tea Party and one city council member, Mission’s city council has approved a resolution supporting state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa’s bill to control who can serve on the board of directors of the Agua Special Utilities District. The district provides water service to more than 15,000 residents in the cities of Palmview, Peñitas and Sullivan City and portions of Mission and La Joya and rural portions of western Hidalgo County, per the resolution.

Senate Bill 814 would prohibit an Agua SUD board member from working for

About 50 elected officials and other local leaders turned out Wednesday afternoon to attend the unveiling of a plaque in honor of Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn at the Anzualduas International Bridge. Mayors from the cities of Mission, McAllen and Hidalgo and the governor of neighboring Tamaulipas, Mexico were among them. All of whom praised Cornyn for his support of infrastructure in the area that facilitates free trade.

“Trade between both countries, especially between both our states has never been more important,” said Tamaulipas Governor Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca.

“Over one billion dollars come over the border between Texas and Tamaulipas daily. Over six million jobs in the United States and millions more in Mexico are the

Oscar Garza side drainage ditch located just north of East 29th Street.

According to the Mission Police investigative report obtained by the Progress Times, there were two vehi-

cles, traveling in opposite directions, crossing the bridge at the same time as Garza.

Both drivers said Garza and

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another taxing entity such as a school district. Of the seven directors on the Agua SUD board, four are employed by the La Joya Independent School District including the school board’s president, Oscar O. “Coach” Salinas.

Hinojosa has said the school district board politically controls the water utility. His bill also would require one utility director come from each of the cities for which it provides water.

According to the resolution, the bill “is meant to address perceived and potential conflicts of interest at the AGUA Special Utility District by banning the employment of individuals who are elected officials of an entity that employs an AGUA

director, or who are related to that elected official…This resolution would promote accountability, transparency and stress free work environments at all levels of government.”

Since the bill was filed the cities of La Joya, Palmview and the La Joya school board have passed resolutions in opposition to the bill. According to a published report the Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court supported the bill by a 3-2 vote.

Monday Mission’s city council voted 4-1 passing a resolution supporting the bill with Dr. Armando O’Caña voting against it. O’Caña made a motion for the coun-

Progress Times photo by Joe Hinton

By Joe Hinton On Monday Mission’s City Council appointed Gilbert Sanchez chief of Mission’s fire department, a position he held in interim capacity since November.

Also Monday the council

created the position of assistant fire chief passing an ordinance that gives chiefs the authority to pick their top assistant.

The position of assistant chief was made possible by reducing the number of deputy chiefs from four to three,

LJISD’s historic choice

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per the resolution.

On Wednesday, in one of his first official duties as chief, Sanchez swore in 12-year department veteran Robert R. Alvarez, 41, as the first assistant fire chief in the city’s history. Sanchez

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Mission Fire Chief Gilbert Sanchez, swears in Robert R. Alvarez as assistant fire chief. Progress Times photo by Joe Hinton

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A nature scavenger hunt at Quinta Mazatlan’s EGG-Stravaganza and Spring Fair and an Easter Bunny Fun Run/Walk are among the Easter weekend activities found on the Lifestyle page.

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Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn shares a laugh with Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca, governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Wednesday, following the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Cornyn’s service to the nation. It’s attached to the exterior wall of the administration building at the Anzaulduas International Bridge in south Mission.

Sanchez appointed Mission fire chief, names first asst. chief in city’s history

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Easter weekend activities

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Mission’s city council endorses Sen. Hinojosa’s Agua SUD bill

By Joe Hinton

Sen. Cornyn voices NAFTA support, opposes import tax

Tuesday is deadline to file taxes

Cynthia Canchola served over 27 years at various LJISD schools as a basketball, volleyball, track and cross-country coach before being named the district’s first female athletic coordinator. Jose Deleon III has her profile.

This year’s deadline to file taxes is Tuesday, April 18. For those waiting to the last minute to file their returns the IRS offers some tips to avoid common filing errors.

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MHM to host open mic event

As part of National Poetry month and the Mission Historical Museum’s efforts to share Mission’s stories, the museum will be Open Mic Poetry, Music and Dance at the Museum on Saturday, April 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be held at the museum located at 900 Doherty in Mission.

High School students and the community are encour-

aged to sign up and perform musical numbers or read poetry inspired by their cultural experience in the Rio Grande Valley or to perform an interpretive dance routine. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

This event is free to the public. For more information or to sign up, call the MHM office at 956-5808646.

STC Theatre presents Oedipus Rex

McALLEN – South Texas College (STC) Theatre is ready to present Sophocles’ classic play Oedipus Rex which will run April 27 to 29 at 8 p.m. and with a Sunday matinee on April 30. It will be staged at STC’s Cooper Center Black Box Studio located at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen.

Plague rages in the city of Thebes as King Oedipus seeks advice from the oracle of Apollo. What will bring salvation? The discovery and prosecution of the former King’s unknown murderer.

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex was written more than 2000 years ago for the Great Spring Festival in honor of the god of spring. It is the reenactment of a human sacrifice. In narrative and mind,

Sophocles commemorates the destruction of one man so that his people might live.

Oedipus seeks the truth not knowing that it will destroy him in the process.

General admission tickets are $5. Seating is limited, and advanced tickets are recommended. The April 30 matinee will be interpreted in American Sign Language.

Ticket cash purchases can be made one hour before the performance at the box office or in advance online using a credit or debit card at secure. touchnet.com.

For additional information about the show or for group rates, call 956872-2301 or email rdehoyos_8271@southtexascollege.edu or jrodriguez@ southtexascollege.edu.

Celebrate Cascarón! at MOSTHistory EDINBURG – For those who have not found the time to decorate Easter eggs, turn out to participate in Cascarón! to be held at the Museum of South Texas History. Bring the whole family on Saturday, April 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to decorate cascarones, or egg shells, with decorating materials provided by the museum.

A dozen egg shells will be available for a $1 donation, while supplies last.

Volunteers will be available to help children and adults create and fill their own personalized cascarón and then proudly present to friends and family on Easter Sunday. Guests can also use their cascarones for the cas-

carón hunt to be held in the museum’s Gran Paseo, just outside the Grand Entrance.

Newspaper baskets will be available for the cascarón hunt, or bring a basket.

The event is included in regular museum admission: $7 adults; $5 for seniors and students with ID; $4 for children, ages 4 to 12; and free for children ages 3 and under. Guests who arrive before noon will receive free admission to the Cascarón! activities and the signature exhibition, Rio Grande Legacy.

MOSTHistory is located at 200 N. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Call 956-3836911 for information.

April 14-16 • Gladys Porter Zoo will host a variety of activities on Easter weekend with the annual Bunny Corral & Easter Bazaar. The zoo is located at 500 Ringgold. The Easter Bazaar is April 14 to 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Vendors will have their booths set up in the special events building to display and sell Easter crafts. The Bunny Corral is open April 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All activities are free to visitors with paid admission or Zoo membership. For more information, call the zoo at 956-546-7187.

April 14-23 • James and the Giant Peach JR, based on the popular children’s book by Timothy Allen McDonald, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, will be performed at the Camille Playhouse by YOUTHeatre Production. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and matinees at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $20 for adults. Camille is located at 1 Dean Porter Park, Brownsville. Call 956-5428900 or go to camilleplayhouse.net for more information.

April 15 • The International Museum of Art & Science, 1900 Nolana, McAllen, opens the My Hero: Contemporary Art & Superhero Action exhibit celebrating and re-envisioning the lives of iconic superheroes. It runs through July 23. For more information, call 956-682-0123.

April 19 • The Water Journey & Watershed exhibit returns to the International Museum of Art & Science, 1900 Nolana, McAllen.

The exhibit focuses on water conservation and environmental education in the Rio Grande Valley. For more information, call 956-682-0123.

• The McAllen Symphonic Band and the South Texas College Department of Music present a concert of chamber music for winds featuring works by Mozart and Strauss. It begins at 7:30 p.m. in the South Texas College Cooper Center Auditorium, 3200 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. Admission is free.

April 19-22 • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s University Productions presents “She Kills Monsters,” a comedy about the world of fantasy role play games, directed by Professor Peter Mikolasky. Written by Qui Nguyen, it was the 2013 winner of the AATE Distinguished Play Award, and offers homage to the geek and warrior in us all. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. each date and 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Albert L. Jeffers Theatre, ELABS building on the Edinburg Campus. Mainstage ticket prices are $20 for reserve seating, $15 for general admission, $10 for non-UTRGV students with school ID, and $5 for UTRGV students, faculty and staff. For more information, group reservations, or to be added to the theatre mailing list, call the box office at 956-665-3581 or email elva.galvan@ utrgv.edu.

April 19-23 • Tickets are on sale for the Disney on Ice production “Follow Your Heart” at State Farm Arena. Show times vary each day.

Prices range from $15 to $75, and tickets and times are available online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

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Pharr Theater presents ‘Come Back, Little Sheba’ April 20-30

PHARR – The Pharr Community Theater (PCT) celebrates its ninth year with a production of William Inge’s “Come Back, Little Sheba.”

Performances are April 20 to April 30 at the Pharr Community Theater, 213 W. Newcombe Ave., Pharr.

Performances will be held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for senior citizens, military personnel or students with IDs. Tickets will be available starting one hour before each show at the box office.

Seating is limited to 55 persons per show. The show is rated equivalent to a PG-13 for mature themes and brief violence. For more information, call 956-600-9463.

The domestic drama focuses on a middle-aged couple’s life as it becomes disrupted by a college-aged boarder.

“This story, set in the late 1950s in a sprawling Pittsburg suburb has been on my wish list to direct for nearly a dozen years,” said Pedro Garcia, PCT artistic director and co-founder.

Garcia briefly watched the 1952 film adaptation as a child and rediscovered it

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later as a teenager and adult, captivated by its themes and characters.

“One of the reasons I wanted to direct the play, once I became a more experienced director, was due to the challenge it brings for actors,” added Garcia.

Casting the female lead of Lola Delaney required an actress that would be able to capture gravitas. Garcia turned to recurring PCT talent, Daniela Ramos, who auditioned for the part.

“She takes big risks as an actor. In the role of Lola, she grabs and grabs in her naïve, yet talkative manner and digs, divulges and discovers all at the same time. It’s not an easy role to play, but Daniela is convincing in her manic depressive yet sweet air,” he said.

As for the role of Doc, Lola’s husband, Garcia turned to Abel Gonzalez.

“He too is promising as the suave brute having to portray an aloof, nostalgic character who suddenly bursts at the seams grasping for a throat to squeeze,” said Garcia.

“It’s a dysfunctional family to say the least,” said Gonzalez, when discussing the role and his preparation to play Doc. “The script is so well written that it’s reinvigorating hearing these words over and over again in rehearsals,” concluded Garcia.

“Storytellers can learn from Inge’s style.”

The play is supported by an ensemble cast of characters including newcomers to the Pharr Community Theater: Princie Martinez, who plays Marie, a college student and boarder at the Delaney’s home; Victor Farias, her temporary love interest, Turk; and Ann Westerman as Mrs. Coffman, the neighbor.

Veteran community theater actress, Armandina Sesin, returns in a cameo as the mail delivery woman.

There are a total of 11 local actors in the play and six crew members, including Costume Designer/UTRGV graduate Larissa Almanza, who, during rehearsals of the play, was accepted to the Master of Fine Arts Program in Costume Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Other crew members include David Daniel Hernandez, stage manager; Valerie Villarreal, set designer; Gabrielle Lopez, light designer; and props master Anna Danielle.

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UVAL to honor Kika April 19

Maxilou Link, president of the Upper Valley Art League in Mission, has put out an invitation to the general public to celebrate the life of Kika de la Garza. The informal gathering will be held next Wednesday, April, 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kika de la Garza Fine Arts Center, 921 E 12th St. in Mission. The UVAL gallery and workshop is housed in

the building which has long named for him.

The UVAL membership will present amemorial wall, and the de la Garza family will share a collection of memories from their historical archives. The public is invited to share personal stories, also. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 956-583-2787.

All Things Reptiles John Brush, biologist and local naturalist, will be at Quinta Mazatlan, 600 Sunset in McAllen, to present a program on Thursday, April 20, at 6 p.m. He will discuss the world of reptiles and to shed light on the histories and identifications reptiles in the Rio Grande Valley. Admission is $3 per person. Call 956-681-3370 for info.

John Brush, Biologist

Hop over to EGG-stravaganza & Spring Fair Hop over with the family to Quinta Mazatlan’s Nature EGG-stravaganza & Spring Fair on Saturday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, and bring a camera for photos with the Nature Bunny. The Spring Fair will feature a live animal petting zoo, Sea Turtle Inc. from South Padre Island, live snakes and insects and a nature scavenger hunt. Activity stations include Lakeshore Learning Parachute Game, children’s play “Are you My Mother?” Natural Dyes Station, nature arts and crafts, face painting and snacks. Children should bring a basket or an empty egg carton and hunt for 10 prize egg stations. Admission is $5 for children and (age 2 and under get in free free) and $3 for adult regular admission. For more information call 956-6813370. Quinta Mazatlan is located at 600 Sunset Dr. in McAllen.

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April 15 – The Easter Bunny Fun Run/Walk at the Second Annual Spring into Fitness Expo begins with a 1K and 5K at 8 a.m. at 3930 Plantation Grove in Mission. Proceeds benefit the Latinas in Progress for The Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas RGV. The race fee for ages 5 to 12 is $15 and 13 to 90 is $30. There is also a $2.50 sign-up fee. Registration, available on runsignup.com, ends Friday, April 14, at 11:59 p.m.

April 15 – This month’s Toddler Play Date at the Edinburg World Birding Center (EWBC) features “Eggs and Bunnies.” For ages 1 to 4, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., there will be hands-on, interactive play, including puppet shows, story-telling, puzzle time, free play, coloring, crafts and guided walks throughout the grounds. Admission is $2 per toddler with free admission for one guardian. Additional visiting family members pay regular admission.

April 15 – This week’s Gladys Porter Zoo Saturday Safari, “Bee Friends,” teaches about plant and animal relationships and how important they are for survival. It begins at 10 a.m. A tour, arts and crafts, animal encounter and snacks are included. Cost is $15 per child or adult. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. For more information or to register, call 956-548-9453. The zoo is located at 500 Ringgold in Brownsville.

April 16 – The next “Animal Play Day” at Gladys Porter Zoo runs from 11 to 3 p.m. in the Discovery Center.

The theme is “Easter” for this animal enrichment. Zoo animals are provided novel food and play items to stimulate and entertain. For more information, call 956-546-7187.

The zoo is located at 500 Ringgold in Brownsville.

April 21 – The Alumni Reunion Parade at The Marine Military Academy (MMA) in Harlingen begins at 10 a.m. All parades are held on the academy grounds, and the public is invited. Veterans and former classmates and their families are encouraged to attend.

April 22 – Go on a Saturday Safari at Gladys Porter Zoo with “Tortuga Tales” from 10 a.m. to noon in the Discovery Center. Learn about the sea turtles that visit the Texas Coast. A tour, arts and crafts, animal encounter and snacks are included. Cost is $15 per child or adult. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. For more information or to register, call 956-548-9453. The zoo is located at 500 Ringgold in Brownsville.

April 22 – It’s time to Party for the Planet at Gladys Porter Zoo, 500 Ringgold in Brownsville. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., celebrate Earth Day and learn more about conservation with through games and activities for children. Local organizations will also discuss “going green” to preserve resources and the environment. It is included with regular admission or membership. For more information, call 956-546-7187.

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Juan Diego Academy Catholic Regional High School (JDA) in Mission will hold an entrance exam for prospective freshmen on Saturday, April 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at its campus located in Mission.

The timed examination takes about four hours and is the first step in the admissions process for freshmen wishing to enroll at JDA for the 2017-2018 school year.

Cost for the exam is $25 and includes the application fee.

As the Upper Valley’s Catholic regional high school, JDA provides a Christ-centered, rigorous academic program with PreAP® and AP® courses, an

award-winning athletics and robotics program, and opportunities for service and leadership in both school and community.

This current school year, five JDA seniors have received AP Scholar recognition, one student has been named a National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Student, the robotics program has advanced to a national competition, and the volleyball, boys soccer, and girls basketball teams have advanced into the TAPPS state playoffs.

For more information on the exam, call the school at 583-2752.

Admin Professionals luncheon is April 26

Administration Professionals Day is just around the corner. Employers, supervisors and managers looking for a way to treat their secretary, receptionist or administrative assistant are invited to treat them to the Education Foundation of Mission CISD annual luncheon. It will be held Wednesday, April 26, at the Mission Community Center.

With seating beginning at 11:30 a.m., a three-course meal will be served up. Mario “Superstar” Salazar will presents a fun comedy show and door prizes will be giv-

en, along with other extras.

The luncheon and show being at 12:15 p.m.

The cost is $25 per person or $250 for tables of 10. All proceeds benefit the Mission CISD Education Foundation.

Bosses are invited to enter their honored guests into the Administrative Professional of the Year contest.

The luncheon is open for any area business, school district or city to attend.

For more information or tickets, contact Hiram Burguete at 956-323-5520, or Gus Martinez or Ana Gallardo at 956-323-5505.

STC offers nursing CEUs McALLEN – South Texas College will now offer specialized Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) in the Rio Grande Valley. Nurses require at least 10 CEUs per year, and nursing educators require at least 20.

STC will offer two-hour trainings next month, beginning with “Nursing Leader-

ship” on April 19 at the NAH campus at 1 p.m. The next one, “Nursing Curriculum,” will be held in May. Subsequent sessions will include “Elderly Care” in the fall followed by “Palliative Care.”

The cost is $40 per session. Those interested can contact Karen Countryman at 956-872-3086 or email at kcountry@southtexascollege.edu.

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CDBG’s main purpose is to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing, a suitable living environment and economic opportunities to low- and moderate-income people.

The City also provides funding to several agencies to provide services for senior activities at the Arnaldo Ramirez Senior Center, home delivered meals for homebound elderly, medication assistance, medical equipment and hearing aids for elderly, screening and counseling services for abused/neglected children, rehabilitation services for handicapped individuals, utility/ rent deposits and payments for disabled individuals and elderly, rent/utility payment assistance for those at risk of becoming homeless.

Moving our community forward, one family at a time.

For more information call us at 956-580-8670

Or visit our website www.missiontexas.us

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Dear Rusty: I was born in 1951 and have not yet applied for my Social Security benefits, and I know that when I reach my full retirement age this year I will be able to get 100% of the benefit I’m entitled to. However, I don’t really need the extra money right now, so I’m thinking of not applying and letting the monthly payment grow by 8% annually until 2021 and then start collecting at age 70. What happens if I die before I start collecting, relative to my wife’s ability to collect benefits normally provided to a surviving spouse of the deceased? Signed: Concerned for Her Dear Concerned: Since you were born in 1951, your Social Security full retirement age (FRA) is 66. And you are correct that if you don’t apply for Social Security at that time, your benefit will grow at a rate of 8% per year (actually, 2/3rds of 1% per month) until you reach age 70. If you die before you start collecting, your spouse will be entitled to receive whatever Social Security benefit you would be entitled to if you were still alive. Social Security will compute what you would have been entitled to at your

death, and your spouse would be eligible to get that amount, provided she had already reached her Social Security full retirement age; however if she had not reached her full retirement age (which as a widow may be less than her regular FRA), she would be subject to a benefit reduction.

Her full retirement age as a widow would be calculated by defining her birth year as two years earlier than her actual birth year.

Since you didn’t tell me your wife’s age, I’ll just give you the general rules: If she has already reached her widow’s full retirement age, she will get 100% of the benefit you were entitled to at death (including your increase for delaying). If she’s younger than her full retirement age, the benefit she gets would be reduced. Assuming she was born somewhere between 1945-1956, the reduction would be 0.396% per month for each month prior to her widow’s full retirement age.

The earliest she can apply for widow’s benefit is age 60, and at that age she would only get 71.5% of your benefit. But if she’s younger than her full retirement age, she doesn’t have to apply for widow’s benefits at your

death - she can avoid the reduction by waiting until her full retirement age to apply.

She shouldn’t wait beyond her FRA to apply because survivor’s benefits don’t grow after she reaches her widow’s full retirement age.

The information presented in this article is intended for general information purposes only. The opinions and interpretations expressed in this article are the viewpoints of the AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory staff, trained and accredited under the National Social Security Advisors program of the National Social Security Association, LLC (NSSA). NSSA, the AMAC Foundation, and the Foundation’s Social Security Advisors are not affiliated with or endorsed by the United States Government, the Social Security Administration, or any other state government. Furthermore, the AMAC Foundation and its staff do not provide legal or accounting services. The Foundation welcomes questions from readers regarding Social Security issues. To submit a request, contact the Foundation at info@amacfoundation.org.

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Next step: House, Senate must work toward agreement on state budget

AUSTIN — After more than 15 hours of floor debate, the Texas House of Representatives on April 7 approved a balanced, $218 billion, state budget for fiscal years 20182019.

During the debate, state representatives proposed some 378 amendments to the House version of Senate Bill 1, although many were tabled or withdrawn.

The House version of the proposed budget must now undergo the scrutiny of the Senate, which passed its own $218 billion version on March 28. Members of the House and Senate will meet in a conference committee to reconcile differences in the two versions and finalize a budget that then can be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott for approval.

The House version, which cuts overall state spending by more than $1 billion compared to the current 20162017 budget, provides an additional $1.5 billion for public schools, $500 million to address a shortfall in the health care program for retired teachers and an increase of more than $450 million to address crises in Child Protective Services and foster care. It also puts more resources toward mental health services and Texas Grant scholarships, and it protects voter-approved funding for transportation improvements, House Speaker Joe Straus explained.

Straus expressed appreciation for the work of House Appropriations Committee Chair John Zerwas, R-Richmond, and fellow committee members, and to House members, who voted 131-16 in favor of the budget. “This plan keeps Texas living within its means while making investments that will strengthen our economy and brighten

our future,” Straus said.

Also, Straus pointed out, on April 7, the House approved House Bill 2, legislation to provide funding to close a Medicaid shortfall and to fulfill other supplementary needs, such as family and protective services, to finish the current fiscal biennium.

As in previous years, health and human services uses about 40 percent of the state’s general revenue, while education uses 33 percent and transportation, about 10 percent. Also, currently, the federal government funds about one third of the state budget.

Revenue intake increases Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on April 4 announced that state sales tax revenue totaled $2.24 billion in March, an amount 3 percent greater than in March 2016.

“Overall net growth in sales tax revenue represents mixed performances by major industry sectors,” Hegar said, in an agency news release. “Collections from the manufacturing, wholesale trade and information sectors increased, while receipts from construction, retail trade and restaurants declined from last year’s levels.”

Also, according to the comptroller’s office, total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in March 2017 was up by 2.1 percent compared with the same period a year ago.

Sales tax revenue is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58 percent of all tax collections in fiscal 2016.

Motor vehicle sales and rental taxes, motor fuel taxes and oil and natural gas production taxes are also large revenue sources for the state.

Zika virus risk increases As temperatures continue

to climb, mosquito activity will increase, so people statewide should protect themselves from mosquitoes at home and while traveling to areas where Zika is spreading, the Texas Department of State Health Services recommended last week.

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Juarez-Lincoln advances to 6A State Final Four Championship-minded Huskies making program history

By Bryan Ramos This year’s Juarez-Lincoln Huskies (30-3-1) have already etched their names in history books, advancing to the UIL 6A State Soccer Tournament for the first time in the school’s nine years of varsity soccer, but they aren’t done yet.

District 30-6A’s Offensive Player of the Year, junior forward Gerardo Reyes, said the Huskies had their sights on a trip to state since getting bounced in the third round of last year’s playoffs.

“Since last year when we got eliminated, we were like, ‘next year,’” Reyes said.

“We wanted to get into the state tournament and now here we are.”

Last week’s 1-0 overtime victory over the Edinburg North Cougars in the Region IV final in San Antonio made the Huskies one of the final four 6A teams left standing in Texas with a chance at the

state championship.

Reyes, who has scored in each of the five Huskies playoff games thus far, found the back of the net with the game-winning goal in the fourth minute of the overtime period. He said the team was able to keep their composure and focus on advancing to the state tournament.

“Coach always tells us to stay calm and touch the ball around,” Reyes said. “There was no pressure. We went to win the region so we could go to state. We were mentally prepared for those kind of games.”

The trip to the State Tournament is one the Huskies have been chasing for years.

Junior forward Manuel Castrejon, District 30-6A’s Most Valuable Player, said he’s lucky to be making history with this Juarez-Lincoln team.

“It’s a great honor; I’ve been on varsity ever since my freshman year and I’ve wanted to go to state with the

players I was with,” Castrejon said. “Luckily, I have the chance to go with this team and it feels great knowing that we’re making history.”

Now, the only thing standing between the Huskies and a spot in the state championship game is a semifinal match against the Dallas Jesuit Rangers (203-1).

Dallas Jesuit earned its way to the final four with a 2-0 victory over the Sachse Mustangs 2-0 last weekend in the Region II 6A final.

This is the Rangers’ third UIL 6A State Tournament in program history.

Huskies Head Coach Victor Ramos said a pre-district trip to Houston for the Katy Mojo Showcase, a tournament the Huskies won, showed him this team was different from past seasons.

“Since the beginning we’ve had great years and some things were missing,” Ramos said. “One of the first things this

year was we had that trip to Houston to see different soccer. I think that helps out a lot as a team. I think that’s going to help us out with this game because they play a similar style.”

Juarez-Lincoln and Dallas Jesuit enter their semifinal matchup boasting impressive winning streaks—the Huskies’ last loss was on March 7 while Dallas Jesuit’s came on February 28.

Reyes credits the team dedicating their summer to improving on the pitch and now the Huskies putting the final touches on preparing for the challenge Dallas Jesuit presents.

“It’s going to be a tough game but we’re looking forward to winning this thing,” Reyes said. “We’re getting really mentally prepared.

We’re a good team and we’re capable of playing with any team in the whole state of Texas.”

One winning streak will come to an end as the teams are set to clash tonight in the UIL 6A State Tournament.

Kickoff between Juarez-Lincoln and Dallas Jesuit is set for 7:30 p.m. tonight at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown.

Ramos said the entire district has shown support for the team as they prepare for their state semifinal matchup. The Huskies are excited for their appearance in the final four and are hoping to play their best game of the season tonight, showcasing Juarez-Lincoln soccer.

“We want to play our best game; we’re going to play Juarez-Lincoln soccer,” Ramos said. “Passing the ball, short passes, speed and opening up the field. That Latino game, we want to keep playing like that.”

On the other side of the 6A bracket will be Arlington Houston (21-2-2) against Pasadena Dobie (20-2-4).

The winners of each semifinal will meet in the championship match for the chance to be crowned the best in Texas at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Birkelbach Field.

Two other teams from the Rio Grande Valley qualified for the State Tournament, joining Juarez-Lincoln—the Progreso Red Ants in 4A and the Brownsville Lopez in 5A. Castrejon said he’s proud to be representing Juarez-Lincoln and the Valley, displaying the talent South Texas has to offer.

“The Valley has lots of talent and we’re demonstrating it too,” Castrejon said. “It’s a good thing that we’re all representing our schools and I’m happy to represent mine.

We’ve been waiting for this opportunity and we’re going to take advantage of it and hopefully we win that state title and bring it back to Juarez-Lincoln.”

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La Joya ISD welcomes first female athletic coordinator

By Jose De Leon III Pioneer boys, Sharyland High mixed doubles take District 31-5A tennis titles Pioneer’s Joaquin Delgado defeated Sharyland’s Michael Davis 6-1, 6-0 to win his second singles District 31-5A championship Tuesday morning at Sharyland High School. The Pioneer boys took the team district championship for the second year in a row as well.

Sharyland High’s Leo Armendariz and Carolina Falcon outlasted Pioneer’s Stevan Guarneri and Anne Rara, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to take the district title in mixed doubles.

In girls’ singles, Veterans Memorial senior Kate De Los Santos defeated Sharyland High’s Eugenia Gomez 6-4, 6-0 to take the district title.

Next up for qualifying players is the Class 5A Region IV tournament which will be held at San Antonio’s Blossom Athletic Center April 18 and 19.

Mission girls, Sharyland boys and girls take golf district championships The Mission High girls and the Sharyland High boys and girls golf teams took the District 30-6A and District 31-5A championships which were held Tuesday at Shary Golf course in Mission and

As a high school junior on the school’s basketball team, Cynthia Canchola recalled an instant during a competitive game where she saw a player from the opposing team trip and fall. Without hesitating she helped the player get back up.

“I was a very shy student back then and wasn’t an aggressive athlete so I was just being nice,” Canchola explained. “My teammates were shocked I did that and wondered why I would do it.

At the time, I wasn’t aware how you needed to be competitive, almost ruthless to play.”

After that incident, Canchola said her basketball coach started challenging her with one-on-one basketball games against each other to try to mentally prepare her for any upcoming games.

“He was making me think on my feet and be more aggressive,” Canchola said.

“He’d tell me, ‘While you’re on the court, this is who you have to be. While you’re off the court, you can be yourself.’ It was so much more effective method of teaching than if he had just screamed at me what to do from the sidelines.”

That coach, whose name Canchola could not recall, was one of several coaches she experienced as a student athlete who she says influenced her into “blossoming” to a career as a coach. In February, more than 30 years later, Canchola was named the new athletic coordinator for Domingo Treviño Middle School becoming the first female athletic coordinator in the La Joya Independent School District.

As athletic coordinator, Canchola oversees all the athletic programs for Domingo Treviño Middle School, she said. Previously, Canchola served as a girl’s track, basketball, cross-country and volleyball coach throughout the school district for the last 27 years before becoming the head of the girl’s athletics

at Tierra del Sol golf course in Pharr respectively. Mission’s score of 340-336— 676 earned the Lady Eagles first place over the La Joya Palmview Lady Lobos who placed second with a score of 365-366—731. Individually, Mission’s Leah Lerma (7675—151) and Mia Lerma (79-74—153) took the district championship and district runner-up respectively.

In the 31-5A tournament, Sharyland High’s score of 320-295—615, bettered second place Mission Veterans boys’ score of 342-322—664 and third place Pioneer’s score of 350-325—675 to take the boys’ district title.

Individually, Sharyland’s Jun Min Lee (68-67—135), Pioneer’s Luis Chavez (79-75— 154), Sharyland’s Cordero Lopez (83-72—155) and Veterans Memorial’s Aaron Martinez (83-75—158) were the top boys finishers.

In the 31-5A girls’ tournament, Sharyland High Team A (323-313—636) took the district title while Pioneer (367-351—718) placed second and Sharyland High Team B (389-374—763) placed third. Sharyland’s Laura Rodriguez (7970—149), Pioneer’s Linsey Garza (76-80—156) and Sharyland’s Raquel Flores (79-79—158) were the top three individual finishers.

Mission man dies in police custody following arrest

A 36-year-old Mission man has died following his arrest by Mission police in the early morning hours Tuesday.

According to Mission Police Spokesman Lt. Jody Tittle, Hugo Lugo was pronounced dead on arrival at Mission Regional Medical Center after collapsing earlier in the city jail.

Tittle said police were called to Leo’s Drive In convenience store at 2201 W. Expressway 83 about 2:15 a.m. when a clerk called 911 after being frightened by a customer who was reportedly acting aggressively.

The customer went behind the store’s front counter and would not leave, according to police.

Officers who responded about three minutes later

described Lugo as acting irrationally and showing signs of possible narcotics use, Tittle said. Lugo was reportedly combative with police all the way to the department’s 8th Street holding facility where he later collapsed, Tittle said.

Tittle said officers administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation and called an ambulance. Tittle said when officers were told the ambulance was too far away they put Lugo in a department vehicle and drove him to Mission Regional Medical Center.

“We performed CPR on him all the way to the hospital,” Tittle said.

Tittle said an autopsy was performed on the man but will not be complete pending the results of a toxicology exam.

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According to Canchola, traditionally the school athletic coordinator is the male head football coach. Even though she so far doesn’t have plans to coach the football team next season, Canchola said her new position will help her reach more students while breaking through several gender barriers as a way to honor other girl’s athletic directors in the district.

“I’m hoping for more female athletic coordinators, there is a need for them,” she said. “If you go to other middle schools in La Joya you’ll see so many strong female coaches who know what they’re doing but haven’t been given an opportunity to prove it and I’m hoping I open the door for them. I feel my success is going to determine the pathway of other women to come into this position. We’ve had a female assistant athletic director before but we’ve never had a female coordinator who dealt with the programs overall until now.”

Domingo Treviño Middle School Principal Jose Garcia said Canchola’s new position was “long overdue.”

“In history there’s never been anyone given the opportunity she has,” Garcia said. “She’s an amazing individual and her desire to help children says a lot about her.

It’s very rewarding to see her receive this position where she can use all the experience she’s gained to improve our program.”

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Some of them tell me, ‘I want to be like you,’ and be in charge of athletics,” she said.

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said he picked Alvarez, who was a training captain with the department the past three years, because of their mutual respect and ability to work well together.

City Manager Martin Garza said Sanchez first proposed creating the second-in-command position while interviewing for the permanent chief’s job. Sanchez was appointed interim

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Citing the city’s anticipated growth and the upcoming construction of the city’s sixth fire station, Garza told a crowd of mostly

from pg 1 fire department and city staff during Wednesday’s swearing in ceremony at city hall, he thought it made sense to create the new position.

“We’re building a foundation of administration that we hope will last for many years to come and to become a better department than what we already are,” said Garza.

Also Monday the city council authorized providing

the Mission Redevelopment Authority $3.7 million toward construction of the new substation to be built on the corner of Schubach and Military Roads.

“We’re looking at a growth on the southwest part of town on the Bentsen Palm Development area that we’d like to be prepared for,” Garza said during a March 28 MRA board of directors meeting. “Right now we have six developments out there with 894 lots total. Future land proposals in that subdivision estimate that we’ll have 9 new subdivisions in the next five years which could lead to a total of 3,685 lots with a minimum of four people per lot. That’s a population growth of at least 18,000 people.”

Sanchez said when the new substation opens it will increase the Fire Depart-

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ment’s current staff of 66 to 74.

“With the growth of the city and the growth of the department it is getting harder and harder to handle,” Sanchez said following Wednesday’s ceremony. ”So I can’t concentrate on everything at once. That’s why chief Alvarez is going to focus on operations and I’m going to handle the administrative side.

And, of course, we’ll both be involved in the planning process.”

Alvarez, a Mission native who graduated from Mission High School, is the son of retired deputy chief, Roberto Alvarez. Alvarez said he has an associate’s degree in applied science and fire science from Columbia Southern University, an Alabama-based online institution, from which he also obtained a bachelor’s degree in

fire administration.

Alvarez joined the department in October 2004 as a full-time firefighter and worked his way through the ranks as engineer, lieutenant and captain, Sanchez said.

Garza called the appointments of the chief and assistant chief a great day in the history of the city.

As the son of a firefighter, Alvarez said he knew from childhood he wanted to be one.

“I wanted to serve people and help people,” Alvarez said. “I saw my dad do it. It’s a great honor for me to be able to take on this role and responsibility.”

“This is a good move for our fire department,” said Garza. “We feel it’s in the best interest of the city and the citizens of Mission in the long run.”

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cil to vote against the resolution but the motion failed for the lack of a second. O’Caña did not state his reason for opposing the bill during the meeting but earlier, during a call to the public, Jim Barnes, a member of the citizen’s watchdog group, Objective Watchers of the Legal System and president of the McAllen Tea Party, urged the council to defeat the resolution supporting the bill.

Barnes described the bill as “a big government overreach” that should not be con-

sidered. He said if residents within the utility district have a problem with how the utility is being run they can vote in new directors. And if residents believe illegal activity is occurring within the board of directors residents can contact authorities and request an investigation, Barnes said.

“If we allow the state of Texas to tell a small utility district how to run a business when are they going to start telling the City of Mission how we can and cannot conduct our business,” Barnes

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A funeral mass was held on April 8 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Mission.

The family asked that memorial donations be made to charities supporting needy families or animal rescue.

Jose Flores Jr. MISSION – Jose Martin Flores, 14, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at his home in Mission.

He was born on Oct. 6, 2002, in Detroit, Mich., to Jose Martin and Leticia (Guerra) Flores.

Survivors include his parents and sisters, Karina Morin, Karely Flores and Kelly Flores.

A funeral service was held on April 12 at Rivera Funeral Home in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission.

Joe Martinez MISSION – Joe A. Martinez, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017, in San Antonio.

Mr. Martinez was born and raised in Mission. He attended Mission High School and The University of Texas-Pan American.

Survivors include his father, Esequiel Martinez; three brothers and five sisters.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Carmen Mar-

Eliazar Reyna MISSION – Eliazar Reyna, 64, passed away on Wednesday April 5, 2017, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen.

Mr. Reyna was born in McAllen on July 29, 1952, to Antonio and Ofilia (Vela) Reyna. He was employed with the U.S. Postal Service and was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Brigida Medrano Reyna of Mission; sons, Eliazar Reyna Jr., Emilio Reyna and Esai Reyna; mother, Ofilia Reyna; and siblings, Antonio Reyna, Rafael Reyna, Martin Reyna, Daniel Reyna, Sylvia Reyna and Maria del Rosario

from pg 1 said. “I don’t think the resolution…should be passed.”

The state’s legislative website shows the last activity provided about the proposed legislation was in February when the bill had been referred to the Senate’s Intergovernmental Relations Committee. If passed as written, the bill would go into effect Sept. 1.

Also Monday the council approved a resolution in opposition to President Donald Trump’s call for the abolishment of the Community

Development Block Grant program. The resolution states over the past five years CDBG grants have provided $4.48 million for “housing rehabilitation, home delivered meals for homebound seniors, senior activities, utility/ rental assistance for seniors, disabled and those at risk of becoming homeless, medication and hearing aid assistance, medical equipment, rehabilitation services for adults and services for abused and battered children.”

The resolution calls for Congress to fund the program

for no less than $4.5 billion in the upcoming 2018 fiscal year.

Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas said in a recent interview that while he supports Trump’s efforts to cut the nation’s $19 trillion debt he doesn’t think it should come at the expense of the elderly and disadvantaged. If the program is abolished Salinas said he would support replacing the grant money from the city’s general fund.

In other business Monday, the city council approved spending $15,296 to purchase

23 wall-mounted, chilled water fountains for placement in various city parks. It also approved spending $48,482 for the same kind of ornamental lighting used in the Conway Avenue beautification project for Oblate Park in the city’s center. The council also approved spending $15,000 for 15 aluminum picnic tables for Oblate, Bannworth and Hollis Rutledge Sr. Parks. The council also authorized spending $10,888 to purchase three LED baseball scoreboards for Lions and Jaycee Parks baseball fields.

Reyna.

He was preceded in death by his father.

A funeral mass was held April 7 at St. John of the Fields Catholic Church in Mission. Burial, with military honors, followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Mission.

Funeral arrangements were under the care of Rivera Funeral Home of Mission.

Christopher Rock PALMVIEW – Christopher Kyle Rock, 33, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at his home in Palmview.

A funeral mass was held on April 7 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.

nas; daughters, Jessica Morales, Claudia Ramos and Ana Laura Torres; siblings, Guadalupe Sanchez, Bertha Garza, Rosa Sanchez, Maria Alejandra Chavero, Roberto Sanches, Juan Jorge Sanchez, Homero Sanchez, Veronica Gallegos, Romana Gonzalez and Ana Beatriz Vela; and four grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A funeral service was held on April 7 at Rivera Funeral Home in Mission. Burial followed at Lord and I Cemetery in Palmview.

Xavier Sierra BROWNSVILLE – Xavier Luis Sierra, 60, formerly of Mission, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home in Brownsville.

He is survived by his brother, Ramon Sierra.

A funeral service was held on April 13 at Iglesia Metodista El Buen Pastor.

Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

John Townsend Jr. MARBLE FALLS – John J. Townsend Jr. of Marble Falls, formerly of Mission and McAllen, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Mr. Townsend was born in McAllen on Nov. 3, 1950.

He attended Our Lady of Sorrows School, graduated from McAllen High school in 1968 and Pan American University in 1975 with a degree in government. He was a minor league baseball player in Houston. He was an organizer and chairman of the Valley NRA. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Deborah Kay Townsend; children, Whitney Presley and Ross

Townsend; brother, William Townsend; and a granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Marie Townsend.

A memorial service was held on April 12 at St. Peter and St. Paul Episcopal Church in Mission.

Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, St. Peter & St. Paul Episcopal Church or the charity of one’s choice.

5, 2017, at Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen. Cremation was held on April 10 at Memorial Cremation Center in Edinburg.

Reynaldo Moreno MISSION – Reynaldo Moreno, 57, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg.

Elva Muniz MISSION – Elva Muniz, 66, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at her home.

Florentina Olvera MISSION – Florentina Olvera, 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at her home in Mission.

Octavia Pons NAPERVILLE, ILL. – Octavia G. “Tavita” Pons, 86, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville.

Juan Ramirez MISSION – Juan Ramirez, 69, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Rodrigo Ramiro III MISSION – Rodrigo Ramiro III, 80, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Rogelio Sanchez Jr. PEÑITAS – Rogelio Sanchez Jr., 22, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, in Mission.

Maria Torres ALTON – Maria Lupita Torres, infant, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Women’s Hospital in Edinburg.

Adriana Sanchez MISSION – Adriana Salinas Sanchez, 49, passed away on Wednesday April 5, 2017, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg.

Mrs. Sanchez was born on Sept. 22, 1967, in Mexico, to Roberto and Juana (Bautista) Sanchez.

Survivors include her husband, Roberto G. Sali-

ChurCh DireCtory BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH 2820 N. Conway Ave. • 581-1411 CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 2322 N. McColl. - McAllen 682-2092 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 5609 S 29th St. - McAllen 682-4881 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 2Mile & Bryan Rd Mission.

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.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1101 Doherty • 585-1665 FREEDOM LIFE CHURCH 2214 W. Griffin Pkwy. • 519-7000 Mission GRACIA DIVINA MINISTRY 11809 N. Shary Rd. • 584-3112 GREAT OAKS COMMUNITY CHURCH 2722 N. Conway • 451-5500 Mission HERITAGE BAPTIST MCALLEN 2549 Lindbergh Ave. McAllen • 451-6358 IGLESIA ADVENTISTA DEL SEPTIMO DIA 1725 W. Griffin Parkway 581-9008 IGLESIA BAUTISTA BETANIA 851 S. Breyfogle Rd. • 585-5688 IGLESIA BAUTISTA CRISTO EL REY 1600 E. Bus. 83 - Mission IGLESIA BAUTISTA COLONIAL 3713 N. La Homa Rd. • 585-5332 IGLESIA BAUTISTA DEL VALLE 217 W. Mile 3 Rd. • 424-1602 Palmhurst IGLESIA DEL PUEBLO 7500 West Expressway 83 581-1900 IGLESIA DEL DIVINO REDENTOR 1020 North Los Ebanos Rd 585-5898

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KING, GUERRA, DAVIS & GARCIA ATTORNEYS AT LAW

DAVID H. GUERRA

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DARRELL DAVIS

301 E. Tom Landry • Mission • 585-1622

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.

585-3203 PEÑITAS BAPTIST CHURCH 1/3 Mile S. of Exp.83 on FM 1427 583-6236 PRIMERA BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of 6th & Oblate 585-4711 PRIMERA IGLESIA DEL VALLE APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 210 N. St. Marie. • 585-8651

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

3805 Plantation Grove Blvd., Ste. 5

Mission • 580-4551

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

Notices Ana Aranda PALMVIEW – Ana Aranda, 32, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Rene Chapa PEÑITAS – Rene Chapa, 74, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Jose Flores Jr. MISSION – Jose Martin Flores Jr., 14, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at his home in Mission.

Roger K. Kallenbach MISSION – Roger K. Kallenbach, 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg.

Hugo Lugo MISSION – Hugo Lugo, 36, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Modesta Reyes Mata MISSION – Modesta Reyes Mata, 49, passed away on Wednesday, April

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GARZA at least one of his dogs were in the center of the bridge, sandwiched between the two vehicles when they were struck and killed by the southbound driver.

Earlier this week Mission Police Chief Robert Dominguez said no charges would be filed against the driver who struck and killed Garza, 42-year-old Rudy Treviño, of the 1400 block of East Franklin Street in Alton.

But Dominguez said his department has forwarded its investigative report pertaining to a 61-year-old Mission woman who was struck and killed in a January 20 early morning incident, to the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment. In the second case a forensic analysis indicated 42-year-old Roberto C. Sanchez of McAllen was possibly talking on his cell phone when he allegedly struck and killed Lois B. Brooks at the intersection of Business 83 and San Antonio Street. But more on that case to follow.

In Garza’s case, police records show at 6:28 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2016 Mission resident Narsedalia G. Rios, 50, called 911 to report a man and dog had been hit by a southbound vehicle that was crossing the bridge at the same time she was traveling north driving a black 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV. She said just prior to the collision the man who was struck was in the center of the bridge and appeared to be struggling with a large dog. She said she could see several leashes in the man’s hands but because of the oncoming vehicle’s lights she only saw one dog. She said just as she passed the man with the dog she could hear the collision between he and the oncoming vehicle.

At about the same time as Rios was calling 911, Treviño, a city Parks and Recreation employee, called Mis-

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“There was a person walking and he was in the middle of two vehicles and, ah, I was the one that hit him by accident,” Treviño said.

He told the dispatcher the person “just swayed right into my side. He just ran into me. He avoided the other car and he got in my way. When I wanted to move to the other side he was already right on top of me.”

However, in a subsequent interview Treviño, who was driving a red 1996 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck, told an investigator conditions were such that he could barely see a car-length in front of him and that he never saw a man, just a shadow passing by the driver’s side window. One police investigator noted a city streetlight at the bridge was out. Another arriving at the scene at 7:04 a.m. described a dense fog in the area.

Treviño told police he thought he had run over a dog until Rios, who had made a U-turn after hearing the collision, told him she had seen a man and that they needed to look for him. Per the investigative report the dog was still in the middle of the bridge and the pair found Garza’s body 102 feet from the impact point on the east side of the road just south of the bridge. He was motionless and badly injured. That was when the pair called for help, per the report. By studying the video provided

by Garza’s neighbor, investigators were able to determine Treviño was traveling the posted 40 mph speed limit when he drove past Garza’s home.

Garza was transported to Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg where he died a short time after arrival. An autopsy report indicated Garza, 59, died of multiple injuries including severe head trauma.

Rios told a 911 dispatcher she was nearly upon the man on the bridge before she saw him.

Despite the decision by Mission police not to file criminal charges against Treviño, Garza’s daughter, Carina C. Garza De Luna, a McAllen-based attorney, said the family plans to obtain their own copy of the investigative report and review it.

“We want the right thing to be done and justice to be served. And once we gather all of the evidence we’ll be able to determine whether that was done,” she said. “If we feel that more needs to be done regarding gathering evidence we have considered filing a civil suit and deposing the witnesses that were involved.”

If the family determines Treviño was negligent in avoiding her father they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against him.

“We would seek the maximum damages allowed under Texas law,” she said.

Garza’s widow, Mission City Councilwoman Norie Gonzales Garza, said her husband’s loss has been the source of continuing pain to her and the family.

“We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the witness, Narsedalia G. Rios, for taking swift action in pulling over and calling an ambulance, the emergency responders that attended to Oscar, and our wonderful community for their prayers and outpouring of support during this difficult time. We ask for continued prayers as we try to get through each day without the patriarch of our family - our daddy, granddaddy, and husband,” Garza said.

According to the police report, the video recorded Garza’s other two dogs found their way home, one at about 6:25 a.m. and the other about two minutes later.

In the city’s second pe-

destrian fatality case it was at approximately 6:42 a.m. on January 20 when Mission resident Roberto C. Sanchez, 42, of the 4900 block of Heron Avenue, called 911 to report he had just struck a pedestrian who was later identified as Lois B. Brooks of the 2000 block of School Lane in Mission.

According to Mission Police reports, Brooks was crossing San Antonio Street heading west when she was struck by a Mi Casa Adult Daycare van driven by Sanchez who was turning south onto San Antonio from the westbound lane of Business 83.

Sanchez, who was driving a 15-passenger, Ford F350 van, told a responding officer because it was dark and drizzling rain he did not see Brooks before hitting her.

According to Sanchez and witnesses, he performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Brooks after calling 911.

Brooks was declared dead at the scene after paramedics arrived, per the police report.

In a subsequent interview

a Mission police investigator noted that at first Sanchez told him he had seen the woman walking along the street but then said he had not seen her until “she appeared out of nowhere” and he hit her with the van.

The investigator, Tomas Garces Jr., reported Sanchez denied being on his phone when he struck Brooks. Sanchez told Garces he had been on the phone shortly before the incident helping another day care driver with directions to a client’s location but that the call had ended prior to the collision. Sanchez told Garces he still had the phone in his hand when he struck Brooks.

Another investigator reported the other daycare driver confirmed she had been on the phone with Sanchez that morning but Sanchez had said nothing about a crash prior to ending the call.

Garces reported a forensics review of Sanchez’s phone showed he was using it 26 seconds prior to calling 911. The police report indicated a forensics exam-

CORNYN result of trade between both countries.”

Cabeza de Vaca praised Cornyn as one of the most proactive senators on border issues and the promotion of free trade between the two nations.

Cornyn told the gathering at the bridge’s administration building he would continue to support the North American Free Trade Agreement despite President Donald Trump’s comments it is an unfair deal for the United States and should be renegotiated.

“I’m here to say that NAFTA and trade in general is not a dirty word,” Cornyn said. “It’s important. Texas is the number one exporting state in the nation…so it’s something worth fighting for.

“People try to attribute a whole host of ills to trade when in fact trade solves problems, creates jobs, creates opportunities,” Cornyn

ination was to be conducted on the other daycare driver’s phone but results of the exam were not included in reports provided to the Progress Times.

Police Chief Dominguez said it was anybody’s guess when the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office would get around to presenting Sanchez’s case to a grand jury. As of press time Sanchez’s name was not listed among criminal defendants on the county’s criminal records website.

Murray Moore, an assistant Hidalgo County district attorney said Tuesday she could not comment on pending cases but said cases are not presented to a grand jury until all evidence has been received. She said it can often take up to a year or more for the state’s crime lab to return results of toxicology exams of subject blood samples. According to the Mission police report a sample of Sanchez’s blood was taken and submitted for testing on the day of the incident. from pg 1

said.

Cornyn said that while border security deserves attention it should not be allowed to interfere with free trade.

“It’s important that while we maintain security we continue to keep the corridors of commerce open and alive and benefitting both sides of the border,” he said.

Following his speech Cornyn held a short press conference during which he was asked to comment on the Border Adjustment Tax proposed by U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. Cornyn said he was skeptical about the proposed legislation.

“There’s a number of industries whether it’s automobiles, retail industry, oil and gas industry, all of which would be negatively impacted,” Cornyn said.

According to the website, Investopedia, a border ad-

justment tax is a short name for a tax levied depending on where a good is consumed rather than where it is produced. It cites for example, if a corporation ships tires to Mexico where they will be used to make cars, the profit the tire company makes on the tires it exports isn’t taxed.

However, if an American car company purchases tires from Mexico for use in cars made in America, the money it makes on the cars (including the tires) sold in the U.S. is taxed. In addition, the company cannot deduct the cost of the imported tires as a business expense, according to the site.

“I think it’s really important to get tax rates down, to make our economy more competitive, to make America more competitive in the world. But I don’t think the border adjustability tax is the right answer,” Cornyn said.

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ORDINANCE NO. 4488 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A HOME OCCUPATION-2 CHAIR BEAUTY SALON, 804 W. 24TH PLACE, LOT 74, CHAPARRAL HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF APRIL, 2017.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4489 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU SERVICE WINDOW -TORTILLERIA CARMELITA, 600 N. SHARY ROAD, STE. F, LOT 1, ESDRAS VEGA SUBDIVION READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF APRIL, 2017.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4490 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU CONVENIENCE STORE, 1001 W. EXPRESSWAY 83, LOTS 35 & 36, FREEWAY# 3 SUBDIVISION READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF APRIL, 2017.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4491 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MANUFACTURING & PACKAGING OF ICE CREAM AND CHICHARRONES IN A C-3 ZONE, 204 W. TOM LANDRY, LOTS 3-6, BLOCK 175, MISSION ORIGINAL TOWNSITE SUBDIVISION READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF APRIL, 2017.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4492 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.780 DESIGNATING PLACES WHERE BEER AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE SOLD WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MISSION TO INCLUDE THE PREMISES LOCATED AT 1812 W GRIFFIN PARKWAY, EL PUERTO MEAT MARKET READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF APRIL, 2017.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

THE STATE OF TEXAS NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do (does)not file a written answer with the clerk who issued to this citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two (42) days after the date of issuance of this citation and Petition, a default Judgment may be taken against you.”

TO: Hermelinda Martinez, DEFENDANT(S) GREETINGS: You are herby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s Original Petition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of fortytwo (42) days after the date of issuance of this citation the same being the on this the 30th day of March, 2017 before the Honorable Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado, 93rd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas at the Courthouse of said county in Edinburg, Texas. Said CITY OF MISSION’S ORIGINAL PETITION, REQUEST FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION, AND REQUESTS FOR DISCLOSURE filed in said court on the on this the 19th day of September, 2016 in this case numbered C-4370-16-B on the docket of said court and styled CITY OF MISSION VS. HERMELINDA MARTINEZ. Said petition was filed in said court by Attorney JAIME TIJERINA, 1201 E. 8th ST., Mission, TX 78572.

A brief nature of the suit is as follows: PLAINTIFF(S) PRAY FOR TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION RELIEF RELATED TO A RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 1221 N. SLABAUGH AVE., MISSION, TEXAS 78572 AKA 1221 W. KIKA DE LA GARZA STREET, MISSION, TEXAS 78572, CIVIL PENALTIES COURT COSTS, POST JUDGMENT INTEREST AND ALL OTHER RELIEF PLAINTIFF MAY BE ENTITLED TO AT LAW. The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.

ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at Edinburg, Texas on the on this the 30th day of March, 2017.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Mission Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on April 26, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: A tract of land containing 1.783 acres of land - being a part or portion of a 2.19 acre tract of land being the North 71.41 feet of the South 142.82 feet of the North 8 acres out of Lot 172, John H. Shary Subdivision, and a portion of an abandoned canal right-of-way lying west of and adjacent to Lot 172, John H. Shary Subdivision, from (AO-P) Agricultural Open Permanent to (R-1T) Townhouse Residential; and Rezoning: A tract of land containing 0.377 acres of land – being a part or portion of a 2.19 acre tract of land being the North 71.41 feet of the South 142.82 feet of the North 8 acres out of Lot 172, John H. Shary Subdivision, and a portion of an abandoned canal right-of-way lying west of and adjacent to Lot 172, John H. Shary Subdivision, from (R1) Single Family Residential to (R-1T) Townhouse Residential Discussion and Action to Amend the Mission Code of Ordinances Appendix A – Zoning, Article X, Sections 1.56(2) Mobile Homes or Portable Buildings, by Adding Subsection G 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

ORDINANCE NO. 4486 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A REZONING OF A 1.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 205, JOHN H. SHARY SUBDIVISION, FROM A0-1 TO C-3 READ, CONSIDERED AND PASSED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF April, 2017.

Norberto Salinas, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

CONSTABLE’S SALE

The State of Texas County of Hidalgo Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of a certain Writ of Execution issued out of the HONORABLE COUNTY COURT AT LAW 35 HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS on the 14th of MARCH 2017, for the sum of $9,071.33 PRINC. AMT+ 1,750.00 ATTORNEY FEES, with interest thereon at the rate of 18% per annum from the 27th of NOVEMBER 2006 and cost of suit, under a judgment in favor of THE CADLE COMPANY II INC. in a certain cause in said court, No. CL-06-2276-E and styled THE CADLE COMPANY II INC. Vs ALBERTO H. PENA; MARIA E. PENA and placed in my hands for service for service on 22nd of MARCH 2017, Lazaro Gallardo Jr., as Constable Pct.3 Hidalgo County, Texas did on the 19th of JULY 2016, levy on certain real estate in Hidalgo County, Texas described as follows, to-wit Lot Fourteen (14) Block Two (2 of Tolle Subdivision #1, being a resub division of 0.64 acres out of Lot 20-1, 16.97 acres out of Lot 21-1 and 0.39 out of Lot 22-1. West Addition to Sharyland, Hidalgo County, Texas and being more particularly described as follows, to with: BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of lot 21-1; THENCE West 390 Feet to a point;, THENCE, North 845 feet to the place of the beginning; THENCE North 130 feet for the northeast corner of this description; THENCE WEST 150 feet to a point to the NORTHWEST corner; THENCE South 130 feet to a point for the Southwest corner; THENCE East 150 feet to a point for the Southwest corner and place of beginning, And levied upon as property of ALBERTO H. PENA; MARIA E. PENA and that on the first Tuesday in MAY 2017, the same being the 2nd day of said month, at the court house door of Hidalgo County, TEXAS in the City of Edinburg, Texas, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (sale starts at 10:00 a.m.) by virtue of said levy and said writ of execution, I will sell said above described real estate at public venue for cash, to the highest bidder, as the property of said ALBERTO H. PENA; MARIA E. PENA and in compliance with the law, I give this notice by publication, in the English language, once a week for three consecutive weeks immediately proceeding said day of sale, in The PROGRESS TIMES a newspaper published in Hidalgo County.

Witness my hand, this 24th day of MARCH 2017 Lazaro Gallardo, Jr. CONSTABLE PCT.3 Hidalgo County, Texas

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ORDINANCE NO. 4487 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #4393 ADOPTING THE REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL FROM FOUR {4) TO THREE (3) TO THE CLASSIFIED POSITION OF DEPUTY CHIEF FOR THE MISSION FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PERSON CLASSIFIED IMMEDIATELY BELOW DEPARTMENT HEAD AS ALLOWED

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Mission City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on April 24, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: The East 100’ of Lot 10, and all of Lots 11 & 12, save and except the West 50’ thereof, Block 205, Mission Original Townsite Subdivision, from (R-1) Single Family Residential to (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial; Rezoning: A 0.521 acre tract of land out of the North 4.0 acres of Lot 172, John H. Shary Subdivision, from (C-3) General Business to (R-1T) Townhouse Residential; Rezoning: A 0.13 acre tract of land, being the West 75’ of the East 902’ of the South 105’ of Lot 29-7, West Addition to Sharyland Subdivision, from (AO-I) Agricultural Open Interim to (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial; Rezoning: A 0.91 acres tract of land, being the North 198’ of the West 220’ of Lot 19-11, West Addition to Sharyland Subdivision, from (AO-I) Agricultural Open Interim to (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial; and Rezoning: A 5.56 acre tract of land, being the North 800’ of the East 370’ out of Lot 264, John H. Shary Subdivision, from (C-2) Neighborhood Commercial to (C-3) General Business 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

THE STATE OF TEXAS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney.

If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty two days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

To: THE WALLACE G. COOK REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST CREATED NOVEMBER 23, 1999, THE WALLACE G. COOK SURVIVING TRUST AND THE HEIRS AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WALLACE G. COOK a/k/a WALLACE COOK AND ELIZABETH L. COOK a/k/a ELIZABETH COOK Greeting: You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s petition at or before 10:00 o’clock a.m. of the first Monday after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance of this citation, the same being Monday the 15th day of May, 2017 at or before 10 o’clock a.m., before the 332nd District Court of Hidalgo County, at the Courthouse in Edinburg, Texas.

Said Plaintiff’s Petition was filed on December 13, 2016 in this case, numbered C-5522-16-F on the docket of said court. An Amended Petition to clarify the land description and add a middle initial to one of the Defendants was filed March 21, 2017. A Second Amended Petition to add party names was filed March 30, 2017.

The names of the parties to the cause are as follows: RUDOLPH ARBANAS and BETTY L. ARBANAS INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEES OF THE RUDOLPH JOSEPH ARBANAS AND BETTY LOU ARBANAS TRUST DATED JUNE 7, 2010 are Plaintiffs and THE WALLACE G. COOK REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST CREATED NOVEMBER 23, 1999, THE WALLACE G. COOK SURVIVING TRUST AND THE HEIRS AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WALLACE G. COOK AND ELIZABETH COOK are Defendants.

A brief statement of the nature of the suit is as follows, to-wit: The suit seeks to establish clear title in the Plaintiffs in Lot 240, Resubdivision of Lots 238, 239, and 240, Aladdin Villas Subdivision, Phase II, Hidalgo County, Texas, and remove any claim or interest the Defendants may have, resulting from defects occurring in previous conveyances dating back to 1995, all as is more fully shown by Plaintiffs’ Petition on file in this suit.

If this citation is not served within ninety days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. The officer executing this writ shall promptly served the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.

Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said court at office in Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, on this 30th of MARCH, 2017.

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