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• HIDALGO

Lone Wolf Rising

• MISSION

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East Hidalgo Detention Center employees indicted on bribery, sexual abuse charges

Hitting an ace

By Dave Hendricks

Ricardo “El Gallero” Palacios Courtesy photo.

By Rick Venecia On December 7th 2019, Payne Arena in Hidalgo will be hosting its first ever mixed martial arts pay per view as two legends will go toe to toe in the octagon.

Fight legends, Alberto El Patron and Tito Ortiz, will headline a Combate Americas event that is sure to be filled with nonstop action. As the fight game has evolved into a worldwide phenomenon, people from all walks of life have been fixated on this most primitive of sports.

Names like McGregor, Diaz, Gracie, Shamrock, Lidell, and Hughes have become synonymous with MMA and its fans.

As is always the case, fighters on the undercard are sometimes overlooked despite their commitment.

This doesn’t make them any less impressive than main eventers, but as one fight legend once said, “they just aren’t there yet.” One such fighter is Mission’s very own, Ricardo “El Gallero” Palacios, who will be fighting on the Alberto vs Tito event. With an 11-2 and professional MMA record and 6 KOs, Palacios has proven he’s got the ability to turn this sport on its head and

put Mission’s fighting scene on the map. He has already been featured on Combate America’s television series where his toughness and unassuming smile gained him a big following in Latin America. Ricky has also fought on a few UFC cards as well as the Dana White Fight Series where he won by unanimous decision. When asked about this journey, Palacios simply responds with, “I just want to be the best.”

Palacios grew up on Hidalgo St in the Monterreyito area of Mission’s southside.

He admits that he was never the biggest kid on the block so he always had a chip on his shoulder. He credits his teachers at Pearson Elementary, especially Alma Venecia, for always inspiring him to strive for more and teaching him that you are not a product of your environment. Your environment becomes a product of you and what you make it. Ricky’s heart and spirit were evident to his teachers and coaches early on in his life, and have become the driving force through his professional career.

See LONE WOLF Pg. 7

Progress Times photo by Jamie Treviño.

A volunteer from the South Texas Community Tennis Association teaches the basics of tennis at the ribbon cutting for the Mission Tennis Complex at Birdwell Park.

Ribbon cutting marks opening of the Mission Tennis Center

By Jamie Treviño Mary Fernal is excited to see an influx of tennis players from across the state hosted in Mission, thanks to the new tennis complex.

On Nov. 26 this week, the city of Mission held a ribbon cutting for the Mission Tennis Center at Birdwell Park, located at 2400 N. Stewart Rd. The facilities, said to improve the quality of life in the city, were approved, funded and completed in three and a half years.

Several city leaders and a state leader were present, along with residents from across Mission, to enjoy and experience the tennis center. The renovation of Birdwell Park includes “the resurfacing and restriping of three existing tennis courts, the construction of 13 new courts, addition of a Musco Lighting System, shaded picnic tables,” a revitalized 8-foot-wide walking trail and additional parking spaces.

“Mission is the place to be,” Mayor Armando O’caña said. “It’s the beginning of a new trend in Mission, and that is to make it a very healthy city.”

The undertaking began when Mission’s Parks and Recreation created a public survey for a ten-year plan for the city, which found that tennis ranked number three in the top ten needs of Mission residents.

City Manager Randy Perez, who was present with the city from the start of the project, thanked all the departments for their dedication to making the project a success.

“I’m very humbled to present this beautiful facility not only to our citizens, but to our surrounding area,” Perez said. “The mayor and council have a vision to impact not only our children, but our whole community.”

See MISSION TENNIS CENTER Pg. 6

• MISSION

Mission CISD will pay $20,000 to settle federal lawsuit

By Dave Hendricks The Mission Consolidated Independent School District will pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former student who claims she was sexually assaulted by a classmate.

The former student — a woman with a “severe disability,” according to court records, which identify her by the pseudonym “Jane Doe” — and her mother filed the lawsuit in 2017.

After more than two years of litigation, attorneys for Mission CISD and Jane Doe negotiated the $20,000 set-

tlement.

“Plaintiffs agree that this matter shall remain confidential,” according to a draft copy of the settlement agreement filed in federal court.

“If Plaintiffs are asked about this matter, Plaintiffs shall state only that the matter has been amicably resolved.”

U.S. District Judge Randy Crane approved the settlement agreement on Nov. 20.

Jane Doe, who attended Veterans Memorial High School in Mission, required constant supervision because of her physical and intellectual conditions.

“She can only ambulate

by the use of a wheelchair with assistance. She has poor gross motor skills and poor fine motor skills,” according to the lawsuit. “She is unable to sit erect in her wheelchair without a physical support apparatus and has minimal strength in her upper extremities.”

In a joint motion, attorneys for Jane Doe and Mission CISD said that she had a “cognitive level of kindergarten or first grade.”

As a result, Mission CISD provided her with special education services, according to the lawsuit. A document called an “Individual Ed-

ucation Plan” dictated the services Jane Doe would receive.

“The IEP stated that JANE DOE, as to personal care services, requires monitoring while performing personal tasks, needs physical assistance in performing personal tasks, needs to be supervised and redirected to facilitate her safety and the safety of others, and needs a program that provides constant supervision throughout the day,” according to the lawsuit.

In November 2015, though, Mission CISD employees left Jane Doe and

a 16-year-old boy, who the lawsuit describes as a “special needs student,” alone in a gym. The boy sexually assaulted her.

“The sexual contact by the male student was unwanted by JANE DOE, who did not comprehend the nature of these acts,” according to the lawsuit. “She did not consent to the sexual contact, and in any event, she did not have the capacity to consent to sexual contact due to her age as well as her physical and mental limitations.”

See FEDERAL LAWSUIT Pg. 4

INSIDE Secretary of DHS

Acting Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security was in the Valley last week in order to survey the border wall in construction. Jamie Treviño has the story about his visit with the Border Patrol, inside.

See Pg. 5

A grand jury indicted six East Hidalgo Detention Center employees last week on bribery and sexual abuse charges.

After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General, the grand jury indicted three correctional officers, a commissary officer, a cook supervisor and a certified medical assistant on Nov. 19.

All six worked at the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa, which is owned by The GEO Group, a private prison company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

“We can confirm that all of these employees were terminated from their positions shortly after their arrests,” according to a statement released by GEO Group. “We will continue to cooperate with law enforcement as they investigate the matter.”

The East Hidalgo Detention Center holds inmates for the U.S. Marshals Service.

Both the Marshals Service and the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General referred questions about the investigation to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, which is prosecuting the former employees.

“According to the indictments, authorities discovered various forms of contraband in EHDC, a correctional facility under contract with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS),” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

The indictments charged Correctional Officer Erasmo Loya, 54, of La Villa; Correctional Officer Jhaziel Loredo, 32, of Progreso; Correctional Officer Domingo Hernandez, 25, of Mercedes; Commissary Officer Jayson Catalan, 36, of Mercedes; and Certified Medical Assistant Veronica Ortega, 43, of McAllen with bribery.

They provided inmates with contraband in exchange for cash, according to the indictments, which don’t provide any details about the contraband or how

See DETENTION CENTER Pg. 7

INDEX City of Mission

The city held their annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway as well as the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. See more about how Mission gave back to the community before the holidays.

See Pg. 8

Entertainment....pg. 2 Lifestyle...................pg. 3 Sports.......................pg. 6 Death Notices......pg. 8 Classifieds...............pg.9

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Flutist Krista Jobson to be featured performer Dec. 3-4 EDINBURG/Brownsville – Flutist Krista Jobson will be the featured artist at two Flautista Navidad Carol & Candlelight performances, part of the UTRGV Patron of the Arts Student Ensemble Series on Dec. 3 and 4. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. on both dates.

The Tuesday concert will be held at the UTRGV multipurpose hall on the UTRGV Brownsville campus and the Wednesday concert is at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex, 1201 W. Universi-

ty Dr. in Edinburg.

Jobson whose career has seen her career cover the musical diversity as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher. A frequent guest artist and master class clinician, Jobson has toured Germany, Japan, France, Australia, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Mexico, and Peru, as well as the continental United States.

Admission is free. For special accommodations, call 956-882-7025.

McALLEN – The 2020 Valley Symphony Orchestra gala event, “Bravo! VSO,” takes place on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, and will be held at the McAllen Convention Center ballroom. Tickets are now on sale, and sponsorships are available for individuals and businesses.

Each year, community members are selected as Cultural Leader(s) of the Year. Long-time supporters of the VSO, Dr. Joseph and Suzanne McDonald, have been selected as the 2020 re-

cipients. Honorary chair for the upcoming event is Sony Rego.

The evening will feature white glove dinner service, a bucket auction of luxury items, and an exclusive onenight-only performance featuring piano, cello, and opera selections.

For sponsorships or table and ticket information, go to valleyorchestra.org, call the VSO office at 956-661-1615, or contact Vivian Vargas at Vivian.vargas@valleyorchestra.org.

VSO gala tickets on sale

Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Serrano from Mission celebrated their

‘A Tejano Christmas Carol’ begins Dec. 4 at PCT

PHARR – A Tejano Christmas Carol plays Dec. 4 to 8 at the Pharr Community Theater, (PCT) at 213 W. Newcombe Ave. in Pharr.

It plays Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. A final show will be held on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the larger venue at the Pharr Events Center, 3000 N. Cage Blvd.

Tickets are $5 for students, seniors and military or $8 general admission. Seating at PCT is limited to 55 persons per show and tickets will be sold at the door starting one hour before curtain, upon availability. To reserve advance tickets, text or call 956-239-0412 or 956-6559308.

The two-act family play, in English, is set in 2007 when the RGV had a big snowfall on Christmas Eve. The annual production returns with a local cast of nearly 20 adults and children and is directed by Seres Jaime Magaña.

Claudia Jimenez is stage manager, and Pedro Garcia,

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W E D D I N G A N N I V E R S A RY

Mr & Mrs. Serrano from Mission celebrated their 69th Wedding Anniversary September 28, 2019 in Alton, Texas. They were married on July 24, 1950 in Mission. They have 10 children, 22 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. They are the proud owners of M. Serrano Construction, LLC serving the Rio Grande Valley for over 33 years. “On behalf of your sons, daughters and extended family, we cannot begin to describe how blessed we are to have amazing parents in our lives. Seeing true love through you both makes our heart happy. As your family we see perfection in both of you. We love you Mom and Dad.

long-time Screen Actor Guild member and PCT artistic director, co-produces and plays Codos for the fourth year in a row.

A Tejano Christmas Carol is a comedic and dramatic play where Ezequiel Codos (a Scrooge equivalent) is a powerful, avarice RGV attorney and water broker. For some time Codos has been brewing up plans to sell large amounts of water rights from his vast property along both sides of the river. “This deal is gonna’ make me a multi-millionaire,” he says to his nephew and water rights activist, Beto – played by Danilo Zepeda, from Edinburg – who invites him to Christmas dinner in spite of his rudeness.

Most people know the Charles Dickens story from which the play is adapted including visits by ghosts. In this tale the ghost of Christmas past is La Rielera de la Revolución Mexicana played by veteran PCT actress Armandina Sesin from Mission.

“I’ve performed the role of La Rielera for the last four years and I always have a good time as my character tries to instill some good sense into the tight-fisted Mr. Codos” Even the late, great conductor/composer Laurence Welk makes a youthful appearance as a ghost played by 16-year old Frankie Sharp Hooton from Weslaco.

“He’s a popularized…TV entertainer. He performed lots of music and interviews but mostly he was a big band conductor, an orchestra person. From the research I did, he seemed like a fun guy although a mono-tonal person, which I’m not. But, I had to learn how to dial it down while racking it up at the same time. For me it’s a difficult role to play but, ultimately, the part is do-able with practice and a whole lot of fun,” said Hooton.

“It’s a family play for the holiday with a grand message and something fun to watch for this season; plus we have a versatile, creative and disciplined cast,” added director Magaña.

Coming Attractions

December 1-2 • The Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah will be presented by the UTRGV Master Chorale, Brownsville Festival Chorus and Orchestra and guest soloists in two performances. Both performances begin at 7 p.m. and will be held in the TSC Performing Arts Center, 90 Taylor Ave. in Brownsville. Conducted by Dr. Sean Taylor, guest choirs from area high schools will be featured. General admission is $10 and $5 for seniors and students at patron.utrgv.edu. For special accommodations, call 956-882-7025.

December 2 • Join the City of Palmview for their CommUNITY Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at 400 W. Veterans Blvd. The event includes school performances and arts and crafts for kids.

December 5 • The UTRGV Trombone Choir, part of the UTRGV Patron of the Arts Student Ensemble Series, will perform at 7 p.m. at the UTRGV Performing Arts Complex, 1201 W. University Dr. in Edinburg. Admission is free. Admission is free.

December 5-9 • McAllen I.S.D.’s Memorial High School is excited to present the musical Frozen, Jr. for its 31st annual musical production. Performances will be at the William Hetrick Auditorium at Memorial High School, 101 E. Hackberry Ave., on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at frozeninmcallen.eventbrite.com. Call 6325258 for reservations.

December 7 • Tickets are now on sale for the 10th Annual KTEX Ten Man Jam benefiting the Food Bank RGV. It will be held at the RGV Livestock Show Grounds, Mercedes, with 10 rising country music stars performing. Food and beverages will be sold at the venue. Parking opens at noon, gates at 1 p.m., and music starts at 2 p.m. and ends at midnight. Pre-sale tickets are $10 and go up on the day of the show; parking is not included. There are no ticket refunds. Tickets are available online at ktex.net or tenmanjam2019.eventbrite.com, and at the Food Bank RGV, 724 N. Cage Blvd. in Pharr.

December 9, 10 & 12 • The Upper Valley Art League will host “Introduction to Welding Workshop for Art Sculptures.” Workshop hours run from 5 to 8:30 p.m. all three days and will be held at UVAL, 921 E. 12th St., Mission.

The class includes safety equipment and materials and will be taught by G. Hernandez, a certified welding instructor.

Cost is $225 for UVAL members and $250 to the general public. For more information and to sign up, call the UVAL gallery at 956-583-2787 or Eric Olivarez at 956-240-1949, or make contact via email at uval.texas@gmail.com.

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IMAS plans art workshop series for seniors

McALLEN –The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) introduces a series of four workshops for seniors this December through March featuring Mexican embroidery, landscapes, Milagros hoop art, and floral painting.

These art workshops take place every third Saturday of the month, December through March, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each workshop features a guided tour of a current fine art exhibit followed by a studio art-making activity and refreshments. All workshops are open to beginning and experienced artists.

On Dec. 21, IMAS teaching artist Lisa Cortez will teach about the origin of Tenango embroidery, a distinctive Mexican fiber art form, and participants will create their own Tenango embroidery piece.

Explore the history of landscapes with a behind-thescenes look at art works in the museum’s collection with

IMAS teaching artist Roni Cortez. On Jan. 18, 2020, she will lead this landscape painting workshop for participants at all levels – no experience required – to paint with acrylics.

IMAS artist Valerie Escamilla will lead the final two workshops. On Feb. 15, 2020, she will presents Milagros hoop art. Milagros are small metal charms commonly used in Mexican folk art. Participants will create a mixed-media work using milagros, felt and embroidery.

The final workshop, floral painting, will take place on March 21, 2020, to explore different watercolor techniques.

Workshops are $10 per workshop and limited to 15 participants. All workshops include general admission that day. All supplies will be provided.

IMAS is located at the 1900 W. Nolana in McAllen.

Call 956-681-2800 for more information or to register.

iTheater presents ‘Playing Doctor’

COLLECTION DATE

December 7, 2019 9:00AM - 2:00PM Public Information Center 200 W. Expressway 83 • La Joya TX 78560 (Please ensure that donations are bagged) For more information please contact (956) 323-2585

Let’s help keep local families warm this winter by donating new or gently used winter clothing.

Donations may include scarves, gloves, coats and hats.

WESLACO – Tickets are on sale, and going fast, for the iTheater production of “Playing Doctor” and will be staged at Weslaco’s historic Tower Theater, 120 S. Kansas. Performances will be held Dec. 6 to 8, 13 to 15, and 20 to 21. Show times are 7 p.m. on Fridays, 3 and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, and 3 p.m. on Sundays.

Rob Brewster’s parents are very, very proud of their son – the doctor. What they don’t know is that Rob has used all the money they gave him for medical school to live as he pursues his fledgling writing career.

Rob’s day of reckoning

comes when his parents arrive for a visit. Quickly, he enlists the help of his secretary to be his nurse and his roommate Jimmy to round up his actor friends to pretend to be patients. Complications ensue when Jimmy decides he is such a good actor that he can impersonate all the patients, with the help of a trunk of costumes and bad dialects.

Show tickets are only available online at iloveit. live. Reserved seating is $15.50 and $10.50 for general admission. VIP tickets are $20.50. Early purchase is encouraged as seats are already selling out for some performances.

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EVENTS

UTRGV basketball ushers in Vaquero Village at Dec. 3 game

By Jonah Goldberg EDINBURG – UTRGV Athletics has announced that Vaquero Village, a new pregame fan experience at UTRGV basketball games, will go live Dec. 3, prior to the men’s basketball game against Sam Houston State.

In addition, the halftime show will feature NBA halftime performer Red Panda and her bowl-flipping act atop a seven-foot-tall unicycle. And the first 200 UTRGV students in attendance will receive free tacos, courtesy of Head Coach Lew Hill and the men’s basketball team.

Starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, fans will be able to access Vaquero Village, located in the Fieldhouse courtyard.

Vaquero Village is an outdoor patio area in front of the Fieldhouse on the Edinburg Campus, specially designed as a community space in which to socialize.

It features four sections, one for UTRGV students, with picnic and patio tables; children’s space, with picnic tables and a custom inflatable; area for professionals, with lounge furniture and

cocktail tables; and a section for special events and/or corporate partners, with lounge furniture and cocktail tables.

Red Panda (given name Rong Niu) has become an NBA sensation during halftime shows. She has been performing for more than 33 years in more than 30 countries, and holds two Guinness World Records.

She made her NBA debut on 1993, and by the 1994-95 season had appeared at more than 40 NBA games. At the age of 42, she remains an NBA icon, performing annually with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Golden State Warriors, and at college basketball games.

Vaquero Village and doors to the UTRGV Fieldhouse will open 90 minutes prior to game time for all basketball home games starting Dec. 3. All fans with tickets can access Vaquero Village.

Current UTRGV students get free general admission with a valid UTRGV student ID. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at UTRGVTickets.com.

Fans purchasing their tickets online prior to game day can save up to $2 per ticket.

Meet Buster. He loves playing tug and sleeping and he is extremely friendly.

Buster is a cocker spaniel, and is a little over a year old. If you want to give him a forever home, contact the Mission Pawsible Program at 956-580-8741, M-F, 8AM5PM. The City of Mission Animal Shelter is located at 227 Abelino Farias, and is open throughout the week and on Saturdays - 9AM to 4PM. The cost to adopt is $50, which includes: Spay/Neuter, Rabies Shot, First Vaccine, Microchip and Deworming.

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December 1 – A special documentary screening of “Remember My Soul” will take place at the Museum of South Texas History at 2 p.m. Jillian Glantz, the director of the documentary and recipient of the Engaged Scholar Award for Creative Works, will host a Q&A after the screening. The documentary unearths the history of Sephardic Jews in South Texas and explores how their contributions to regional customs and culture have shaped the identity of people in the borderlands. MOSTHistory is located at 200 N. Closner Blvd. in Edinburg. Call 956-383-6911 for information.

December 3 – My Artist Apron is the next Young Adventurers topic at the International Museum of Art & Science, 1900 Nolana Ave., McAllen. Children ages 2 to 5 will create a oneof-a-kind handprint apron. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the class from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Cost is $3 for IMAS members and $10 for nonmembers (includes child and adult). Call 956-681-2800 for information or to register.

December 7 – The La Joya I.S.D. will hold a Winter Coat Drive. Donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the LJISD Public Information Center, 200 W. Expressway 83, La Joya. They are accepting new or gently used winter clothes, scarves, gloves, coats and hats. All used clothing should be cleaned before donating, and all donations should be bagged before the drop-off. For further information, call 956-3232585.

December 7 – Persons of all ages can join with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine students for the monthly Walk with a Future Doc (WWAFD). It begins at 9 a.m. at the Bronc Trail, 1214 W. Schunior St., Edinburg, near the parking lot on the west side of the medical school.

The event is free, and preregistration is not required. For more information, go to walkwithadoc.org.

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MHM now accepting entries for Mission Quilt Show

The Mission Historical Museum (MHM) is now accepting entries for its 14th Annual Quilt Show. Entries will be accepted in three categories: hand-quilted bed quilts, machine-quilted bed quilts, and wall hangings.

The show is open to all quilters, both year-round residents and Winter Texans.

Quilts may be entered by submitting an entry form, which is available at the museum. Entry forms and quilts will be accepted from Tuesday, Dec. 3, through Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays.

The Museum will be closed Dec. 24, 25, and 31 and Jan 1.

Quilts may be pre-registered, and the quilts themselves may be delivered on any date during this time, through the Jan. 2 deadline. Early registration is encouraged, because space is limited.

Quilts will be exhibited in the Museum’s Shary building. Quilts and wall hangings exhibit must be ready to hang with a sleeve for display purposes. Every effort will be made to show

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“Red Panda” will perform Dec. 3 during the UTRGV men’s basketball game against Sam Houston State at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Balancing metal bowls on her head while balancing on a unicycle – all while on heels – Red Panda has become an NBA sensation during halftime shows.

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quilts full-length. Any that exceed gallery ceiling height will be shown half-length.

Entries are accepted on a first-in/first accepted basis.

Because of limited space, the museum reserves the right to close entries before the deadline. This will allow for the best possible presentation for all entries. To allow for the broadest representation, participants may submit only one item per person. Any quilt entered in this show within the past five years is not eligible for entry this year.

The quilts will be judged by a panel of independent judges, with ribbons awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each category. Best-of-show and Viewers’ Choice ribbons will also be awarded.

The quilt show opens on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. An awards reception, with Turning of the Quilts program, will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.

The Mission Historical Museum is located at 900 Doherty in downtown Mission. Admission is free. For information, call the Museum at 956-580-8646.

McALLEN – The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) has teamed up with UTRGV Department of Philosophy faculty to present a series of thought-provoking philosophical talks for the general public. The topics range from art to science and the universe to “Espanglish” and animal morality.

Dra. Mariana Alessandri will present in Spanish on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. with her talk “¿Es Espanglish Feo?” Drawing inspiration from Gloria Anzaldúa, the talk will explore the genesis of “Espanglish” in the Rio Grande Valley.

Dr. Bradley Warfield presents “Why We’re Often So Bad at Talking to Each Other Online” on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at 2 p.m. As the public now recognizes and laments the lack of quality, respectful discourse online, Warfield offers a perspective to explain why it is happening.

This talk coincides with Educator Open House, which is a free day for formal and informal educators to visit the museum and benefit from shared resources.

Dr. Remei Capdevila

tackles “The Impossible Question – What is Art?” on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at 6: p.m. during the IMAS Family Fun Night: Art Bash.

She will present philosophical theories about art with respect to the IMAS art collection.

Are non-human animals capable of acting morally and immorally, or do moral concepts apply only to humans and our actions?

Dr. Michael Jaworski dives into this question with Animal Morality on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 6 p.m.

Rounding out the series, but bringing it all back to the beginning, Dr. Paul Saka discusses ideas of the beginning of life is his talk, “What Came First? Concepts of Life” on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at 1 p.m. during the IMAS spring cultural event.

The talks are included with daily general admission. Sunday admission is free. College students and UTRGV faculty receive discounted admission with valid school I.D. Public PreK12th teachers receive free admission with valid school I.D.

14th Annual WINTER WONDERLAND

Christmas Parade December 14th at 10:30am South Leo Ave. FREE Parade Entry for more info contact La Joya City Hall 956-581-7002

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Mission to build PD target range and FD training facility

By Jamie Treviño The police and fire departments are looking at some new facilities to improve their aim and keep Missionites safe.

During this week’s regular meeting, the city council authorized staff to execute a contract to PBK Architects that would cover the design and construction management of a Police Target Range and Fire Department Training Facility. Eduardo Belmarez, the Purchasing Director for the city, presented the item to council.

“After negotiations with PBK Architects, in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 2254.004 (a)(2) ‘Contract for professional services of architect,

engineer or surveyor,’ a fair and reasonable fixed percentage rate of 7.5 percent of the total construction cost has been negotiated,” Belmarez said.

The contract with PBK Architects includes comprehensive architectural and engineering services, which includes required schematic and design development documentation services, construction documentation and construction administration for the target range and training facility. They will be starting at Phase I, which is a preliminary site plan layout that includes a rendering of the facilities.

“Staff has negotiated a Phase I at no charge to the city,” Belmarez said. Compensation for all the services

will be based on the percentage-based fee (of 7.5 percent) for the cost of work, and the estimated budget for construction is $1.5 million.

Phase II, which is contingent upon the city securing funding, will include a schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiations and construction administration. PBK will be working with the city on scheduling the project prior to Phase II. Similar facilities that PBK worked on are the Collin College Public Safety Training Center, Tarrant County College District Fire Technology Training Center, the city of Progreso New Police and Fire Station, the city of San Juan Public Safety

Building, the South Texas College Regional Center for Public Safety and the Laredo Community College South Campus.

Four consultants were included in the proposal PBK made to the city of Mission: Specialty Police and Fire training facilities by G2 Solutions Group, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and MEP Engineering.

Council also passed Ordinance #4870, which was a zoning ordinance amendment that deleted Section 1.36 (3)(N) from the Interim Agricultural Use District and Section 1.361 (3)(M) from the Permanent Open Space District. Planning and Zoning Director Jaime Acevedo said the P & Z Commission met Nov. 13 to consider the

amendment.

“This particular section of the code was intended for farming, ranching-related activities and other uses not contrary to the purposes established for this district such as home occupations, mobile homes, portable buildings, guest houses, separate serving quarters, nurseries and separate facilities for raising animals,” Acevedo said.

“However, there is a provision in the ordinance which states that other uses as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission are not contrary to the purposes established for this district.”

Acevedo said the Planning and Zoning Department has had several items that have come before the board that have portable buildings

for more commercial or industrial-related activity.

“This was an ordinance that was inserted back in the day when Pat Townsend was still here - there was a lot more farm land at that particular time,” Acevedo said.

“As Mission has evolved, I don’t believe this is an ordinance that would still apply since there is no more, or there is a lot less, farm land now.”

There was no opposition to the amendment, and it was unanimously passed by council.

The city council meeting planned for Dec. 9 was rescheduled for Dec. 16, and the Dec. 23 meeting was cancelled.

paigning for City Commission in March, blanketing La Joya with signs and walking neighborhoods with their supporters.

Mayor Salinas campaigned with Daniel Flores Jr., a teacher who is running for City Commission Place 2, and Dalia Arriaga, the wife of police Chief Adolfo Arriaga, who is running for City Commission Place 4.

Backed by Citizens Working Together, a local political party affiliated with the Salinas family, they faced two rival slates.

Casanova campaigned with Roger Hernandez, a member of the Agua Special Utility District board who is running for City Commission Place 2, and real estate agent Laura Mendiola Macias, who is running for City Commission Place 4.

More than a dozen western Hidalgo County politicians endorsed them.

Jaime Gaitan, a JROTC instructor at the La Joya Independent School District, also ran for mayor. He campaigned with two local businesswomen: Sylvia Cerda Oxford, who ran for City Commission Place 2, and Aurora Ruiz, who ran for City Commission Place 4.

They ran an independent campaign and didn’t solicit donations.

More than 48 percent of registered voters supported Casanova, Hernandez and Mendiola Macias on Election Day, but they failed to win a majority of the ballots cast.

As a result, they headed to a runoff election with Mayor Salinas, Flores and Dalia Arriaga.

Voters who supported Gaitan may play a pivotal role during the runoff election, but Gaitan said he remains hesitant to endorse Mayor Salinas or Casanova.

“And to tell you the truth, there’s really no option,” Gaitan said. “Because we wanted change in La Joya.”

Mayor Salinas is running

for a third term. Casanova unsuccessfully challenged him in 2015.

“And now we’re going to be settling for the two that I thought were no good for that position,” Gaitan said.

Casanova couldn’t be reached for comment Monday but attorney Roberto Jackson, who supports the

Casanova campaign, said they started the runoff with strong support from voters.

“We feel pretty confident.

We’re just going to keep getting the votes in,” Jackson said in a message to the Progress Times. “Hopefully tomorrow will be as good or better day for us.”

Election day is Dec. 10.

Voters return to the polls for La Joya runoff election

By Dave Hendricks Voters returned to La Joya City Hall on Monday for a runoff election that pits the mayor against the former police chief.

When the polls closed Monday night, 342 people had cast ballots — more than 10 percent of the registered voters in La Joya, according to preliminary data released by the Hidalgo County Elections Department. Early voting ends Dec. 6.

Mayor Jose A. “Fito” Salinas, who is running for re-election against former police Chief Isidro Casanova, said both campaigns mobilized supporters during the past few weeks.

“They’ve been moving people,” Mayor Salinas said.

“And we have too.”

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After she returned from the gym, a Mission CISD employee noticed a hickey on Jane Doe’s neck.

Mission CISD conducted an investigation, which revealed the 16-year-old boy had sexually assaulted Jane Doe on three separate occasions, according to the lawsuit. All three sexual assaults were recorded by surveillance cameras in the high school gym.

Jane Doe and her mother filed a lawsuit against Mission CISD. They claimed Mission CISD failed to follow her individual education plan, which violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and resulted in her sexual assault.

The lawsuit also claimed Mission CISD knew the 16-year-old boy had sexually harassed another female stu-

dent and failed to properly address the situation.

When the other female student reported what happened, a school district administrator told her to “stay away from boys and keep her hands to her self (sic),” according to the lawsuit.

Mission CISD asked a judge to dismiss the case.

“There are allegations that the District or its personnel were negligent in failing to train employees on the implementation of IEP accommodations, failing to know the contents of Doe’s IEP, and failing to consistently implement the accommodations mandated, however, those factual claims do not constitute affirmative acts of knowing discrimination, as required by the ADA,” according to a motion filed

by Mission CISD. “The act

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of discrimination, if there was one at all, came in the form of the alleged assault, claimed to have been perpetrated by a private party, not a school district employee.

As discussed above, Plaintiff has not alleged any facts that would allow the Court to conclude that MCISD should be responsible for alleged assault that occurred. There are no facts asserted to support the conclusion that the District knew Doe had been assaulted by the student previously or that the District turned a blind eye to known assaults. Plaintiff has failed to state a cause of action for her claim under the ADA, and that claim should be dismissed.”

Crane granted the motion to dismiss in May. Jane Doe appealed.

Before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could review the case, attorneys for Jane Doe and Mission CISD settled the lawsuit.

Jane Doe and her attorneys, who spent nearly $44,000 litigating the case, agreed to split the $20,000 settlement.

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Acting secretary of DHS visits border wall at RGV sector

Progress Times photo by Jamie Treviño.

Acting Secretary of the DHS, Chad F. Wolf, speaks on the importance of “protecting the homeland” during a visit where he surveyed the construction of the United States Border Wall in Donna.

By Jamie Treviño Construction is underway, and 83 miles of “new border wall” have been completed so far.

Last Thurs. Nov. 21, Acting United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf - after being officially confirmed for the position 17 days ago (Nov. 13) - visited a construction site of the border wall in Donna. Escorted to the site by U.S. Customs and Border Protection liaisons, and surrounded by Secret Service agents, Wolf was able to get up close to the structure at the center of controversy or praise, depending on who is asked.

Wolf surveyed the wall, and asked liaisons questions about the land, the area and construction.

Following the survey, Wolf and USBP Chief Patrol Agent Rudy Karisch held a press briefing to discuss the current state of the border wall.

“The RGV is ground zero for the security of the humanitarian crisis at the border,” Wolf said. “In fiscal year 2019, the RGV Sector apprehended over 339,000 illegal aliens.”

According to DHS, in fiscal year 2018 the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 162,262 undocumented migrants (who entered or were attempting to enter the country illegally) at the Rio Grande Valley sector of the border.

The total apprehended at the Southwest U.S. Border sectors, which includes Big Bend, Del Rio, El Centro, El Paso, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, San Diego, Tucson and Yuma, was 396,579 according to statistics from DHS. “To put that in perspective, this one sector accounted for approximately onethird of the total 1.1 million aliens apprehended across the entire southwest border for FY [Fiscal Year] ‘19,”

Wolf said. “I’m here to say things have changed, thanks to the decisive action by the president and the department.”

Wolf added that across the border, enforcement actions have dropped by over 70 percent “since the peak of the crisis in April and May” this year. He said this is due to several initiatives.

“We must secure the border. The U.S. will no longer allow smugglers and drug traffickers to walk across the border unimpeded,” Wolf said. “President Trump has been clear: to do this we will build a wall, and he is following through on his promise.”

Wolf noted that 83 miles of “new border wall” have been completed, and the government is on track to build 450 to 500 miles of new wall by the end of 2020.

According to the DHS website $1.375 billion was provided by U.S. Congress in FY 2018 to go toward 84 miles of the border wall, which have completed or are currently in construction at the Southwest border (focused at the RGV, San Diego, El Centro, Yuma and Tucson Sectors).

“Of that total, 110 total miles will be constructed here in the RGV Sector,” Wolf said. “We have funded and built more wall in the first three years of this administration than the entire eight years of the previous administration.”

Wolf said the wall is not just physical infrastructure, but a “high-tech border wall system” that combines a physical barrier with tactical lighting, fiber-optic technology and real-time surveillance.

“Simply put, walls work,” Wolf said. “We’ve seen this over and over: when we construct a wall, the illegal activity goes down. We saw it in the 1990’s in San Diego, we’re seeing it today in El Paso.”

Wolf said that no one disputes giving the military “the best equipment” to keep them and this country safe, and asked why things should be any different for the men and women of the Border Patrol who are “protecting our homeland.”

“What we’ve heard time and time again from our operators is that we need a wall,” Wolf said. “A new wall system is a game changer for stopping illicit activity, including activity carried out by transnational criminal organizations, or TCOs.” According to Wolf TCOs exploit the legal immigration system as well, and encourage economic migrants to flood the border and wrongfully seek asylum protections. He said TCOs also send migrants across the border to distract Border Patrol agents, and asked migrants not to pay smugglers or TCOs, because they are selling a lie.

He added there has been “unprecedented” enforcement actions on the Mexican side of the border as well, saying that thousands of Mexican troops have been deployed to stop illegal crossing and enforce border security. Wolf brought up Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) that have “changed the dynamic” on the border.

DHS is using the program to end catch and release and mitigate the humanitarian crisis at the border.

According to DHS, MPP is in place so certain individuals who entered the coun-

try illegally may be taken to Mexico to wait outside of the U.S. for the duration of their immigration hearings.

The Mexican government is also providing “shelter, clothing, food and security protections” to migrants under MPP. The International Organization of Migration

will provide transportation for those who are not from Mexico but wish to return home.

Wolf said keeping migrants safe is a goal everyone shares, and said the country is working with international partners to ensure migrants are returned as close to their

home as possible.

“We continue to see month-to-month declines in border apprehensions,” Wolf said. “Our mission is clear, our strategy is working. Together, we will secure the border, and we will secure our homeland.”

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By John Hamann The fact that the 2019 Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks football team is having a magical season cannot be denied. Their 28-21 win over Pflugerville Weiss last Friday night in Corpus Christi was their eleventh straight, earning them a trip to the Alamodome in San Antonio for a UIL 5A Div. II Region IV semi-final game against Boerne Champion tomorrow at 4 pm.

The team has put on an almost weekly display of offensive explosiveness that has made it easy to overlook the big picture. This is a good football team made up of numerous units that collectively are having a great season and more importantly playing well when it counts the most.

I confess that it is easy to get caught up in the numbers being put up by quarterback Eddie Lee Marburger and receivers Lavar Lindo, Luke Padilla, Allen Davila and Evan Maldonado. The others who are helping make it possible need their props too.

Marburger has humbly complimented all of those around him all season. He knows that much of what the Diamondbacks have done this year would not be possible without a good offensive line in front of him. Having a dual threat weapon like

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Tristan Castillo in the backfield with him is probably helping too.

It starts with the line. Pioneer utilizes a group of six individuals to fill the five spots charged with getting Marburger the time to throw or to make a hole for either he or Castillo to run through.

Those six are seniors Sandalio Garcia, Ethan Garza and Brandon Rojas along with juniors Vance Roberts, Lauro Roman and Mason Villegas.

“We pride ourselves on trying to move the ball, to try and open up the pass game,” said Rojas.” We try to get Eddie time back there to throw the ball and get it to these guys that are really skilled and talented. Getting him that time has been a big part of our success.”

Opposing defenses have to be wary of Castillo too.

The junior is the team’s second leading rusher (behind Marburger) with 689 yards and eight touchdowns.

One of those scores was a 78 yarder in the opening round playoff game against San Antonio Southside. He also ranks second in two receiving categories with 46 receptions on the year for 635 yards. Castillo has five touchdowns receiving including a 24 yarder against Weiss in the third quarter that put the Diamondbacks up 20-14.

“My role is just like anybody else’s,” says Castillo. “Everyone just goes out there and competes.”

Castillo did admit he likes getting the ball and that his versatility can put opposing defenses in a bit of a predicament by giving the Diamondbacks an opportunity to create mismatches.

There are eleven other guys that are playing a role in the winning streak too. Or should I say eleven brothers.

“We’ve taken on the mantra of “Eleven brothers defense”, said Marcelino De La Fuente Jr. , the Diamondbacks defensive coordinator. “It was a little thing my Dad came in with, “Eleven brothers are hard to beat.” I think it’s a quote from Tom Landry.”

“As the weeks have gone on the kids have really taken to the idea of playing for each other. We’ve accepted the role that we have a very potent offense and everyone talks about the offense so we play with a little chip on their shoulder that we have a defense that’s pretty good too here. The kids want to make sure that when people talk about Pioneer football they also talk about the defense. “ That defense has produced two solid games in a row, shutting our San Antonio Southside in the first half in route to a 59-14 bi-district victory and holding Weiss to just one second half score in last week’s win. For the season they have recorded 23 takeaways.

Seniors Erik Torres and Mario Guerra are part of the defensive front for the Diamondbacks along with junior Matthew Solis. On the season the three have combined for 12.5 sacks and caused four fumbles. Torres and Guerra both have two fumble recoveries.

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The District 16-5A-II, Bi-district and Area champion Pioneer Diamondbacks will be taking on the 11-1 Boerne-Champion Chargers tomorrow afternoon at the Alamodome in the Regional round of the UIL state playoffs. role of the defense and their part in last week’s win. “Our coaches have said that there would be a game where the defense would have to step up and this game we did. We came together and just flew to the ball, eleven brothers, and we stopped them.”

The linebackers are led by senior Fernando Salcedo, the team’s leading tackler on the year with 185.

“We get great competition from our offense when we are practicing and their giving us a great look so when we face those playoffs teams it just makes us a little bit better than they are.” said Salcedo.

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linebackers who see significant playing time are seniors Ethan Lee and Kyle Sullivan along with junior Jay Palacios and sophomore Caleb Fuentes. Lee has recorded four takeaways on the season, Palacios has three and Fuentes has two.

The secondary unit for the Diamondbacks consists of seniors Chismere Mallard and juniors Ryan Bulthuis, Marco Oviedo and Alejandro Vasquez. Oviedo has two interceptions on the year and Mallard has one. Bulthuis has a fumble recovery.

The kicking duties for Pioneer usually go to senior Oliver Olivares.

Tomorrow’s game pits the

Diamondbacks against another eleven win team in Boerne Champion, the runner up from District 14-5A Div. II who are on a eight game winning streak of their own.

The Chargers have scored 30 or more points in 11 of their 12 games this season, including a 70 point outburst against Leander Glenn in a bi-district win two weeks ago and 42 in their area round victory over Port Lavaca Calhoun last week. The Chargers surrendered only seven points in their last four regular season games but have given up 66 in their two playoff wins.

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Perez also thanked former city manager Martin Garza, Jr. for being there at the start of the project. Garza was present at the ribbon cutting, and said the facilities were beautiful.

When Parks and Recreation Director Brad Bentsen took the microphone, he spoke about the fact that tennis is a lifetime sport available to all who are interested.

“It’s a sport that many people can enjoy without any barriers to stand up against,” Bentsen said. “What was once not even considered a possibility has now become a reality.”

Bentsen introduced several speakers who spoke highly of the Mission Tennis Center and what it had to offer, including Susan Sharp from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept., Judy Quisenberry from Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, Xavier Longoria, Diane Birdwell, Angelica Lagrange from the South Texas Community Tennis Association and Senator Juan

“Chuy” Hinojosa. Hinojosa noted that the complex would improve the quality of life in Mission, and was made with public health for a vital population in mind.

“Tennis courts now have walking trails and running trails and exercise stations, and they’re so important,” Hinojosa said. “Quite frankly it’s healthy to exercise, we have so much diabetes, infectious diseases and obesity, so this helps - especially when we teach our young people that it’s important to exercise.”

The Mission Tennis Center cost approximately $1.9 million according to City Manager Perez. Bentsen thanked several organizations who contributed to the funding of the state-of-theart complex, including the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife, and the land donated by the Birdwell family.

That evening, the city was able to show off the complex and bird-friendly lighting

system as children and adults alike took the lines and prepared to play. Yellow tennis balls littered the courts as volunteers served practice rounds to those donned in athletic gear and wielding rackets of all sizes.

During the event, select courts were set up specifically with Tennis for the Blind and Wheelchair Tennis, highlighting the accessible nature of the game. Fernal watched and smiled, saying the center was going to change lives.

“This is fabulous, this is like an opening,” Fernal said.

“This will open the doors for many more people.”

South Texas Community Tennis Association, along with the city, will eventually be offering recreational and competitive tennis, disability tennis, wheelchair tennis, USTA tournaments and blind tennis at the Mission Tennis Center, and they stressed that people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities are capable of joining the game.

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“I am because we are.”

By John Hamann Mission Veterans girls’ basketball coach Rafael Cantu Jr. didn’t really want to talk about his 400th career victory. It came last Friday against Corpus Christi John Paul 49-32 as part of the McAllen/Valley View Border Bash/Border Brawl basketball tournament.

Cantu Jr. seemed more interested in how his team, the Lady Patriots, had just defeated a number of good programs over the course of the three day tournament to improve the team’s record to 9-3 early in the season. Programs like Mercedes, Corpus Christi King and Arlington Seguin to name a few.

And that maybe is all you really need to know about the veteran coach of the Lady Patriots, the only coach in the school’s history. It’s not about him, it’s about the team. His (and the program’s) success has come from the emphasis on togetherness, the “we”, rather than individual glory.

I was at win #399 last week, a 64-53 win over Corpus Christi King in their first game of the tournament. The Lady Patriots were down at halftime and trailed by double-digits for much of the second half before rallying to tie it, and then win it in overtime. The big comeback didn’t just happen.

“Coach Cantu told us (at

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halftime) that the only way we were going to get past this game and come out with the win was to play together”, said Lady Patriots senior point guard (and Coach Can-

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As his youth flag football coach, I saw a passion in his eyes that struck me. He just never quit. He and his Wolfpack teammates were a blessing to me as a young adult.

They taught me that your circumstance should not and will not affect your effort if you truly believe in yourself.

The lessons Ricky learned on that flag football field stuck with him and his teammates and this coach will forever be honored as he has named his fighting team The Wolfpack. They were always taught that we may feel alone

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in our fight through this life, but our family will always be with us.

On December 7th, 2019, Ricardo “El Gallero” Palacios will go into the octagon a Lone Wolf, but his Wolfpack family will be cheering him on from the stand and on their tvs. We invite the City of Mission and its residents to join the Wolfpack. This community is our family and one of our own is on the cusp of greatness. Let’s show him we are behind him.

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The grand jury also indicted Brenda Fuentes, 47, of Weslaco, a cook supervisor accused of sexually abusing an inmate.

Fuentes engaged in sexual activity with the inmate from July 30 to Aug. 8, 2018, according to the indictment against her.

While the former employees face a maximum of 15 years in federal prison, they’ll probably receive much shorter sentences — or probation.

In 2011, a grand jury indicted Laura Ortiz, a nurse assistant at the East Hidalgo Detention Center accused of providing an inmate with marijuana.

Ortiz pleaded guilty to providing or possessing contraband in prison. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced her to three years probation.

In 2012, a grand jury indicted Jorge Luis Sandoval, a correctional officer at the East Hidalgo Detention Center accused of providing inmates with phones in exchange for cash.

Sandoval pleaded guilty to bribery. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa sentenced him to one year and one day in prison.

Contraband is a constant problem in prisons, where the promise of quick cash tempts poorly paid correctional officers. Guards regularly confiscate drugs and cell phones from inmates.

“A lot of these guards don’t make a lot of money, so they’re going to do whatever they have to do to make money,” said a former warden at the East Hidalgo Detention Center, who spoke with the Progress Times on the condition of anonymity.

“It’s bad. It’s real bad.”

tu’s daughter) Ronnie Cantu.

Another senior, Janessa De La Garza says coach Cantu is always talking about team. “Coach Cantu says we practice as a team, we win as a team. Everyone contributes to our wins, it’s not just one person; it’s the whole team.”

Coach Cantu talked about the “I am because we are” phrase that he has used during his time coaching at various schools over the past twenty-seven years.

“Individual success only comes from playing together,” said Cantu. “Individual success is due to the team.

The only way to be successful is to play together. When they do that we do well.

(Having the girls) play their

part and do their part, playing their role and fulfilling it the best they can that’s what we are trying to do.”

Cantu, a Mission High graduate, is just one of a number of Eagles alumni who played for Coach Roy Garcia while in high school and went on to coach the game too. His desire to become a coach came well before high school, however.

“Ever since I can remember I was doing something with sports. It all started with my Dad when he was a junior high principal. We lived a block away from the stadium and I remember those Fridays, getting home from school and pretty soon you could hear the band playing

and then smell the popcorn.

My parents would take me to the games and it all started there.”

What followed was a successful career on the court for the Eagles and what has been a similar record of success on the sidelines. Cantu Jr. started his coaching career with stops in Sharyland and Edinburg before securing his first head coaching job in Hidalgo. His first team at Hidalgo went 25-6 and he spent one more year there before coming back to Mission when Veterans Memorial opened in 2002. After two years to get the program up and running the Lady Patriots made it to the playoffs for the first time in 2005 and

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And while the wins have come on a consistent basis, the game has changed since Cantu played.

“You have to be able to score points and play defense,” said Cantu. “You have to be able to do both.

In high school (as a player) we were extremely defensive oriented. It’s more of an open game now where kids are so good it seems the offense always has the advantage.

You have to be able to score but also be able to stop them when you need to.”

The game against King was a case in point. The Lady Patriots had to score to get back into the game but also needed stops on the defensive end to make any kind of dent in the deficit. It also helped to have Cantu on the sideline, refusing to lose an early non-district game when it could have been just as easy to let his starters rest up for the remaining games of a long three day tournament.

Leilah De Leon, another senior on the team, commented on that Cantu, the one whose competitive spirit has also contributed to those 400 wins. “(He says) that he believes in us, that we can do a lot of things because we are a great team. He thinks we are really talented but he is always there to push us to do our best.”

Senior Kaylee Flores added one more favorite saying of her coach, one in which only the next few months will ultimately determine.

“Championships are won when the bleachers are empty,” she said.

Those bleachers were not totally empty last week in that game against King but with the way they dug in and fought back it is possible that the beginnings of a championship team were forged anyway.

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31 years of Christmas Cheer Mission holds annual tree lighting celebration

By Jamie Treviño For Ashley Blanco and her sister Sherry, the lights shining at Leo Peña Placita Park last weekend spark memories and highlight the spirit of Christmas.

Last Friday and Saturday (Nov. 22 and 23), Mission held the 31st annual Christmas Tree Lighting. For the first time this year the city extended activities over two days, packing them with meet and greets, photo opportunities, an array of decorative lights and inflatables, live performances, local food vendors and the signature Christmas tree lit with every

color.

Friday evening, Mayor Armando O’caña spoke on the importance of celebrating the season of giving.

“As we light up the city of Mission we light up our hearts also,” O’caña said.

“We look forward to December 25 when our creator Jesus Christ will come and have a birthday celebration that we call Christmas.”

The crowds attending the event were able to explore the park and see all the city had to offer. Council members Ruben Plata and Beto Vela thanked residents for making it out to the park to celebrate the reason for the season.

“We celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ,” Plata said. “Please continue with the Christmas Christian spirit throughout the year, and may God bless you.”

City Manager Randy Perez said it was a special night due not only to nice weather, but also the nature of community celebration.

“It’s beautiful that we’re going into this Thanksgiving and holiday season,” Perez said. “We continue praying that God continue blessing our great city of Mission.”

Perez specifically thanked the city’s Parks and Recreation Department for the work they put in to make the

event a success.

“They have worked tirelessly to put together this event and organize all the entertainment, but also decorating this beautiful park,” Perez said. “I want to thank them for the wonderful job they do on a daily basis, not only for putting on events throughout the city, but for our parks.”

For Ashley and her sister and mother, the annual Christmas Tree Lighting is an event they have only missed once or twice. Ashley’s favorite part is the brightness conjured by the lights. “[I like] the colors, there’s a lot of color” Blanco said, adding that the event has grown over time. “There are a lot more people [this year].”

This year included a visit from Santa Claus himself on Friday, and the next day the infamous Grinch who stole

Spirit of giving in Mission

By Jose De Leon III Mission officials exemplified the spirit of the season last week as they provided food to 250 needy families in the city.

On Friday, Nov. 22, the Mission Crime Stoppers held their annual turkey giveaway to provide Thanksgiving meals to needy families in the city. The city of Mission and the Mission school district partnered with Mission Crime Stoppers for the event.

“During this time of year it’s supposed to be a blessing, you think about what we have such as shelter and friends and family and realize here in Mission we’re all family,” Mission Crime Stoppers Coordinator Robert Rodriguez said. “We are able to provide food to 250 families throughout the season. These are little things we take for granted sometimes and we’re lucky to participate in this for the community to benefit from.”

Families are selected to receive a 12 to 14-pound turkey and a sack containing items to provide the sides for a Thanksgiving meal such as bread rolls, vegetables, mac and cheese mix and more.

The families are referred to the Mission Crime Stoppers by the Mission school district and the Community Development Block Grant Program based on the families’ amount

of need and are then awarded a voucher to present to pick up their food.

“We began this program simply as a way of giving back to our community and the annual tradition has grown tremendously,” Rodriguez said. “We have partnered up with the City of Mission and the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank to make this holiday a memorable one for families that may have gone without a Thanksgiving dinner. It’s always better to give than to receive.”

The meals were prepared and organized by Mission Crime Stoppers who handed out the meals in a drive-thru fashion at the parking lot of

the Mission Parks & Rec office for the second year in a row. The giveaway lasted two hours and started at 10 a.m. as families began lining up in their cars along 8th street, creating a line that stretched along 8th Street by the time the giveaway started. Within half an hour more than half of the meals had been picked up.

City officials such as City Manager Randy Perez, police Chief Roberto Dominguez and Mission Mayor Armando O’Caña were at the event helping distributing food.

“It’s a combined effort from all of us working here providing that spirit of giving,” Dominguez said. “It’s important for us to give back

Progress Times photo by Jose De Leon III.

Mission police Chief Robert Dominguez (left) and city Manager Randy Perez (right) load a car with a Thanksgiving meal during the city’s turkey giveaway Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.

to the community. We’re public servants it’s important to help those in need. If we have the ability to take on this challenge, then we should take it seriously and help those in need. It’s beautiful to be part of this act of giving each year.”

Among the Mission residents who picked up a meal, one was a gentleman whose car began overheating as he waited in line to drive up and receive his meal. He had to park his car across the street and walked to the Parks & Rec office to pick up his meal in person.

“It’s a full meal for a family of 10,” the Mission resident said as he explained his need.

“We have some other dishes we can make but this helps a lot. Usually more people will show up to the Thanksgiving dinner so it’s better to be prepared with more food.”

Rodriguez said each Thanksgiving meal that is given out is estimated to be worth $50.

“You meet some people who, if it weren’t for us, they wouldn’t have a Thanksgiving meal,” Rodriguez said.

“Once you see them opening the sack and seeing what’s in it, their faces light up-it’s priceless. They say they’re lucky to receive this, but we’re the lucky ones for being in a position to help out.”

Progress Times photo by Jamie Treviño.

Mission Mayor Armando O’caña, City Manager Randy Perez and council members Ruben Plata and Beto Vela turn on the lights at the 31st annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Leo Peña Placita Park last week.

Christmas made an appearance and co-hosted the event.

Mission also included large living Christmas cards, which attendees were able to pose in front of for even more holiday photos.

As is tradition, the Mission Crime Stoppers raffled about 70 bicycles and several toys to children attending the two-day event.

Notices

tor’s Hospital in Edinburg.

Idalia Gonzalez ALTON – Idalia P. Gonzalez, 76, passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at her home in Alton.

Russell Hammond MISSION – Russell Dale Hammond, 74, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Mexico.

Steven Hightower LIVINGSTON/Mission – Steven Hightower, 67, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Victor Mata MISSION – Victor Mata, 53, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Odilia Moreno MISSION/Round Rock – Odilia “Odie” Flores Garza Moreno, 66, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 at home in Round Rock.

Wenceslao Nuñez MISSION – Wenceslao Nuñez, 76, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at his home in Mission.

Jose Ramos MISSION – Jose R. Ramos, 66, passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg.

Armando Amador PALMVIEW – Armando Amador, 100, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Keith Danielson MISSION – Keith Danielson, 74, passed away on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at his home in Mission.

Gloria De Sierra MISSION – Gloria Pena De Sierra, 75, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at her home in Mission.

Maria Flores PALMVIEW – Maria J. Flores, 52, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Martha Flores ALTON – Martha A. Flores, 55, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg.

Silverio Garza MISSION – Silverio Garza, 91, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

Vicente Garza MISSION – Vicente Garza, 78, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Doc-

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1101 Doherty • 585-1665

CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD 2322 N. McColl. - McAllen 682-2092

FREEDOM LIFE CHURCH 2214 W. Griffin Pkwy. • 519-7000 Mission

NORTH MISSION CHURCH OF CHRIST 1410 E. Mile 3 Rd. • 585-0146 Palmhurst

GRACIA DIVINA MINISTRY 11809 N. Shary Rd. • 584-3112

NORTH PALMVIEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH 7612 W. 6 Mile Ln.

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ONLY THRU JESUS 1511 E. Mile 2 Rd. Mission • 918-760-1625

SAN MARTIN DE PORRES 5 mi. N. Conway, 1/2 Mile West Alton • 585-8001 & 585-8002

OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS One-half mile South Leo Avenue La Joya • 585-5223

SPIRIT OF PEACE EV. LUTHERAN CHUCH 3104 Los Milagros Mission • 581-1822

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

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

CONWAY AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH 2215 N. Conway • 585-2413

IGLESIA BAUTISTA COLONIAL 3713 N. La Homa Rd. • 585-5332

EL FARO BIBLE CHURCH 15 miles W. of Mission on Exp. 83 Sullivan City, TX • 585-5617

IGLESIA BAUTISTA DEL VALLE 217 W. Mile 3 Rd. • 424-1602 Palmhurst

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

IGLESIA DEL PUEBLO 7500 West Expressway 83 581-1900 IGLESIA DEL DIVINO REDENTOR 1020 North Los Ebanos Rd 585-5898 IGLESIA PENTECOSTES NUEVA VIDA A/G 211 W. Mile 3 Road Palmhurst • 956-342-9711 Rev. Candelario Banda

NEW HOPE AT THE BORDER 905 N. Conway • 369-3603

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.

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LA RESPUESTA CHURCH 405 W. 12th Street • 585-0787

PRIMERA IGLESIA DEL VALLE APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY 210 N. St. Marie. • 585-8651

MISSION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1 mi. E. 495 • 585-6683

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

MISSION, TEXAS PADRES OBLATOS THE FATHERS: †FR. JIM, FR. PHILION & FR. ROY (†MAGNA, †SENTINEL, †MAGNO, †AUGIE, †DIDYMUS, †CHUNKLY, †GIRLY, CANTINA, VALENTINE, †NEWLY, BENDITO, CHARLOTTE, CENIZA & WIGLET) MISIONERAS CATHEQUISTAS, SR. LUPITA, † DEACON AYALA, DEACON CASTANEDA

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

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“Texas Friendly” spoken at all masses (and confessions) Saturday (English) ........................................... 4:00 P.M. Saturday (Spanish) .......................................... 7:00 P.M. Sunday (Spanish) ........................................... 7:30 A.M. Sunday (English)............................................. 9:00 A.M. Sunday (English)........................................... 10:30 A.M. Sunday (Tex-Mex) Mariachi Mass ......... (Noon)12:30 P.M. Sunday (Tex-Mex)............................................ 5:30 P.M. Monday - Wednesday & Friday (Tex-Mex) ....... 6:55 A.M. Thursday (Tex-Mex) ......................................... 7:00 P.M. Friday (at La Lomita) .......................................6:55 A.M.

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ORDINANCE NO. 4864

ORDINANCE NO. 4866

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO PLACE A PORTABLE BUILDING – AUTO SALES OFFICE USE, 2118 W. MILE 3 ROAD, BEING THE SOUTH 3.86 ACRES OF LOT 22, NEW CALEDONIA SUBDIVISION

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO PLACE A MOBILE FOOD TRUCK – EL SANCHO BBQ, 1625 N. CONWAY AVENUE, THE NORTH ½ OF LOT 13 & ALL OF LTO 14, BLOCK 258, MISSION ORIGINAL TOWNSITE SUBDIVISION

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4867

ORDINANCE NO. 4868

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SALE & ON-SITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES- DAI TUNG CHINESE RESTAURANT #2, 2400 BROCK ST., SUITE 1, LOT 23, SHARY BUSINESS CENTER SUBDIVISION

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RENEWAL SALE AND ON-SITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – INCREDIBOWL, 2140 E. BUSINESS HIGHWAY 83, LOTS 1 & 2, GRAPEFRUIT BOWL, INC. SUBDIVISION

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

NOTICE TO PUBLIC/PUBLIC HEARING CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FY 18-19 (DRAFT) Notice is hereby given that the City of Mission’s Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for fiscal year 2018-19 is available for citizens’ review and comment. This report is for the first year of the Five Year Consolidated Plan and Strategy of 2018-22. The CAPER is a document required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which contains a summary of resources and accomplishments of the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). The Citizens Advisory Committee will hold a Public Hearing on December 3, 2019, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 E. 8th Street, Mission, Texas at 5:30 p.m. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and make their views known. The document will be available for review during normal working hours. Comments may be submitted to the Community Development Office, 1301 E. 8th Street, Ste. 102 until 5:00 pm on December 9, 2019.

Persons with disabilities or non-English speaking who need to communicate more effectively and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired are asked to contact the Community Development Department at (956) 580-8670 at least three working days in advance of the hearing so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Relay Texas may also be contacted at 800-735-2999 (TTY) or 711 (Voice).

AVISO AL PUBLICO / AUDENCIA PUBLICA Por la presente se da aviso de que el Informe Anual Consolidado de Desempeño y Evaluación (CAPER) del Proyecto de la Ciudad de Mission para el año fiscal 201819 está disponible para que los ciudadanos lo revisen y comenten. Este reporte es para el primer año del Plan Consolidado para la estrategia de cinco años de 2018-22. El CAPER es un documento requerido por el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE. UU., Que contiene un resumen de los recursos y logros del Programa de Subsidios Globales de Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG). El Comité Asesor de Ciudadanos celebrará una Audiencia Pública el 3 de Diciembre de 2019 en la Cámara del Consejo Municipal, 1201 E. 8th Street, Mission, Texas a las 5:30 p.m. Se convoca a las partes interesadas a asistir y dar a conocer sus puntos de vista. El documento estará disponible para su revisión durante el horario normal de trabajo. Los comentarios pueden enviarse a la Oficina de Desarrollo Comunitario, 1301 E. 8th Street, Ste. 102 hasta la 5:00 pm el 9 de Diciembre de 2019.

Las personas con discapacidades o que no hablen inglés y necesiten comunicarse de manera más efectiva y necesiten ayuda o servicios auxiliares como intérpretes para personas sordas o con problemas de audición deben contactar al Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario al (956) 580-8670 al menos tres días hábiles antes de la audiencia para que se puedan hacer los arreglos necesarios.

También se puede contactar a Relevo Texas al 800-735-2999 (TTY) o 711 (Voz).

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is looking for responsible persons to operate fireworks stand. Must stay on premises & be over 21 years of age.

Call: (956) 399-3469 ORDINANCE NO. 4865

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THRU SERVICE WINDOW, 2306 EAST EXPRESSWAY 83, SUITE 11, BEING LOT 1, CIMARRON CROSSING PH. I

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4869 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RENEWAL SALE AND ON-SITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – BUFFALO WINGS & RINGS, 907 S. SHARY ROAD, LOT 2A, COLOARDO SUBDIVISION

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Mission Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mission City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Rezoning: A 16.43 acre tract of land out of Lot 7-9, West Addition to Sharyland from (AO-I) Agricultural Open Interim to (I-1) Light Industrial; and Rezoning: Lot 2, Callanan Subdivision from (C4) Heavy Commercial to (R-3) MultiFamily Residential 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. 4863 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A REZONING LOT 12, BLOCK 3, SOUTH BRYAN RIDGE SUBDIVISION, FROM R-1 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO C-3 (GENERAL BUSINESS)

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4862 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION, TEXAS GRANTING A REZONING AN 18.730 (DEED: 18.720) ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 20-4, WEST ADDITION TO SHARYLAND, SAVE AND EXCEPT THE NORTH 100’ OF THE WEST 849.40’ AND FURTHER SAVE AND EXCEPT 2.0 ACRES CONVEYED TO MISSION SHIPPERS, INC., FROM R-1 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) &C-2(NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL) TO R-2 (DUPLEXFOURPLEX RESIDENTIAL)

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

ORDINANCE NO. 4870 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSION TO DELETE SECTION 1.36(3)(N) FROM THE AO-I (INTERIM AGRICULTURAL USE DISTRICT), AND SECTION 1.361(3) (M) FOR THE AO-P (PERMANENT OPEN SPACE DISTRICT); AND ALLOWING FOR PUBLICATION OF SAME

READ, CONSIDERED, AND PASSED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019.

Dr. Armando O’caña, Mayor Attest: Anna Carrillo, City Secretary

RESOLUTION CALLING A HEARING FOR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NONIRRIGATED LAND OF HIDALGO COUNTY IRRIGATION DISTRICT NO. 6 WHEREAS, the following described property is believed to constitute Nonirrigated Land under Texas Water Code Sections 58.731 and 51.759; and WHEREAS, the District desires to call a public hearing in order to receive evidence regarding the status of such land as Nonirrigated Land; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That in accordance with Texas Water Code, Chapter 58, HIDALGO COUNTY IRRIGATION DISTRICT NO. 6, hereby calls a hearing before the District’s Board of Directors concerning the exclusion from the District as Nonirrigated Land the following described real property, to-wit: And further described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

SUBDIVISIONS TO BE EXCLUDED 1) Platinum Star Subdivision 2) Idea Palmview Subdivision That the hearing will be held on December 16, 2019, at 1:00 P.M. in the District boardroom at 3735 N. FM 492, Mission, Texas wherein all persons interested in the matter of exclusion of the above-described property, or any part thereof, from the District as Nonirrigated Land are invited to attend and to offer evidence in support of or opposing land the exclusion of said property, or any part thereof.

READ, CONSIDERED, APPROVED, SIGNED AND EFFECTIVE on this 18th day of November 2019 at a Regular Called Meeting of the Board of Directors of HCID#6 at which a quorum was present and which as in accordance with the Texas Government Code and pursuant to the Texas Open Meeting Act. ATTEST: Diana Izaguirre, President of Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6 Brandon Thompson, Secretary of Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6

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