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County board to discuss $65 million lawsuit




The $65 million lawsuit filed on behalf of Willacy County against a Houstonbased company that built the jails complex on Industrial Drive will be discussed at a meeting this week. The LGC board will meet in executive session possibly to discuss the merits of the lawsuit filed by the law office of Ramon Garcia, who is also judge with Hidalgo […]

Pineda’s contracted extended by RISD




It was another sigh of relief for the superintendent of the Raymondville school district. The district board of trustees, which at times seemed determined to let Johnny I. Pineda go, decided to keep him on the job until 2017, extending his contract that was to expire in 2016. “I think it’s good,” he said. “ It was a vote of […]

Lyford, Santa Monica Catholic churches ripped off by contractor?




The Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Lyford is probably one of a few pewless places of worship in the country. And its sister church in Santa Monica has an abandoned metal structure instead of a parish hall its followers had hoped and collected money for. People and sources familiar with the two churches said a contractor is to blame, […]

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Celebrating Easter

I did my own little “man on the street” interviewing this week, asking the question, “What does Easter mean to you”? As you can imagine I received quite a number of different answers to my question. For some Easter is a time for candy and colored eggs, a time to get together and eat and play games. For others it’s […]

Woman complains to police about marijuana quality



LUFKIN, Texas (AP) Police in East Texas have arrested a woman after she called them to complain about the quality of the marijuana she had purchased from a dealer. Lufkin police Sgt. David Casper said Monday that an officer went to the home of 37-yearold Evelyn Hamilton to hear her complaint that the dealer refused to return her money after […]

Allowing slot-like devices at bingo halls proposed



AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Lottery Commission is set this week to consider letting bingo halls in Texas use electronic devices similar to slot machines. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http: !bit.lv/1 eAvS3e ) reports that the commission will consider the proposal Wednesday that would let bingo players use “video confirmation” to show whether pull-tag tickets, which are similar to […]

911 call over spilled milk leads to arrest



SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. (AP) – Sheriffs deputies who responded to a recent Spokane Valley convenience store’s call for help found a young man pouring a half gallon of milk over himself. Deputy Mark Gregory says the clerk told the deputies the sweaty man entered the store and began yelling he had lead poisoning. After taking a soft drink from a […]