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Palmview City Council last month agreed to pay legislative consultant Lee Roy Loya $2,500 a month to advocate for the city’s interests in Austin. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/10…
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The Mission school board voted 4-2 to elect new officers on May 26 after an awkwardly contentious transition of power on the board. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/05…
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They’ve put it all together and by doing so they’re one win away from accomplishing what no other Valley baseball team has EVER accomplished. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/05…
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Andrew Arteaga, Enrique “Kike” Rubio, Andres “Andy” Garza, Luis Flores and Rudy Youngblood are the men behind the scenes of Sharyland Rattlers’ baseball. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/05…
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The Sharyland Rattlers Baseball team will become only the fifth Valley team to ever play in a Baseball State Championship Final. If they win, they’ll become the only baseball team in Rio Grande Valley history ever to accomplish the feat. ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/05…
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The Veterans Memorial High School DI Quick Thinkers captured first place at the Destination Imagination Global Finals, earning top honors in both the Instant Challenge and their Team Challenge, event organizers announced. ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/03…
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The Mission city council in two weeks will consider repealing an ordinance that created the historic preservation overlay district, to move into compliance with its own rules. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/03…
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La Joya ISD launched a new tracking tool to promote transparency and ongoing accountability throughout its five-year strategic plan. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/03…
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The eight seniors on Sharyland High School’s baseball team graduated in their own special ceremony May 26, just days before the biggest series of their high school baseball careers. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/03…
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The La Joya ISD administration disproved the possible pay discrepancies linked to a data integrity issue that originated with the previous administration. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/01…
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He’s finally ready to leave on his own terms, optimistic about his future in retirement. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/06/01…
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The Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees canvassed the May 2 election results, declaring Meagan Sullivan and Julio Cerda the respective winners of Place 1 and Place 2, and finalizing the vetoed bond election. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/26…
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The McAllen school board last week heard results from this year’s employee opinion survey that largely point to growing contentment amongst its staff. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/26…
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A judge last week dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by the former wife of a former La Joya ISD School Board trustee against the district and its superintendent. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/26…
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Last week, the Rattlers overcame a 3-2 Game 1 loss and subsequent 1-0 series deficit against the Liberty Hill Panthers in the 5A D2 Regional Semifinals, dominating consecutive games by final scores of 9-7 and 8-4. ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/22…
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A total of 48 employees decided to take the Mission Consolidated Independent School District up on a $500 incentive offer to tell the district they planned to resign early. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/18…
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Former Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District School Board Trustee and well-known South Texas renewable energy consultant Robert Peña Jr. died Tuesday. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/18…
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We thought it would be fun to see how much you, our readers, remember from the 2025/2026 sports year with our Progress Times sports quiz. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/18…
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Two new Mission Consolidated Independent School Board trustees were sworn in Tuesday, though a recount petition for the Place 1 race prevented anyone from being sworn in to that seat. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/18…
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The Sharyland Rattlers, La Joya Palmview Lobos, and La Joya Coyotes will all battle central Texas teams in the Regional Semi-Finals this weekend. FOR STORY: Message us, Link in Bio, or ⬇️ progresstimes.net/2026/05/15…
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