advance news

There’s a story inside this week’s Advance about the city of McAllen’s celebration of Women’s History Month (March), and reading it, I couldn’t help but think of the city’s first female city commissioner, Phyllis Griggs, elected to office in 1987.

Donna Police Chief Gilbert “Gil” Guerrero is back on the job, but he isn’t taking his suspension lightly, even if the sexual harassment allegation against him fell flat. For him, it’s personal, and now it’s time for him to find his own attorney, he said earlier this week.

Hard to believe that approximately 15 months ago, prior to the November 2022 school board election, PSJA ISD was making headlines, but not the sort that were pleasing to fans of the district, albeit still good for newspaper sales.