Did IDEA Public Schools CEO and Co-Founder Tom Torkelson’s big-spending, high-end corporate jet-flying ways finally catch up with him, or was it simply his time to walk away from the charter-school empire he helped found 20 years ago?
At least there is one sport coming up this fall that won’t be cancelled, and boy am I glad. Finally, some real fun again. Full-contact sports Valley style.
EDINBURG – Seven more people have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of known cases of the virus to 504
EDINBURG – Edinburg City Councilman David White says in a lawsuit filed last Wednesday (May 20) that his city should pay him more than $200,000 but no more than $1 million for his demotion as chief at the Edinburg PD
Pharr Police Chief Jose Luengo was suspended last week for three days without pay. City officials have declined to say what led to the chief’s suspension, which is standard protocol in such matters (no comment). To get at the real story, one has to dig deeper and find sources willing to talk under condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to speak about the matter.
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