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McAllen Public Utility to waive surcharges for local businesses

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 12:00am

McALLEN – In an effort to provide support to local restaurants, McAllen Public Utility will be waiving wastewater surcharges through the end of July 2020. Wastewater surcharges are assessed to compensate for the extra treatment that must be conducted due to excess grease or industrial waste collected into the wastewater systems and treated at the wastewater treatment plant. MPU is relaxing the requirement to have grease traps cleaned every 90 days due to less volume of wastewater coming from these businesses.

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Fazoli's Donates Free Meals to Pharr Families in Need

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 12:00am

PHARR – The City of Pharr is proud to announce a new initiative to help feed Pharr families in need in collaboration with Fazoli's, and local school districts. The entities are working together to ensure that families most in need across the community have access to free meals, amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Patterson appeal: Three judges recuse

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 12:00am

After getting her appeal tossed from the Thirteenth District of Texas Court of Appeals earlier this year, convicted murderess Melissa (Palacios) Patterson struck out again at the 13 , when three appellate judges recused themselves from hearing her appeal.

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Month after damning story published, IDEA co-founder Torkelson resigns Does CEO have a Golden Parachute?

Wed, 04/22/2020 - 12:00am

Did IDEA Public Schools CEO and Co-Founder Tom Torkelson’s big-spending, high-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?