A 20-year-old resident of Edinburg has pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography depicting prepubescent minors, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
The high-profile push to bring casinos to Texas this legislative session ended Friday after supporters acknowledged that they did not have enough votes to advance it out of the state House.
Funny how things change. Back in 2015, the general consensus in the Pharr community was that Adan Farias would succeed longtime Pharr Mayor Leopoldo “Polo” Palacios as mayor, and that his slate, “Pharr First,” would also win, which included longtime City Commissioner and close friend “Art” Cortez, “Jimmy” Garza, and newcomer Mario Bracamontes.
The following story was published in The Advance May 15, 2013. With regard to Valley history, granted 10 years isn’t a long time, but it seems so amazing how quickly a decade can pass. Plus, Jim Shawn just happens to be one of my favorite people. A fellow pilot I am fortunate enough to call a friend: The grand opening of the Blanca Ramirez Shawn Kitchen was held recently at San Juan’s new Memorial Park just north of the expressway, east of Raul Longoria.
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