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Patterson Innocent of murder?

Wed, 12/29/2021 - 12:00am

The 54-year-old daughter of a prominent local political family, Monica Melissa Palacios Patterson, signed a petition Dec. 21 at the central Texas-area women’s prison where she is currently housed for life with no chance of parole after she was convicted of capital murder in November 2017. The petition asks the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to once again consider her felony conviction because she is innocent, according to her new attorney.

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'Stop the spread' Pharr cancels New Year's Eve event due to virus concerns

Wed, 12/29/2021 - 12:00am

Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D., and local leaders have announced that they have made the decision to cancel the New Year's Eve Ball Drop event scheduled for Friday due to the recent spread of the omicron variant.

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It’s been a rough year This mouse is dead meat

Wed, 12/29/2021 - 12:00am

Note: It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s, and to tell you the truth, I am plumb worn out with a complete lack of energy. It’s been a long, hard year, and the prospects for 2022 come with no guarantee as to how the pandemic will play out — good, bad, or ugly.

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Edinburg will adopt a code of ethics

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 8:36am

Edinburg’s new mayor and former city manager, Ramiro Garza, Jr., says he wants to restore trust in local government by making the city as transparent as possible.