Fernando Del Valle

1 month ago | aviationpros.com | Fernando Del Valle

Apr. 17—HARLINGEN — Valley International Airport's board of directors is considering terminating its $1.2 million agreement with the city of Harlingen providing its fire department's services following three Federal Aviation Administration violations for failure to train airport firefighters dating back to 2017. The FAA also found "misleading" training logs, raising concerns of records falsifications, a proposed airport board resolution states.

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Fernando Del Valle

HARLINGEN - The school district's fund balance has jumped to $36.7 million, up from $17.5 million a month ago. Last month, the district received $18 million in maintenance tax proceeds, boosting its cash reserves, Ida Ambriz, the interim assistant superintendent of business services, said Thursday. The fund balance soared after dipping in February, when state funding came in at $6 million, down from its usual $12 million.

1 month ago | myrgv.com | Fernando Del Valle

Only have a minute? Listen instead HARLINGEN — The school district’s fund balance has jumped to $36.7 million, up from $17.5 million a month ago. Last month, the district received $18 million in maintenance tax proceeds, boosting its cash reserves, Ida Ambriz, the interim assistant superintendent of business services, said Thursday. The fund balance soared after dipping in February, when state funding came in at $6 million, down from its usual $12 million.

1 month ago | myrgv.com | Fernando Del Valle |San Benito

Only have a minute? Listen instead HARLINGEN — In the wake of historic flooding, area leaders are taking steps to launch a regional flood control district while city officials here are offering grants to help hard-hit businesses. In the Rio Grande Valley and in Austin, they’re calling on legislators for help after last week’s storms dumped as much as 22 inches of rain, spurring widespread flooding from Harlingen and San Benito to McAllen.

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Fernando Del Valle

SAN BENITO - As a legal battle with a developer enters its second year, a dispute is widening between the city's Economic Development Corporation and Texas Regional Bank. After the EDC filed a lawsuit against the bank last month, Texas Regional Bank is now claiming the agency broke agreements which stood as a basis of its loans to VARCO, the developer of the Resaca Village plaza, San Benito's first resaca-side commercial development.