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THE RIO GAJtNDE HERALD
Published weckiy In Rio Grande City. Teuu. every Thursday by The ftk) Grande Publishing Co.
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Vol. 80, No. 43, Thursday, September 20, 1990
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I liese third grade students of Orf'elinda Menchaca at North Grammar work on their
writing skills lor the upcoming TAAS lest. Students in the third, tilth, seventh,
.ind ninth grades and at EXI I level districtwide will he taking the test hi late
October. I he I A AS replaces the I'EAMS lest. RGCt'ISI) I'hoto
Special Saturday Tutorial
Classes For TAAS Test
I he Rio Cirandc Oily CISD will
oiler live special tutorial sessions
on Saturdays to help students in
third, tilth, seventh, ninth and at
[ X11 level to prepare lor the
statewide I AA.S test to he given in
late Oetobcr.
I he I irst session was scheduled to
he held on Salurdav. Sept. I s Irom
a.in. to 12 noon at every school
housing one or more of the grades
to be tested. Other sessions will
lollow on Sept. 22, Sept. 29 and
Oct. 6 and 13 Bus services will he
provided ior all students who
normally use them.
rarcnis are encouraged to send
^ their children to these special
as the
test is
considered more difficult than
previous TEAMS tests.
Please call any school campus for
further information.
Se les comunica a los padres de
lamilia que el distrilo cscolar local
olrecera clases especiales en sahados
para los alumnos en grados tcrcero,
quirito, septimo, noveno y EXIT
(once en High School) para
prepararlos a tomar el nuevo
examen estatal llamado TAAS que
se dara a lines de octubrc de esie
ano.
La primera sesion sera el sabado,
15 de septiembre de las 9 de la
manana a las 12 del medio dia en
toda cscucla que tcnga un o mas
grados que recihiran el examen.
Otras scsiones seguiran el 22 y 29
de septiembre y el 6 y 13 de
octubre. Alumnos que usan los
buses escolares tendran el inisino
servicio para las scsiones especiales
de sahados.
Se sabe de antemano que el
examen estatal es mas dilicil que el
anterior conocido como el TEAMS,
por lo tanto se anima a los padres
de famiiia que logren las clases
especiales de los sabados ofrecidas
por el distrito cscolar.
Para mas inlormes llame a la
cscucla mas cerca de listed.
Six Persons Charged
In Burglaries
Six persons have been charged in
± connci lion wnli a rash ol burglaries
in the Rio Grande City area in
recent months.
Shcrifl Gene falcon indicated that
two search warrants were conducted
I ritlay morning, Sept 14 at two
Rio Cirandc City residences
falcon said thai I omasa Bcnitez,
44 ol l()(i Ash Street in Rio
Grande Citv was charged wuh tlieli
and possession ol stolen ileitis.
falcon said, "We need the
cooperation ol the public to identify
some ol the stolen items. II anyone
has tiad a thelt in their homes and
not reported it, they need to come
by the department from 9 a m to
12 noon or from 1 to 4 p.m.
Also arrested in connection w ith
these thefts, were Ruben Clarke,
21 Rolando Clarke, 26: Ruben
Villarreal, 17; Jaime V11larreal
I revino, 20; and Ruben Gonzalez,
22. All were charged with burglars
and arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Arnoldo Gonzalez. Jr.. who
set bond ai $ 10.000 lor each
defendant
Sherill Falcon said. We believe
these individuals had been involved
in many burglaries over the past
It \ \D SWEETHEART, BEAl---Maribel Moya was
named Sweetheart, and Joe Lope/ was named Beau lor
the IW«-« I Rio Grande ( it> High School Hand. They
are both seniois and were elected by all hand members.
Results were announced during halftime ceremonies ol
the Rattler game against Brownsville Manila on l-riday,
September 14.
Appraisal Board Directors
Approve 1991 Budget
several months We think the
recovered items were just a small
portion of the items." Benitez's case
is pending investigation by the
Starr County grand jury, indicated
Falcon, who added that
investigation into the case is
continuing
Falcon stressed, "People need to
bring some identification that the
items are theirs"
The following items, indicated
Falcon, were recovered as a result ol
the burglary investigation: one
Soundesign AM FM Radio, one
10-specd blender, one Bordeaux
20-piece dining set. one Thomas
radio, one surveyors box, one wall
board tool, one Grossman air gun,
one RCA color television set. one
American white wall glass set, one
genuine stone ware set, one Zenith
television set, one pilot AM/FM
stereo with turntable, one turbo
series speaker, one Goldstar air
conditioning unit, one ITT
telephone, three picture frames w ith
paintings, and one Black and Decker
skill saw
Also recovered were one Black
and Decker skill saw, four pieces of
jewelry and gold plated single edged
knife, one Montgomery Ward
sewing machine, one cross jewelry,
one hydraulic jack. Ilitochi dial
cassette portable radio, purse
multi-colored, casio PT 100 and
Yamaha PSS140, Ceiling Fan (no
light lixturc), power logic (cousiic),
jewelry assorted rings, watch and
ear rings. Singer vacuum cleaner,
jewelry rings, necklaces, Cousin,
cascue radio. Pioneer channel
converter. Fisher remote channel.
Black and Decker portable
screwdriver. Pioneer casette radio,
9\ Redlield scope. Dynast)
Disco Lite, Admiral color
television, Battery charger Dayton,
Craft Master Table Saw. Aladdin
Portable Kerosene Heater, Quart/
Heater, four parakeets, Sansuing
Microwave, J.C Penney
Microwave
The Board of Directors of the
Starr County Appraisal District
voted, after some debate and
contention, to approve the entity's
1991 budget.
At a workshop prior to the
official meeting, San Isidro ISD
Business Manager Jose Rodriguez
questioned, "Shouldn i the budget
have money set aside for legal lees
for this situation? Will this be
resolved this year, or will it flow
into next year?"
Rodriguez was referring to a civil
suit filed against Chief Appraiser
Jaime Trevino and four present
Appraisal Board members (Jose
Tijerina, Eloy Garza, Hector
Salinas, and Raul Villarreal) and
one former Board member (Abel
Gonzalez, Jr.) in their official and
individual capacities.
The suit was filed by Appraisal
District employee Celina Alaniz,
who contended that the Chief
Appraiser and the board members
unfairly prevented her from having
a equitable chance lo compete lor
the Chief Clerk position in 1989.
She filed her suit in U.S. District
Court in McAllen in July 1990.
Her suit requests declaratory and
injunctive relief, as well as asking
for damages.
About the lawsuit, board member
Hector Salinas contended to the
Rio Grande Herald, I don't think
there's any inerii in thai suit
Trevino later told The Herald,
I he Appraisal District looks lor
the most qualified individuals lor
particular positions, whether they
work within the Appraisal District
or not. He expressed confidence
that his position will be vindicated
as the matter proceeds through the
courts.
Alani/.'s attorney, Margil Sanchez
of Rio Grande City, recently told
The Herald, "We're saying that they
Rabies
Vaccination
Clinic Saturday
A clinic will be held Saturday
from I I a.m. to noon in front ol
First National Bank in Rio Grande
City to vaccinate dogs and cats
against rabies.
Veterinarian Dr. Roberto S.
Margo stresses the importance ol
keeping pets' vaccinations up to
date, especially in view of the
rabies epidemic that has resulted in
63 confirmed cases of the always
deadly disease in Siarr County in
the past two years.
Margo warned, "This rabies
situation is a lime bomb lhat could
explode again at any time. This
vaccination ol pels needs to be done
every year
He concluded, "The efforts to
pick up stray animals musi be
continued. The animal control man
is doing a line job."
went against in-house policy, plus
they denied her to have an
opportunity to be considered for
promotion."
Sanchez, added, "They (the
defendants) filed a motion to
dismiss, saying that the
administrative remedies had not
been exhausted. We filed an answer,
saying that there were no
administrative remedies to exhaust.'
Board member Raul Villarreal
contended, "I feel we do need to
have something there for legal
Ices." Jaime Trevino said, "I talked
to Cindy Vela in Jim Wells
County. There ihcy have set up a
S24.000 contingency fund lor such
situations."
Board member Jerry Lozano
commented. "If there is Iiabilily
insurance and the entities agree to
thai, perhaps that is the route that
we should go." Trevino noted,
"Hidalgo County does have liability
insurance.
I.oz.ano said. I'd like to see some
guidance from the taxing entities.
I'd like to see some kind of
insurance." Attorney David
Guerrero said, "The normal
coverage concerns tax protests."
L /ano commented, "We have to
make a dec sion on this budget
right now. < iu rrero said, "Perhaps
there i^ n uran e coverage
involving per onnel '
Raul Villarreal said, San Isidro
didn't give any raises. Personally,
I'd rather riot see those raises.
Instead, I'd like lo sec the Appraisal
County Budget
Hearing Friday
The S l a r r County
Commissioners will hold a public
hearing to consider adoption ol the
1991-92 county budget this Friday.
The meeting will be held Friday
at 10 a.m. in the County
( ourtrooin.
(See BUDGET, Page 3)
Ringgold Classes To Write
Letters To Soldiers
The Ringgold Jr. High Social
Studies and English classes are
planning to write to former
Ringgold Jr. High students dial are
involved in Operation Dcseri
Shield.
Servicemen that arc stationed in
Saudi Arabia or in the naval
blockade will be sent letters from
the students. These letters will be
wiiiien as a class project in
appreciation for the efforts and
sacrifices of our servicemen.
Personalized yellow ribbons will be
lied around the trees behind the
Science Building.
The names and addresses of these
former students will be needed in
order lo send these personalized
messages. Parents and relatives arc
asked lo call Ringgold Jr. High lo
provide the names and addresses.
Individuals should call Ringgold
Ji High, ->87-5591, extension 292,
or Mrs. Maria Elia Ramos at
487-2745 to provide this
information.
Court Okays Slightly
Lower 1990 Tax Rate
At a special hearing Friday, the
County Commissioners officially
approved the levying til the same
property lax rale for 1990 as in
1989.
Precinct Two Commissioner
Amando Pena moved, and Precinct
Four Commissioner Reynaldo
"Moreno" Alaniz. seconded, that die
tax rate ol .5884 per $100 valuation
be approved.
At an earlier meeting, ihe
commissioners had ruled out the
idea of adopting the effective tax
rate ol .5603. The clfcctive lax rate
would be the rate ilia, would
generate the exact amount ol
revenue in 1990 as in 1989. It was
indicated that keeping the rate the
same would gc:. .ale a five pcrccni
increase in revenue
lax Assessor-Collector Maria
Ofclia Saenz indicated thai due lo a
decline ol .0020 in the Interest and
Sinking Rale, thai the actual tax
rate would be .5864 per SI00
valuation, a very slight decline
Irom last year's rate of .5884.
Saenz said thai the rate is broken
down as follows: Interest and
Sinking, .0407; Maintenance and
Operations, .3977; Farm to Market
and Flood Control. .1480.
The commissioners approved
maintaining the same exemptions
lor the elderly and disabled as in
pa si years. Saenz indicated, "$3000
is ihe sialc mandated exemption
from flood control, and $3000 is
the exemption from the county rate
lor persons over age 65 or disabled.
The commissioners also approved
a motion ruling out the idea ol
discounts lor early payments ol
1990 county taxes.
Count) Judge J.M. Martinez, Jr..
indicated, In essence, everything
will remain the same. Actually, the
rate went down .0020.
Saenz said, "The hospital disirici
is going with the effective rate,
whicii will mean a lower rale."
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Aladdin fence and Construction < ompany in Rio tirande I it* held their grand
opening ceremonies on Thursday, Sept. 13. Owner Enrique Vmar is pictured above
cutting the ribbon. Aladdin, which also has a Mi Mien location, sells and installs
numerous types of fences, and also offers such services as general carpentry,
electrical installation services, painting, and installation of burglar bars.
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1990, newspaper, September 20, 1990; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195255/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.