Earlier today, KRGV’s Trason Bragg reported on a Progreso woman who was attacked by a pack of dogs in her own neighborhood. What really MAKES this story, however, is that when she attempted to call Progreso PD’s direct line, that shit went straight to voicemail. Keep Reading
In October of last year, we reported that former Hidalgo County Commissioner A.C. Cuellar filed a lawsuit against newly elected Commissioner David Fuentes alleging election finance misconduct to the tune of $550,000 of unreported expenditures and contributions during the May primary elections.
Last Wednesday, however, A.C. Cuellar’s attorneys have filed an amended petition that included new allegations of misconduct as well as add Ezequiel Reyna, Jr., a prominent mid-Valley attorney who also happens to be Fuentes’ uncle, to the lawsuit. Keep Reading
New FAU Coach and the Benjamin Button of coaching careers Lane Kiffin wants you to get PUMPED for the Owl’s 2017 season…maybe(?) Keep Reading
aFor years, RGVFutbol.com had bested 956Sports and RGVSports for local high school soccer coverage, scores, and stats. Today, however, the site seems to have gone under with no real explanation as to why. Keep Reading
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen) and Congressman Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville) have both released statements today that they will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday.
Earlier this week TEA released a preliminary A-F Accountability report grading schools for their performance for the 2015-2016 school year. Beginning in 2017, per HB 2804, TEA will issue “A-F” grades for school districts to measure their performance, abandoning their “meets standards-needs improvement” model. Districts are split as to whether this is a good idea or not, but either way, it’s hard to argue that the model DOESN’T give parents an easier snapshot of how well or how poorly their local district is performing.
Here’s how RGV Schools did this previous school year Keep Reading
The Valley is one of a kind when it comes to diversity. From the racist white people, the country-wannabes, the ghetto Hispanics, the snobby Mexicans from Monterrey and the token black person in between. With all that diversity and culture mixing all over, visiting the Valley might be a little overwhelming. Not to worry, tourist: The Bench Wire is here to help.
We finally figured out where that smell was coming from. Welcome To Mercedes.
On Monday, Drew Magary wrote an article for GQ criticizing the NFL for dragging their feet investigating Ezekiel Elliott’s alleged incident with his ex-Girlfriend this past summer. For those who know me personally, know that Magary is my spirit animal. His writing style alone is one of the greater inspirations that led us to build The Bench Wire. It pains me to say, however, that Drew Magary needs to, very much, shut the fuck up.
Back in May, President Obama and the Department of Labor announced a major law change that would have allowed low-salaried workers finally earn overtime pay for overtime work across the country and U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant of East Texas just fucked it all up. Keep Reading
