Husband Arrested in Wife's Murder in Edinburg County
Severino David Vasquez, 33, was arrested at his San Juan home and charged with first degree murder after police linked him to the disappearance and death of Maria del Carmen Vasquez. Her burned remains were found in Sullivan City on Thanksgiving Day and identified by dental records.
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Severino David Vasquez
Maria del Carmen Vasquez
David Vasquez
San Juan
Hidalgo County
Justice of the Peace
Luis Garza
Maria Vasquez
Sullivan City
Yolanda Salinas
Gus Acosta
Sheriff's Department
la Plaza
Donna
Robert “Bones
Gene Garza
Aida Salinas Flores
State District Court
Garza
Pharr
Flores
Martin Ramos
Tri-City
Bombitas Gang
Maria de la Luz Bazaldua Covarrubias
Celina Linares Sanchez
Danizene Lizette Vasquez Beltran
Lourdes Yesenia Araujo Torres
Brownsville Herald
Vasquez
Brownsville Herald corrections note statue funding and suspect misidentification
The Brownsville Herald corrects two items from recent editions. A page A2 story on Blanca S. Vela statue funding now notes the project will be paid through the Tribute to Blanca Sanchez Vela committee. A separate A2 brief wrongly identified a murder suspect in Maria del Carmen Vasquez case. authorities now clarify the correct details and ongoing investigation.
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Brownsville Herald
Blanca S. Vela
Blanca Sanchez Vela
Brownsville ISD to hear mold cleanup and new campuses
Brownsville Independent School District trustees meet at 5:30 p.m. to hear updates on Aiken Elementary and Besteiro Middle School mold cleanup, plus progress on Middle School No. 11 and Elementary School No. 139. The meeting covers possible reinstatement of a teacher attendance stipend and bids for parking lot constructions at Porter, Hanna, Pace, El Jardin, and Burns schools.
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Brownsville
Aiken
Besteiro
Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees
E. Price Road
Yturria Elementary
Alton Gloor Boulevard
Porter High School
Hanna, Pace and
Porter
el Jardin
Burns
Chess champs from Brownsville sweep national titles in Chicago
San Santos and Kyle Valdez, second graders from Paredes Elementary, won first place at the 2003 National Scholastic Chess Championship in Chicago along with teammate James Ukoli. The trio led a strong BISD show, with Paredes kindergarten and Oliveira and Vela middle school teams also placing. David Valdez and Fernando Spada earned individual top finishes in ratings events, while Santos avenged a Valdez loss by beating Matthew Owen of Georgia.
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San Santos
Kyle Valdez
James Ukoli
Paredes
Chicago
Valdez
Brownsville Independent School District
Paredes Elementary School
Oliveira Middle School
Vela Middle School
Kyle
David
Ian
Ivan
Victor Pesia
David Valdez
Hudson
Fernando Spada
Ukoli
Oliveira Middle
Chris Pejia
Edward Rodriguez
Russell Harwood
Paredes Elementary
Brownsville
Santos
Cameron County to borrow 3.8 million for multiple projects
Cameron County commissioners plan to issue 3.8 million in new debt to fund a county health department building a records warehouse a Port Isabel annex housing several offices and a Cameron Works Inc office at Browne Road Park plus roof repairs in Brownsville and San Benito A public comment session precedes a 9:30 a.m. regular meeting at the Cameron County Courthouse East Harrison Street Additional agenda items include Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax collection report engineer selection for truck lane work at Veterans International Bridge project negotiations and potential litigation with Sheriff Conrado Cantu
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Cameron County
Commissioners Court
Harrison Street
County Health Department
Port Isabel
Justice of the Peace
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cameron Works Inc
Browne Road
Brownsville
San Benito
Linebarger
Goggan Blair & Sampson
Veterans International Bridge
Los Tomates
Conrado Cantu
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Matthew Owen
Georgia
Owen
Kris Holland
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Ian Santos
South Padre Island
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