EDINBURG — A question of eligibility for a few appointed members of the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority could not only negatively impact the group’s work on the project, but also affect the organization’s ability to hold onto $80 million in funding for the venture by stalling its progress.

Late last month RMA Chairman Dennis Burleson sent letters to Hidalgo County Commissioners and RMA board members about the need to ensure that all the members appointed fit the qualifications under a petition sent to the Texas Department of Transportation Commission for the board’s creation.

Read more: County, RMA tangled…again

Two Mission City Councilwomen were barred from participating in an executive session of the board of directors of Mission Economic Development Authority (MEDA) on Thursday, Feb. 24. The meeting of the MEDA board was called to discuss the action taken by Mission City Council on Feb. 18 ordering an immediate stoppage of funding to MEDA and the dissolution of the independent corporation.

Read more: Mission councilwomen barred from MEDA executive session

Boy Scouts celebrate 101 years

MISSION — The skills young men learn as Boy Scouts can help them approach nearly any situation successfully, local scout leaders say.

Vidal Rodriguez, scoutmaster for Troop 83, recalled one incident during a summer camp where a scout became ill.

“The scout started showing signs of hypothermia and my troops picked up on it and stepped up to help, without me saying anything,” he said. “They knew how to react. They didn’t panic or think twice about it.”

Read more: ‘FUN WITH A PURPOSE’

Mission moves to 4th largest RGV city

MISSION — The commercial boom here along U.S. Expressway 83 hasn’t just proved beneficial for sales tax or hotel-motel tax receipts in Mission, but has also moved families to call the city home, 2010 U.S. Census estimates show.

Read more: Census dispute likely

LA JOYA — Superintendent Dr. Alda T. Benavides put many La Joya pre-kindergarten teachers at ease when she said the district has no plans to cut their program.

“The state is talking about cutting pre-k. La Joya ISD is not,” Benavides said to the full boardroom. “There will be no discussion to cut pre-k.”

Read more: Benavides: LJISD won’t cut pre-k

MISSION — One of the biggest classic car shows in the Rio Grande Valley, the eighth annual Mission Classic Car Show, comes to Mission Sports Park in The Grove at Sharyland Plantation on Saturday. Admission is free to the public.

Read more: Mission Classic Car Show is this weekend

In a surprising move this morning, Mission City Council voted to dissolve Mission Economic Development Authority.

The action was taken in a special called meeting of Mission City Council convened at 10 a.m. today. After a lengthy executive session in which the full council met with City Attorney David Guerra and City Manager Julio Cerda, the mayor and council unanimously voted to stop funding to Mission Economic Development Authority (MEDA) and to dissolve the organization, dedicating all functions of MEDA to MEDC (Mission Economic Development Corporation).

Read more: City of Mission dissolves MEDA

AUSTIN — From the House and Senate floors, to legislative offices and the governor’s headquarters, over 30 representatives from the City of Mission made a trip the state capitol this week to meet with lawmakers and push the city’s key goals like improved highways and ports of entry for better cross border traffic for Mexico.

Mission Day was held in Austin on Wednesday, but on Tuesday, city officials held a reception at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel with over 100 people, including 14 state representatives.

Read more: Mission visits Austin