During the 2021 Texas Municipal League (TML) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Houston, the City of Mission received two 2021 Municipal Excellence Awards in City Spirit and Communication Programs for cities over 25,000 in population. The awards recognized the City for its Discover Historic Mission virtual interactive map and the “On a Mission to Save Li...

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The City of Mission is opening a self-serve station for sandbags at Lions Park as a precautionary measure with the threat of rain this weekend. The sandbag distribution begins tomorrow from 8am-7pm. Bring your shovel if you have one!

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The City of Mission Fire Department has received a $2,230 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers. The award will be used to purchase digital cameras with accessories to assist with fire investigations. The cameras will help fire investigators more efficiently examine and determine the cause of a fire....

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On the one year anniversary of Officer Jorge Cabrera’s passing, the Mission Police Department will commemorate their fallen hero with a celebration of life and tree planting ceremony Tuesday Aug. 24, 2021. The public is invited to join Mission city leaders and police officers as they honor Officer Jorge Cabrera, who lost his life in the line of duty, Aug....

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 More than 100 stakeholders are expected to take part in the Prevention Awareness Team of Hidalgo County (PATH) Conference to be held at the Mission Event Center on Monday Aug. 9. Topics include: local drug trends, the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, and the methamphetamine pandemic among others.   WHO:              Local law enforce...

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The Mission Police Department will commemorate September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with a special ceremony and walk to honor young victims and survivors on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. “The Mission Police Department Has Your Back Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk kicks off at 7 p.m. September is a month when we honor children with cancer, children wh...

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The City of Mission and Mission Prosperity Ventures were recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration under the agency’s Economic Adjustment Assistance projects that help communities design and implement strategies to bring about change to their economy in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EDA grant is ...

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The Mission Police Department has teamed up with Driscoll Health Plan to host a school supply drive-thru giveaway on Friday, July 23, 2021 at Mission PD, 1200 E. 8th Street. Children must be present to receive a backpack and the supplies will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. Police officers will be distributing about 800 backpacks. Patron...

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The City of Mission is excited to launch a community-generated events calendar. The new Mission Community Calendar is a great way to let people know about an event, gain a larger audience or simply find out what is happening in Mission. The calendar debuted this week and allows people to publicize activities, community events, fundraisers and meetings all ...

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The City of Mission has launched MyMission311, its new interactive civic engagement app developed by GOGov apps. The cellphone app enables residents to report municipal issues to the City of Mission and is available for download in the App Store and Google Play online stores. “We wanted to develop another avenue for civic engagement using a technology mos...

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