San Benito sues Texas Regional Bank over ‘fraudulent’ $3.4M lien

San Benito sues Texas Regional Bank over ‘fraudulent’ $3.4M lien

SAN BENITO — Locked in a year-long legal battle with the developer of San Benito’s first resaca-side commercial development, officials are going to court against Texas Regional Bank, accusing the financial institution of placing a “fraudulent” $3.4 million lien on city-owned land. In the lawsuit filed in Hidalgo County, the city’s Economic Development Corporation claims the bank did not receive the agency’s approval when it placed the lien on 9.…