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Hearing scheduled for second lawsuit filed against Edinburg Vela head football coach

Hearing scheduled for second lawsuit filed against Edinburg Vela head football coach
1 hour 10 seconds ago Tuesday, April 07 2026 Apr 7, 2026 April 07, 2026 10:55 AM April 07, 2026 in News - Local
Source: KRGV
Robert Vela High School Head Football Coach Ernie Alonzo (KRGV file photo)

A hearing has been scheduled for the second lawsuit filed against Edinburg Vela High School Head Football Coach Ernie Alonzo.

The second lawsuit was filed by three students who allege that while exiting the showers in the athletic locker rooms at Robert Vela High School, Alonzo ordered them to perform burpees while they were "wet and completely nude."

A hearing has been scheduled for April 28 at 9 a.m.

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Alonzo has already testified in a hearing on Tuesday, March 24, denying the allegations filed in the first lawsuit that alleges he ordered a student to perform "strenuous physical activity" completely nude.

Both lawsuits also name Robert Vela High School principal Michele Pena, Athletic Director Oscar Salinas, and Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Mario Salinas. They are accused of knowing about the misconduct and not acting upon it.

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Edinburg CISD School Board Trustee Xavier Salinas confirmed Alonzo was suspended in March and the district posted a job opening for a new head football coach at the school but declined to comment further.

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