Archives for July 8, 2009
A $1 million gift from the Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust will create the Lamar Bruni Vergara Endowment Fund to provide emergency financial assistance to qualified students at Texas A&M International University. The Endowment Fund was announced Tuesday by Trustees Judge Solomon Casseb Jr. and J. C. Martin III. The Trustees said they hoped that the
BORDER REGION COULD BE FIRST IN TEXAS TO BEAR NATIONAL HERITAGE DESIGNATION Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar today testified before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, asking Congress to authorize a study for the designation of the Los Caminos del Rio region of South Texas to be named as
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Webb County Head Start more than $577,000 for salary increases and educational programs. The money is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that Congress passed earlier this year. Specifically, $143,027 will be
San Angelo, TX-the Laredo Broncos belted out 13 hits while the San Angelo Colts continued their defensive struggles, as Laredo took home the victory by a score of 7-1 at Foster Field, on Tuesday. The Broncos struck first in the top of the 3rd. With 1 out Miguel Ortiz hit a solo home run, his