Archives for April 15, 2010
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On Monday March 29, 2010 at approximately 9:09 a.m. Laredo Police Officers were dispatched to United South High School for a robbery that just occurred. Upon the officers arrival he was met by the victim who advised that he had just been robbed at gun point at the intersection of Guaymas and
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Legislation Praised at Congressional Hearing Examining Federal Finances Washington, DC – Today, performance-based budgeting legislation, authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), was center-stage at a House congressional hearing reviewing the oversight of federal financial management. The legislation calls for the nation’s federal programs to be assessed at least once every five years
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, Esther Buckley an anatomy teacher at Martin High School and the Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School, was recently surprised in her classroom by representatives of H-E-B. Buckley was notified that she was one of eight educators from the Rio Grande and Texas Border being recognized as the “Best in
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Tax Refunds Up Ten Percent Compared to Last Year Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that this tax day, April 15, 2010, millions of American families, businesses and hard-working Texans will see lower taxes and larger refunds thanks to the economic stimulus package passed by Congress in 2009, and the
Courtesy Raul Leal, AUSTIN-Spring is in the air and wildflowers are blooming all across the state. Fall and winter rains have generated a lot of wildflower germination and establishment, and this year’s crop should be very abundant statewide. “This year’s wildflowers will be in big contrast to last years” said Dennis Markwardt, Texas Department of