The Spectacular Massacre tour featuring OTEP makes a stop in Laredo performing at Woody’s Last Resort on Thursday August 12th.  The show is open to all ages also performing that night will be Beneath the Sky, The Agonist, and The Birthday Massacre.  Gates open at 5p.m. pre-sale tickets are only $16 and can be purchased at Woody’s Last Resort on Mcpherson or at Play -N-Trade.  For more information call 728-7482.

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Courtesy Danny Angel,
(July 30th, LAREDO, TX)- The Broncos (28-34) took game one of the series against the Thunder (22-38) courtesy of the right armof Jeff Jamnik, who allowed only two runs over 7.2 innings pitched.  The Broncos welcomed in the Coastal Bend Thunder for a four game series at Veterans Field that featured RHP Jeff Jamnik (3-2) for the Broncos vs. LHP Doug Brandt (2-6).  The Broncos took a 1-0 lead when Jolen Pacheco, signed by the Broncos today hit a double play ball that scored Jason Diaz from third …

Courtesy Eddie Zavala,
Bill includes Cuellar’s provisions to eliminate government waste
 
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) on Thursday helped pass H.R. 5850, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2011, which makes key investments to protect America’s housing needs and makes much needed improvements to our nation’s highways, public transit systems and airports.
 
The bill also includes Cuellar’s cost-savings amendments that eliminates government waste by prohibiting first-class travel for federal employees, with certain exemptions under current law, and that requires that agencies funded under this …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 Texas Governor Rick Perry, City of Laredo Officials and Terrabon Kick-Off Groundbreaking Water Treatment Project
 Terrabon Awarded $2.75 Million by Governor Perry and the Texas Emerging Technology Fund for Revolutionary Developments in BioFuel Innovation
 Laredo, Texas (July 30, 2010) –– Terrabon, Inc., today joined Texas Governor Rick Perry and City of Laredo officials at an event held in Laredo City Hall to announce the benefits of a groundbreaking water treatment project that will purify 50,000 gallons per day of brackish water for potable use in Laredo’s water supply system.  Governor …

Courtesy Richard Pauza,   
 DEL RIO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry this morning apprehended a Monclova , Mexico man wanted on a Dallas-area warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child.  The apprehension occurred on July 30, 2010 at the international bridge. A CBP officer referred a 2009 Chevy Traverse carrying passenger Victor Eduardo Villarreal Garcia, a 19-year-old male Mexican citizen from Monclova , Coahuila , Mexico , for a secondary examination. In secondary, CBP officers verified Villarreal Garcia’s identity …

 Border Battle II will take place today at UISD’s Student Activities Center on Hwy. 359.  Kick-Off is at 7:00 p.m.  pre- sale tickets are only $5 and children 5 and under go in free.  Proceeds of the game benefit WINGS a non-profit organization that helps uninsured women in the fight against breast cancer.  The game features The Brushdogs vs. The Frontline Force.  For more information call 236-8704,

 
Courtesy Ashley Patterson,
 
House Passes $701 Million in Funding for the Southern Border
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Solomon P. Ortiz (TX-27), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX-23), and Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) released the following statement after the House passed late Wednesday $701 million in emergency federal funding to further secure the nation’s southern border.
“At a time when our neighbor to the south, Mexico, is experiencing high incidents of border violence along the more than 1,200 miles of Texas-Mexico border, we approved a measure that …

Courtesy  Xochitl Mora,
 Weather permitting, ongoing construction on the Unitec Industrial Street Project will close the intersection of Uniroyal and Regional on Monday, August 2.
Northbound traffic will continue on Uniroyal to North Unitec, then left to Border Street, then left on Border to Regional, then right on Regional to continue driving north.  Southbound traffic from Regional will take Border Street going east to North Unitec, then turn right onto North Unitec and continue going south. 
 The closure will be in effect for approximately four weeks.

 
WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, JULY 30 TO FRIDAY AUGUST 6
FREE IMMUNIZATION SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT OPERATION LONE STAR AT ALEXANDER HIGH SCHOOL

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – – The City of Laredo Health Department Immunizations Program will be closed Friday, July 30 to Friday, August 6.  Free immunization services will be provided  at Operation Lone Star held at Alexander High School.
 Operation Lone Star (OLS) is a collaborative project uniting state health and human services agencies, the Texas State Guard, Army and Air National Guard, the City of Laredo, the …