Progresso Auto Parts has over 4 acres of parts available for all types of vehicles domestic or imports.  Parts such as bumpers, doors, motors, transmissions, diferentials, and much more for pickups, sedans, jeeps, and vans of all makes and models are found at reasonable prices.   You will have no problem finding parts for cars between 1998 and 2010.  Progresso Auto Parts offers free delivery anywhere within the city limits at no charge when you purchase over $50.  Progresso Auto Parts is located four miles east of Loop 20 on Hwy. 359.  …

Courtesy Lesley Lopez,
For first-time sewer service to 23 homes
 
Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that Frio County has been granted $500,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG program, which will be administered through the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) under the Texas Community Development Block Grant’s Colonia Construction Fund (CFC).  
The funds will be used to implement first time sewer service to 23 households in Moore Colonia, in North Frio County. A contractor will install 5,920 linear feet of 6” …

 
Courtesy Lesley Lopez,
 
For first-time sewer service to 39 homes
 
Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that Webb County  has been granted $500,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG program, which will be administered through the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) under the Texas Community Development Block Grant’s Colonia Construction Fund (CFC).  
The funds will be used to implement first-time sewer service to 39 households in the southwestern section of Mirando Colonia, in Webb County. A contractor will install 56,870 linear feet …

Courtesy Raul Leal,
LAREDO – Weather permitting October 3-7, 2010 from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Mitchell’s Unlimited, Inc. work crews will perform bridge repair work on IH 35 Southbound (SB) at Del Mar Blvd. and Mann Rd. under IH 35. Traffic should slow down and prepare to merge to open lane(s).  There will be traffic control and a temporary closure of the outside main lane of IH 35 SB immediately after the Shiloh intersection to just past Mann Rd. This includes closure of the IH 35 SB entrance ramp between …

Courtesy Raul Leal,
LAREDO – Presently, northbound Loop 20 traffic is being merged from two to one lane in work zone then open to three northbound lanes thereafter. Southbound Loop 20 traffic will merge from three to two southbound lanes in work zone. Please slow down and prepare to merge to open lanes.  Lane closures will occur daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until construction of left turn lane is completed. Left turn lane is located in the center median on southbound Loop 20 in front of the UISD facility …

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AUSTIN – As thousands of football fans converge on north Texas this weekend for the biggest rivalry game in Texas and Oklahoma, transportation officials urge motorists to use caution navigating heavy traffic and active construction zones.
“No one likes road delays any more than they like game delays. Motorists should plan their trip in advance and keep up to date on highway conditions at www.my35.org,” ( http://www.my35.org,%22/ ) ( ‘http://www.my35.org,”‘ ) said Amadeo Saenz, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) executive director. “In addition, due to our efforts to expand I-35 …

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,
 The Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts will be hosting a voter registration drive at all LISD high schools to register students to vote. On Wednesday, September 29, the magnet school will visit Cigarroa High School at 8:30 a.m. and Martin High at 10:30 a.m.
 The registration drive is becoming an annual event for the VMT, where faculty and students are planning their Annual “Rock the Vote” event scheduled for Thursday, October 5th at St. Peters Plaza. Both events encourage local youth to learn about races …

Courtesy Lesley Lopez,
Focuses on reducing government waste, increasing transparency 
Washington- Congressman Henry Cuellar’s homeland security bill to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess the efficiency of homeland security grants passed in the House yesterday, and will now go on to be signed by President Obama.
Once signed into law, the Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act would require FEMA to streamline its preparedness funding program, making it more transparent and accountable.
“Fiscal responsibility is one of my top priorities and this is performance-based budgeting at its …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas welcomed the children of Club Una Mirada De Amor, a local non-profit organization for young children that teaches philanthropy.  The students will be hosting a fashion show on Thursday, October 21, 2010, starting at 6 PM, at Paseo Real, to benefit a girls’ orphanage in Nuevo Laredo. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Cakes by Design or Posh Sushi restaurants.  The club has provided various charitable gifts to children in both Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, including shoes, clothes, blankets, …

Courtesy Joe Baeza,
  On Monday, September 27, 2010 at approximately 4:27 p.m., police officers responded to a Burglary of Habitation in progress by the 500 block of Callaghan Street.  While in route to the call, dispatch advised that an anonymous caller stated that three male subjects broke the door to the residence next to a local bakery.  A detailed description of the 3 assailants was given by the caller.  Caller also stated that one of the subjects kicked the door open and then all three left walking southbound.  While still on …