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Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Tx)-The Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Small Business Development Center will celebrate the grand opening of a new satellite office in Zapata on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Open to the public, it will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 910 Hidalgo, Suite 2, in Zapata. Under the leadership
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Tx)- Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Regents professor and author Dr. Jerry Thompson has been selected as the 2011 Clotilde P. García Tejano Book Prize winner for his latest book, “Tejanos in Gray: Civil War Letters of Captains Joseph Rafael de la Garza and Manuel Yturri,” which traces the Tejano Civil War
Courtesy Raul Leal, CPS Seat Inspection Event Saturday, September 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. LAREDO – A multi-agency group of child passenger safety (CPS) advocates held a press conference in a final push to help Texas families Buckle Them Right in Laredo . These CPS advocates want to keep children safe from harm while riding in
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The Laredo Independent School District will be hosting Town Hall Meetings on Wednesday, September 28. The three simultaneous meetings will be held at the Nixon High School Annex cafeteria, Martin High School library, and Cigarroa Middle School library beginning promptly at 6:00 p.m. LISD parents and community members are invited to join
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Boder Protection, DEL RIO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry while conducting outbound examinations Wednesday seized 30 assault rifles, and 39 magazines, the largest weapons seizure at the port so far this fiscal year. The seizure occurred on Sept. 21,
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO,Tx- A mid-morning Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Press Conference will take place at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Laredo District Office at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop. The event will be held tomorrow Friday, September 23, 2011 at 10 a.m. to strongly encourage parents, caregivers and the entire community to properly secure
Courtesy Jose Borjon, Bill that would reduce border violence and increase interagency collaboration heads for full vote before the U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. – Today, the Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) Act of 2011, H.R. 915, named after ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata, was voted out
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists from Laredo Port of Entry recently seized a shipment of leggings valued at $871,000 that allegedly infringed on three trademarks recorded with CBP. An import specialist from the Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) targeted a shipment containing leggings for
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry this weekend seized a cache of 10,000 rounds of ammunition during an outbound examination. The seizure occurred on Sept. 18, 2011 during an outbound (southbound) examination at the Eagle Pass International
Courtesy Jose Borjon, Washington D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice found insufficient information to grant pre-clearance of the Texas House and Congressional redistricting maps: “The Department of Justice’s finding is an important step in ensuring that Texas minorities get fair representation in the state legislature and in the United
