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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists Intercept Nine Pests in Nine Hours at Laredo Port of Entry

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry this week uncovered a deluge of quarantine significant pests, intercepting nine wood-boring pests in nine hours in solid wood packing material at the port’s two cargo lots. The interceptions all occurred during

Students, Teachers Rev Up for NEA’s Read Across America

Courtesy Maribel Valdez, Laredo Independent School District students will join hundreds of their peers across the city to celebrate the ninth annual National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day. NEA’s Read Across America Day, which falls on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, expects more than 45 million readers, both young and old, to pick up a

Senator Zaffirini Receives Horizon Award from the Christian Life Commission

Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN, TX) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, on Thursday (Feb. 16) received the Horizon Award from the Christian Life Commission, the policy agency of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, for her leadership in promoting access, affordability and excellence in higher education. “As Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee, I am

Loop 20 SB Traffic Delineator Work

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx – Effective immediately February 21, 2012 until 6 p.m., Star Operations will be placing traffic delineators on southbound Loop 20, inside lane center-median island at Winfield St. No lanes will be closed. Motorists should slow down and use extreme caution while keeping a watchful eye for work crews. Please observe all

TAMIU Professor Brings Black History to life through Gospel Music Today

Courtesy Steve Harmon, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) assistant professor of education Dr. Israel Peniel will take audience members on a journey through Black History buoyed by the sounds of gospel music today, Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6:15 p.m. in the TAMIU Student Center Theater, room 236. “Songs for Freedom:  Black History Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,”

LISD Office of Communications community newsletter recognized as best in state

Courtesy Roberto Trevino, (Laredo, Tx)- The Laredo Independent School District’s Office of Communications received Best of Show for external newsletters from the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA). The Communications staff’s community newsletter “Las Escuelas” was recognized as the best newsletter in the state of Texas. The awards were announced this week at the 2012

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