Wednesday August 26, 2009 12:30 a.m.
Senator Ted Kennedy has died of Brain Cancer at the age of 77.   Senator Kennedy died at his home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts.  Senator Kennedy had served as Senator of Massachusetts for 43 years.  Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in 2008.  (View Pics of Senator Kennedy’s visit to Laredo in 2008)

(Associated Press) LONDON – Hundreds of Beatles fans swarmed Abbey Road on Saturday, singing songs and snarling traffic to mark 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo strode across the leafy north London street and into the history books on iconic pop photos.
The famous photo graced the cover of the Fab Four’s “Abbey Road,” the last album recorded together, and shows the bandmates walking purposefully across the zebra-striped asphalt.
(Read MSNBC Story) (Photo San Tan /AP)

Courtesy Stephen Sullivan,
     Local pro-immigrant groups will convene at the CCA facility located near Saunders and Loop 20. The demonstration will take place on August 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m and includes a march from the HEB parking lot on Saunders to the immigrant detention center.  The protest is against the nationwide detention of immigrants that has been steadily occurring in the last few years.  This group of people hopes to bring awareness to a national dilemma that is taking place on a day to day basis in our community.
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By Todd Leopold
CNN
(CNN) — Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as “Uncle Walter” for his easygoing, measured delivery and “the most trusted man in America” for his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday
Cronkite was 92.
His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of the decade and jumped to …

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) – Michael Jackson’s body is on its way to the memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, sources involved in the planning said.
Jackson’s family and closest friends attended a gathering at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills on Tuesday morning before going to the public memorial.
Jackson’s family and friends were at the chapel, which can hold about 1,000 people. Shortly thereafter seven suited men wheeled out a golden casket covered in red flowers from Forest Lawn’s Hall of Liberty.
Teddy Riley, a singer …

The Laredo Heat will be concluding their preparation for the Premier Development League (PDL) Regular Season with a visit to the Bayou City .
 
     The Houston Dynamo organization was very kind in providing the Heat with their toughest challenge of the pre-season by giving the Heat a pre-season game on Saturday, April 25th. Kick-off is slated for 10:00 AM at the Dynamo home field, Robertson Stadium, located on the campus of the University of Houston . Since the game will be treated as a scrimmage for both teams, admission to …

 
NEW LEGISLATION CREATES 175,000 NEW VOLUNTEER SERVICE POSITIONS NATIONWIDE, ELIMINATES COST-SHARING FOR COLONIAS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The President today signed into law the Edward Kennedy Serve America Act, H.R. 1388, a major reauthorization and expansion of national volunteer programs.  The law launches a new era of volunteerism by increasing the number of volunteers in federal service programs from 75,000 to 250,000, and it establishes new volunteer opportunities for students, retirees, and veterans.
Included in the bill is a provision authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar that dramatically expands colonias’ access to volunteers and …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar today released the following statement on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s establishment of a ‘border czar’ position to oversee federal efforts to secure the southern border:
“Secretary Napolitano’s appointment of a new ‘border czar’ is an important and meaningful step forward that reflects a deep understanding of the challenges facing border communities.
“I called for a new federal authority to coordinate America’s border strategy during last year’s Homeland Security reauthorization process and again during my recent meeting with Secretary Napolitano in Laredo. The Secretary’s action …

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was recently named the 2009 Government Recycling Program of the Year by the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA).
The CMRA Board of Directors presented the award to TxDOT during its 2009 annual meeting held April 6 in Tampa, Florida. Each year, CMRA recognizes organizations in four categories for excellence in recycling construction and demolition (C&D) material.
CMRA Executive Director Bill Turley explained that for more than 15 years, many of TxDOTs 25 highway districts have been among the most progressive for their use of …

(Laredo, TX)  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is going hi-tech to inform motorists about lane closures and construction related activity. TxDOT’s Laredo District is now posting important highway information on Twitter, the popular and free message utility available worldwide.
“This is a great way to keep the public informed on what is happening on area highways and roads,” said Albert Quintanilla, P.E., Laredo District Engineer. “It gives the public up-to-date information on lane closures and other important information concerning our highway projects.”
Becoming a follower of the Laredo District’s Twitter page …