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Archives for October 2009

TxDOT One-Time Toll Violation Recovery Period Reaches Halfway MarkOver $127,400 in Tolls and Discounted Fees Collected to-Date

Courtesy Raul Leal, AUSTIN – Motorists who have not paid delinquent tolls may still take advantage of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) offer to reduce violation fees, but time is running out. October 15 marks the halfway point of the program, and toll road customers with unpaid tolls have until November 30, 2009 take

CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry Seize Marijuana Valued at $84,000; San Antonio Woman Arrested

Courtesy Richard Pauza, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry this week seized $84,000 in marijuana and arrested a San Antonio woman in connection with the seizure.  The seizure occurred on Oct. 12 at Bridge II. A CBP officer referred a 2001 Dodge Dakota

Harvesting Rainwater Workshop

Courtesy Larry Sanchez,  With the recent drought and the lack of water during the summer, many Counties are looking at new and innovative ways to harvest water when rain is scarce.  On Wednesday, Precinct 2 Commissioner Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina and the Webb County Extension Office will be sponsoring a Rainwater Harvesting Workshop to show residents

Sheriff’s Narcotics Investigators Seize more than 1,000 Rounds of Ammunition Underneath Mobile Home

Courtesy Maru De La Paz, A Russian SKS and Scope were also seized  Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On October 13,2009, The Webb County Sheriff’s Office Crime Stoppers division received a Crime Stoppers tip reporting suspicious activity at the 5000 block of Cerros, street where the caller was complaining about heavy vehicular traffic. An investigation was

Former Webb County Justice of the Peace Santos Benavides Host’s Ramon Ayala Super Dance

Former Webb County Justice of the Peace Santos Benavides and current Candidate for Webb County Justice of the Peace Pct.2 Pace 1 Santos Benavides  invites you to join him in welcoming Legendary Norteño star Ramon Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte  this Friday Ocotober 16 also appearing with with Ayala will be none other than Laredo’s very own

Laredo Students to Learn it Does Pay to Recycle

Borderplex contest winners receive praise and prizes Courtesy  Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—Oct. 13, 2009— If you have not seen the cover of this year’s Borderplex Directory, you are in for a real treat.  Taken at one of the City of Laredo’s recently improved water locales, the visual is breathtaking for its beauty and simplicity.  Some people

Man Arrested for Owing $43,000 in Fines to Municipal Court

Courtesy Jose Baeza,  This morning the Laredo Police Department’s warrant division arrested 27 year old Isaac Villarreal Jr. for having 133 outstanding warrants of arrest.  The combined owed on citations, since he was 10 years old, totals $43,219.50.  He was picked at his home and taken to Webb County Jail in lieu of the total

LISD arrests central Office Employee, Places Campus Administrator on Leave

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,  The Laredo Independent School District arrested a central office employee and placed a campus administrator on leave for failure to report the abandonment and neglect of four young children in early September.  One of the children, two-year-old Katherine Cardenas, was later found deceased in her west Laredo home.   LISD Police Officers arrested

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