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RSS FeedCourtesy Richard Pauza, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry this week seized cocaine valued at $1.2 million from a vehicle driven by a man from San Antonio . The seizure occurred on April 7, 2010 at Bridge I. A CBP officer referred
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Weather permitting, on-going construction on several of Laredo’s industrial street projects will include several closures, starting next. The City of Laredo contractor will coordinate with area businesses to maintain access. The traveling public should slow down, drive with extreme caution, and observe all safety signs, traffic control devices and flaggers in the
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Rogelio Gonzalez, a junior at Dr. Leo G. Cigarroa High School, will be living his dream this coming summer. Gonzalez is among 1,000 students worldwide who was recently accepted as a residential student to Harvard’s prestigious Secondary School Program (SSP) in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the Harvard University campus. Gonzalez, who will be
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Congressional Leaders Meet with Mexican Government to Discuss Future of the Mérida Initiative and Ongoing Border Security Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) returned late Wednesday from a senior congressional delegation visit to Mexico City for meetings with President Felipe Calderon and other high-ranking government officials to discuss the future of
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, April 8, 2010– International interchange. . . tourism trade transfer. . . cultural connections. . . diplomatic discussions. . . arts and accolades. . .are all accounts and descriptions of an internationally recognized and award-winning Laredo project entitled the International Sister Cities Festival (LISCF). Laredo hosts its eighth annual event that
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Texas Home Appliance Rebate Program Begins Wednesday, April 7th Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that Texans can start applying for the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program beginning Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The state-run appliance rebate program will provide $23 million worth of rebates towards the purchase
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, More fresh produce is being added to the menus in the cafeterias at the Laredo Independent School District. LISD Child Nutrition Program now includes herbed red potatoes to its school lunch menu for April and May. The Child Nutrition Program received 4,000 pounds of herbed red potatoes from the Texas Farm School
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The Garcia family home was reconstructed through the Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation program. The previous structure was dilapidated beyond repair and structurally unsound. After the damaged structure was demolished, a new home was constructed on the owner’s lot. This new house is 1,165 square feet in size. The house consists
Courtesy Raul Leal, A Texas-born program that has gone global is marking its 25th anniversary this year. Adopt-a-Highway allows volunteers to adopt a two-mile stretch of highway and keep it clean, which helps reduce litter cleanup costs. The Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off is a partnership between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Keep
VOTE MONICA ZAPATA NOTZON FOR THE 111th DISTRICT COURT. EARLY VOTING IS GOING ON NOW TILL TOMMORROW APRIL 9TH. ELECTION DAY FOR THE RUN-OFF IS APRIL 13, 2010.
