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Archives for June 2011

Operation Lone Star 2011: Call for Volunteers

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, This will be the 4th year we conduct Operation Lone Star (OLS); a disaster emergency management operation mass services simulation, which also provides health care for those in need. This year OLS will be conducted from August 1-5 at the Civic Center and we are finalizing details to also conduct a clinic

CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR SECURES ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF HANGAR FOR UAV OPERATIONS ALONG SOUTHWEST BORDER

Courtesy Jose Borjon,   Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) included legislation in the fiscal year 2012 Military Construction and Veterans Appropriations Act that would bolster security on the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill directs the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard to position a hangar on the border that would provide for stationing

COUNTY JUDGE DECLARES COUNTY DISASTER AND BANS THE SALE AND USE OF ALL FIREWORKS

Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Tx)- Sustained hot and dry weather conditions has prompted Webb County Judge Danny Valdez to issue a county disaster declaration, banning the sale and use of all fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Webb County, Texas by anyone other than a licensed pyrotechnics expert at permitted events.  The last time the County

CBP, Consular, Federal and Municipal Officials Gather to Dedicate Ready Lane at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a Ready Lane will officially open today at the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . This lane will be dedicated for the exclusive use of travelers with Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-enabled travel cards.  Noel Sanchez, Assistant Director of Field

US 83 S. Traffic Signal and Pavement Striping Work at River Hill

Courtesy Raul Leal,  LAREDO, Tx-Effective June 13-14, 2011, Star Operations has placed the newly installed traffic signal light at the intersection of US 83 South ( Zapata Highway ) and Riverhill on yellow-red flashing mode. Traffic on US 83 will have the yellow flashing light and traffic on Riverhill will have the red flashing light. Full activation

Streets To Be Closed For Emergency Repairs

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  CenterPoint Energy crews will be closing the 1000 block of Lyon, between McClelland and Hendricks and the 2800 block of McClelland, between Lyon and Kearney to repair a gas leak in the area.  Please follow all detour signs.  The closures will last approximately all day today, MONDAY, June 13, 2011.  Contact CenterPoint

Sanders Ave. Closure & Right Lane Closure on Chihuahua ( US 83)

Courtesy Raul Leal,  LAREDO, Tx- On June 15, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ellis & Ellis, subcontractor for Anderson Columbia, Inc., will close Sanders Avenue between Chihuahua and Rosario Streets for perform utility work as part of the US 83 Guadalupe-Chihuahua Railroad Grade Separation Project.  Also, on June 15, 2011, the traveling public

US 83 Widening Left Turn Lane to Cielito Lindo Begins Monday

Courtesy Raul Leal,  LAREDO, Tx- A new construction project consisting of the widening of US 83 ( Zapata Highway ) at Cielito Lindo for an additional left turn lane onto Cielito Lindo will commence on Monday, June 13, 2011. Work will require for the median crossing to be closed. Therefore, detours will be in effect.  Traffic exiting Cielito

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