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Archives for February 2012

LISD campuses close for staff development

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,  All campuses of the Laredo Independent School district will be closed Friday, February 17, due to staff development and training. LISD administration, faculty, and staff will report to work on Friday morning for their required training.  Employees are invited to a Health Fair at the Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School.  Doors

Senator Zaffirini Announces Grant for College Disabilities Program

Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN, TX) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, announced today (Jan. 16) that Texas A&M University will receive $225,000 for the first year of a five-year grant from the Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) to develop an inclusive postsecondary education program for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “As Chair of the

Efforts to Oversee Medicaid Managed Care Expansion Continue

Courtesy David Leo, Chairman Raymond’s Committee Monitors Policy to Protect Texas Families  AUSTIN, Tx-House Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Richard Peña Raymond (D-Laredo) has been asked by Speaker Joe Straus to oversee the managed care rollout as part of his committee’s interim charge responsibilities.  For the first time, beginning March 1, 2012, Medicaid clients

City of Laredo Public Works Crews Resurfacing Work to Affect Traffic Along Meadow

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  City of Laredo Public Works crews will begin milling and paving Meadow between Guatemozin and Corpus Christi beginning at 7:00 a.m.  today, February 15, 2012.  The work will continue through 5:00 p.m. every day until Friday, February 24.  Drivers are asked to find alternate routes if possible as there will be congestion

Laredo Birding Festival 2012 Intimate, Success

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Weather, birds come through for niche-group visitors  Laredo,Tx—  Bird watchers and nature enthusiasts feasted their eyes on the natural beauty in and around Laredo during the 2012 edition of the Laredo Birding Festival.  The event also featured nationally acclaimed author and naturalist, Pete Dunne, director of the Cape May Bird Observatory in

Singer Whitney Houston Dies at 48

By the CNN Wire Staff   (CNN) — Legendary pop singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48, representative Kristen Foster said Saturday night.  The cause of death and where she died were not immediately known.  According to her official website, Houston, who struggled with addiction problems over the years, sold more than 170 million

WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show

Courtesy Timothy Franciscus-Timm, (Laredo, Tx)-What defies gravity, cuts through the air with stunning accuracy and sends vintage airplanes soaring heavenward?  That would be the WBCA Air Show spectacular Sponsored by CPL Retail Energy, A Direct Energy Co. This impressive event showcases paratroopers and precision pilot teams. Spectators will be thrilled and chilled with an up-close and

CBP Seizes $333,234 in Unreported Currency at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized $333,000 in unreported currency from a vehicle driven by a local man in a routine examination.  The currency seizure occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Eagle Pass Bridge

Construction Work Near Future Wal-Mart To Cause Lane Closure

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)- Gilmar Construction, the contractor for the new Wal-Mart Super Center being built on Bob Bullock Loop 20, is going to close one lane traveling east on International Boulevard, beginning on Monday, February 13, 2012. The construction closure will last for approximately two weeks.  The contractor will be removing storm drain inlets,

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