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Archives for June 2016

Summer Session II Begins July 11 at TAMIU

Courtesy Steve Harmon, Summer Session II at Texas A&M International University will begin Monday, July 11 and continue through Aug. 11. Expanded summer course offerings provide students a chance to accelerate their degree progress and broaden their learning opportunities. Traditionally, enrollment in summer sessions is popular among both current and future TAMIU students. In addition,

VICTIMS OF DRUNK DRIVING LEND THEIR FACES, VOICES IN EFFORT TO SPARE OTHERS FROM TRAGIC, LIFE-CHANGING CONSEQUENCES

Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN, TX – A prisoner in his own body. This is how Sean Carter describes his life following his fateful decision 11 years ago to get into a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. When the driver slammed into a tree, then-22-year-old Sean was left severely injured and unable to walk or talk.

UISD ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND TAX OFFICE TO OBSERVE SUMMER SCHEDULE

Courtesy Veronica Yunes, (Laredo, Texas)-Although school may be out for the summer, there’s still much work that needs to be done to close out one school year and prepare for another. With this in mind, UISD wishes to remind the community that all District Administrative Offices and the Tax Office will now observe a summer

TEXAS’ INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY WINS MARINE HIGHWAY STATUS

Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Department of Transportation’s application to designate the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from Brownsville to Port Arthur as Marine Highway 69 has been approved by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. This designation allows TxDOT and Texas ports to develop projects along the waterway that will help relieve roadway congestion along

Discover the Dinosaurs

Courtesy Jorge Quijano, (Laredo, Texas)-Explore the mystery of pre-historic life at Discover the Dinosaurs! Learn, discover and have fun in this unique hands on exhibit that gives you the opportunity to actually see dinosaurs! Discover the Dinosaurs features a walk-through exhibit designed to bring you back in time to a landscape where dinosaurs lived. Along

Centeno Elementary Students Make Generous Donation to the City of Laredo Animal Shelter

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Centeno Elementary students collected pet food, supplies and sundry items for donation to the City of Laredo Animal Shelter. The effort is part of a larger campaign to promote adoptions, owner education, spaying and neutering. The idea to donate to the shelter came from Jose Ramon de los Santos, a 5th grade

Loop 20 NB temporary right lane closure

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – Weather permitting on June 6, 2016 from 1:30-4 p.m., Gilmar Construction will close the northbound Loop 20 outside main lane across from the Laredo Airport entrance in Laredo. This temporary, single lane closure will facilitate curb and gutter placement for future acceleration and deceleration lanes. The traveling public is

First UISD International Thespian Honors Society Induction Ceremony Held at Alexander High School

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Congratulations to a group of talented Alexander High School students on their induction into the International Thespian Honors Society  The International Thespian Society (ITS) is the Educational Theatre Association’s student honorary organization. ITS recognizes the achievements of high school and middle school students who excel in both the performing arts and academics. We are proud of

Prada Elementary Teacher and Students Recognized for Contributions to the MDA

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Tx)-Congratulations to Prada Elementary 2nd grade teacher Anali Garcia. Garcia won the title of Top District Teacher for her Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), fundraiser event. In addition, her class raised 1,000.00, which is enough money to send an MDA child to summer camp. Prada Elementary also earned high marks as a Top

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