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RSS FeedCourtesy Xochitl Mora, McAllen, Texas-Keep McAllen Beautiful invites McAllen residents to participate in the annual Holiday Home Lights Contest. This is a chance to show off that jolly Christmas spirit and to-notch decorating skills by lighting up your home! Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, December 20, and judging will be held Thursday, December 21.
Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-United High School senior Omar Cervantes signed his letter of intent to play baseball for Grayson County College in their NJCAA Division 1 Program. The Grayson Baseball Program holds several titles, including back to back championships of the JUCO World Series, making them the 6th team in history to win the
Courtesy Yvette Treviño, (Laredo, Texas)-Third Grade students at Matias DeLlano Elementary were in for a treat this morning when none other than the Honorable Mayor Pete Saenz paid them a visit to read them a story. The visit comes after students in Ms. Alcaraz’s class during a lesson on “writing with a purpose” decided to
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Ratings based on strength of debt service and economic outlook (McAllen, Texas)-The City of McAllen and the McAllen Development Corporation recently went before S&P Global Ratings for review on its upcoming bond series and received a rating of ‘AAA,’ viewing “the outlook for this rating as stable.” The bond, set for $5.135
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-The BBVA Compass Foundation brought its 6th annual Project Blue Elf initiative to Perez Elementary School. This year, the program surprised and delighted 248 kindergarten, first and second-grade students. After a reading of The Gingerbread Man,BBVA Compass Bank elves helped students decorate holiday cookies and gave each one a toy. In addition, each
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry recently seized a significant amount of alleged marijuana and cocaine with an estimated street value of over $1.3 million in two separate enforcement actions. “Our CBP officers face many challenges daily while facilitating lawful
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Kazen Elementary School ended the month of November with Kazenopolis. Students and staff prepared for the event by transforming their campus into an minitroplois. The setting gave Kazen students an opportunity to elect their own governing body and operate a mock IBC bank, H.E.B. store, post office, recycling center, farmer’s market, visitors center, utilities company and
Courtesy Richard Pauza, (Laredo, Texas)-Explorer Post 2304 on Friday, Dec. 1 bestowed the November 2017 Leadership and Wisdom (LAW) enforcement award to Laredo Independent School District recipient Joseph Abraham Flores, a senior at J.W. Nixon High School. Flores distinguished himself with his leadership skills and was nominated to receive the award by his ROTC instructor,
Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-During a Regular Board Meeting held on November 15, 2017, the United ISD Board of Trustees granted final approval to name the District’s tenth middle school after the late Raul Perales. Following his graduation from St. Joseph’s Academy in 1960, Perales joined the U.S. Navy to serve on the USS Randolph,
