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Archives for October 2018

CBP Officers Seize Heroin Worth $478K at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged heroin with an estimated street value of $478,000 in one enforcement action. “I congratulate our officers for this excellent interception and for the outstanding job they do each day in keeping

CBP to Launch Awareness Campaign for Ready Lane at South Texas Ports of Entry

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Field Office (LFO) is preparing to launch an awareness campaign during the month of October 2018 for dedicated processing lanes for vehicles and pedestrians with technology-enabled travel cards, known as Ready Lanes.  The campaign will improve correct use and awareness of Ready Lanes

United ISD Celebrates Physical Therapist Recognition Month

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)- The United ISD Directors of the Special Education Department honored their Physical Therapists and Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants in celebration of Physical Therapist Recognition Month.  United ISD would like to thank their Sp. Ed. Physical Therapy team for providing exceptional services to all qualifying UISD children who need this vital therapy.  United

MCALLEN’S SUNSET LIVE RETURNS OCTOBER 13

 Courtesy Stephanie Ramirez,  MCALLEN, TX – The Valley’s favorite outdoor concert series is back this October 13th! The City of McAllen announced the twelfth season of Sunset Live which kicks off Saturday, Oct.13 at 6 pm at Oval Park just outside of the McAllen Convention Center. The series, which has hosted 33 concerts since the

Los Obispos Middle School Breaks Ground For New Vegetable Garden

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently,Los Obispos Middle School held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new vegetable garden. The garden was prepared and seeded by advanced seventh-grade science students, teachers and administrators. Inspiration for the new garden came from UISD’s district-wide Learn, Grow, Eat and Go initiative.      Principal Jessica Salazar said that the exercise allowed students to combine

CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Over $327K at the Juarez-International Bridge

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy narcotic seizure with an estimated street value of more than $327,000 in one enforcement action over the weekend. “This significant seizure was possible because of the continued vigilance and alertness our CBP officers’ put forth

United ISD Swears In Five New Police Officers

Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD Police Chief Ray Garner welcomed five new police officers to the District’s police department during a special ceremony held today at United ISD Police Headquarters. Family members and visitors beamed with pride as Cristian Cardenas, Rolando Elizalde, Raul Madrigal, Ricardo Castro, and Alexis A. Lozano took their oaths and received their badges. Prior to the ceremony, Chief Garner

KuGar TaekwonDo Returns to Laredo with 23 Medals

(Laredo, Texas)-Congratulations to all the KuGar TaeKwonDo Athletes who participated in the South Texas Open Taekwondo Championships that was held at   San Antonio College this past weekend over all the group brought back 23 medals to Laredo 10 Gold, 8 Silver, and 5 bronze. Kugar Taekwondo is under the guidance of Jesse Kuhns Sr.

UHS teacher recognized as one of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Influential Teachers

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United High School Drama teacher, Mr. Daniel Villarreal, was recently recognized as one of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Influential Teachers.  In order to earn this award, a teacher must be nominated by a former student who is an incoming freshman at MIT.  Mr. Villarreal’s former student nominated him because he

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