Archives for February 2019
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-All Webb County administrative offices will be closed Monday, February 18th in observance of Presidents’ Day. The Webb County Sheriff’s Department Administrative Offices will also be closed. All emergency services will be available. Webb County Offices will re-open at 8 a.m. Tuesday, February 19th. Webb County Commissioners will meet Monday, February 25th at
Courtesy Diego Hernandez, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers create a double play as they seize methamphetamine worth over $1.7 million in two enforcement actions on Wednesday, Feb.13. “CBP has numerous layers of enforcement and our officers will go above and beyond to keep these illicit drugs
Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD hosted its 31st Annual Science Fair for middle and high school students at the Student Activity Complex on February 7, 2019. A distinguished panel of community professionals that included local professors, doctors, and engineers judged the Science projects. The Grand Champion for the high school division is United High School’s Joseph Orduño. In addition to earning the
Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-Lyndon B. Johnson High School (LBJ) recently held a lottery drawing for students who applied to the Early College High School and the Biotechnology & Life Sciences Innovative Academy Early College High School (BLSIA). Both programs are four-year programs, which run concurrently with advanced high school graduation plans. If a student
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – As Valentine’s Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly skilled agriculture specialists continue to dutifully examine hundreds of millions of arriving cut flower stems to ensure that plant diseases and plant pests are detected and stopped from being introduced into the United States where they could cause harm.
Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-The Webb County Commissioner’s Court commended United ISD’s Board of Trustees by honoring them during a recent court session. The special hearing was held in honor of the school board’s Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) School Board of the Year award. The Webb County Commissioner’s Court praised the school board for
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students will have a chance to tour the mobile studios of the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) during their upcoming visit to Laredo. The C-SPAN Bus will be in front of the TAMIU Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from noon to 2 p.m. Various student groups
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Texas – Various lane closures will be in effect for the State Loop (SL) 20 southbound (SB) mainlanes between Spur 400 (Clark Blvd.) and the State Highway 359 interchange in order to allow paving work. SL 20 SB mainlanes traffic will be redirected to open lanes or the newly constructed southbound
Courtesy Laura D. Garcia, McALLEN, Tx – The City of McAllen would like to remind residents that its Passport Division is open every second Saturday of the month. They will open Saturday, February 9. They will accept applications from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. No matter where you go, a U.S. passport will get you back
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Nye elementary is working towards being recognized by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service as a Healthy South Texas Campus. To that end, Nye elementary G.T. students recently shared their healthy eating and exercise projects with their peers in grades Pre-K – 5. Tables were set up in the Nye Elementary gym for
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