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Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $51.9 million in Future Funding for the Chacon Creek Restoration Project

Courtesy Charlotte Laracy, Project will focus on flood risk management, ecosystem restoration and recreational amenities  Laredo, TX—Congressman Cuellar  announced over $51.9 million in future funding for the Chacon Creek Restoration Project. The project will focus on flood management, ecosystem restoration and recreational amenities for Chacon Creek. Congressman Cuellar was able to deliver $3.3 million directly

Author & Storyteller Joe Hays Visits Washington Middle School

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently, famous children’s book author & storyteller Joe Hays visited the students of George Washington Middle School to read them his latest American South West folklore tale, La Llorona.  Hays is famous for being an early pioneer of bilingual Spanish/English storytelling.  Hays vividly read and acted out La Llorona for the students and their

7th Annual United ISD District-wide Spelling Bee Winner

Courtesy Lauren Cavazos,  (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD held its 7th Annual Spelling Bee for students in grades 3-8 at the SAC Auditorium.  Thirty-nine (39) contestants representing United ISD elementary and middle schools competed on stage in front of an audience comprised of friends, family, and District staff. All students in the District Spelling Bee qualified for

McAllen Public Library to Launch Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending Program

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  (Laredo, Texas)-Beginning on Monday, February 3, 2020, McAllen Public Library cardholders will be able to access free, unlimited high-speed internet from almost anywhere through the library’s new, innovative Wi-Fi hotspot initiative.  City of McAllen residents can connect a tablet, smartphone or laptop computer to the Internet from home, a public space, or

Freedom Elementary Students Meet Real Life Heroes

Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Freedom Elementary students welcomed Texas Department of Public Safety officers and U.S. Army personnel to their campus for a “High Five” day. The occasion gave students an opportunity to interact and speak with individuals who serve and protect the public and our nation on a daily basis. “Our students were visibly excited when

New TAMIU Lecture Series on Social Sciences Bows Feb. 7 with ‘Invisible Graves: Migrant Deaths in the Texas Desert’

Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-A new lecture series at Texas A&M International University  (TAMIU) aims to encourage a discussion of contemporary issues across the social sciences and bows Friday, Feb.  7. Social Sciences Speakers Series organizer Dr. Sean A. Maddan, TAMIU associate professor and chair of the College of Arts and Sciences’ department of Social Sciences,

United ISD and the Fine Arts Department Region XIV 9th Grade Band Clinic & Concert

Courtesy Maria Del Rocio Moore, United ISD and the Fine Arts Department are proud to host the annual Region XIV 9th Grade Clinic and Concert on Friday, January 31, 2020.  The concert will be held at UISD’s Bill Johnson Student Activity Complex Auditorium, and begins at 6:00 PM. Admission charge is $3.00 for Adults, and $1.00 for school age students (with

UISD 8th Graders of the Month For January 2020

Courtesy Maria Del Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-On January, 29th the Laredo Police Department honored the outstanding 8th graders from our Middle Schools. Andres Gonzalez, Aylin Musquiz, Luis Diaz, Jesus Gaytan, Andrea Zuñiga Ceja, Kimberly Vazquez, Pamela Barragan Torres, Angelica Canales, Dulce Valdez, and Monica Pineda are the 8th graders of January. They are testimony that

ReCode Laredo Kicks Off Citywide Public Meetings Focused on Updating Laredo’s Land Development Code

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo City Planning Department has announced several public meetings in February and March to discuss the future plans of the city with Laredo residents. The City of Laredo Planning Department staff will be going to a location in each of the city’s eight Council Districts every Wednesday evening

Randy J. Howe is Named Director Field Operations for Laredo Field Office

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Randy J. Howe, formerly the Executive Director, Office of Field Operations, for U.S. Customs and Border Protection has entered on duty as Director, Field Operations for Laredo Field Office. Howe succeeds DFO David P. Higgerson, who retired after 49+ years of federal service.

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