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Courtesy Jose Borjon, Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, announced the Coalition’s call for a bipartisan budget compromise. On April 4, 2011, the Senior Leadership of the Blue Dog Coalition wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging for a long term spending bill
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) —The Texas Senate on Wednesday (April 6) overwhelmingly voted to pass Senate Bill (SB) 28 by Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, reforming the TEXAS Grant program by prioritizing grants for high-achieving, low-income students. “TEXAS Grants have opened the door to a college education for thousands of low-income Texas students,” Senator Zaffirini said.”Because the
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts Print Journalism/Online Media and Visual Arts students will be having their annual exhibits at the Laredo Center for the Arts on display through April. An opening reception for the three shows will be held Wednesday, April 6, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, Due to the devastating fire that struck the City of El Cenizo, Texas on Monday, Webb County Judge Danny Valdez has signed a declaration proclaiming the city a disaster area. By making the declaration, the City of El Cenizo could be eligible for assistance from federal and state grants. One of
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – The Webb County Jail’s kitchen facilities passed a recent inspection by the city of Laredo with flying colors. On March 23, 2011, the city of Laredo Health Department conducted a routine kitchen inspection report at the Webb County Jail. In that inspection, the Webb County
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas will testify today in Austin in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety in support of House Bill 48, authored by Aaron Peña. House Bill 48 relates “to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to investigate the
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – Weather permitting on April 5, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Bick’s Construction will implement one-way traffic control on US 59 between the Webb-Duval County line to 5 miles west of the county line for planing, overlay and pavement marking work. NOTE – One-way traffic control means only one
Courtesy Steve Harmon, As part of its 90th Anniversary Gala, Laredo’s Table is now bequeathing an impressive archive of historic scrapbooks that traces its storied history to the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library’s Special Collections and Archives. The collection is a wonderful intermingling of social activism, global awareness, and women’s history. The archive includes a
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – For many motorists, the first word that comes to mind when a highway construction work zone is ahead is “delay,” when the word that should come to mind is “caution.” Work zones can be hazardous places for motorists as well as construction crews working to improve Texas highways. That’s way
Courtesy Jose Borjon, Only Texas Democrat in 111th Congress whose overall legislation would decrease spending Washington, D.C. – The National Taxpayers Union Foundation released a comprehensive legislative analysis concluding that legislation introduced or co-authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) during the 111th Congress (2009-2010) would have decreased federal spending by nearly $9 billion.
