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Courtesy TxDot, Drive Clean Campaign Hands Over Car Keys to Head Start Director (Austin, Texas) – Gracie Botello of Beeville, a Head Start Coordinator and mother of two, said she couldn’t believe what she was hearing when she received the call from Dallas Cowboys headquarters notifying her she had won a new, clean-running Ford Fusion
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Utility work for new Shirley Field will cause temporary street closure Sendero Industries, the contractor for the new L.I.S.D. Shirley Field Sports Complex, will temporarily close Santa Maria Avenue, between Poggenpohl Street and Shea Street, tomorrow, Thursday, October 21, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to install a sanitary sewer manhole.
Courtey Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Border Patrol agents at the Laredo Port of Entry on Tuesday seized 13 weapons, including three high-caliber rifles, 10 pistols, 1,369 rounds of ammunition and assorted gun magazines during an outbound examination. The seizure occurred on Oct. 19, 2010 during an
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Cm. Narvaez, wanting to help the families of his district, has partnered with Kohl’s donated 220 back packs, filled with a $35 gift card to Kohl’s – for a total of $7,700 – to go towards the purchase of school uniform, underclothes, shoes or a jacket, to students in six elementary schools.
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Provides funding for two academic programs WASHINGTON DC– Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that Texas A&M International University has received two grants, totaling $6,061,035 in federal funds, from the Dept. of Education, Strengthening Hispanic Serving Institutions Program. The Engaging Sophomores/Graduation Roadmap project has been awarded $637,207 for one year, with an
Courtesy Monica Garcia, Deputies led a handcuffed Raymond Jasso into the 406th District Court where he pled guilty to both Murder and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. The charges arose from the shooting of his two nephews that took place the night of January 17, 2010. Numerous witnesses, including a surviving victim, told police
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department wants to remind the public that rabies continues to be a local threat and that everyone needs to vaccinate their pets as soon as possible, either at their veterinarian’s office or at the Health Department. Fall and end of the year schedule: City
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Provides $46.5 Million in New Small Business Lending WASHINGTON DC-Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that $46,553,879 has been allocated to lend to small businesses in Texas by the Treasury Department, in a key step of implementing the just-passed Small Business Jobs Act. States can now apply for their allocation. This effort provides $15
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Earlier this week, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas proclaimed the week Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra Week in Laredo, celebrating LPO’s establishment in 1980 and for thirty years has been living up to its mission of providing educational and cultural enrichment to the community of Laredo and surrounding areas, thanks to a
Courtesy Richard Pauza, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry this weekend seized cocaine valued at $2.7 million and processed a previously deported man for an alleged immigration law violation. The cocaine seizure occurred on Oct. 15, 2010 during a routine examination at Camino
