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University to Observe Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, Classes Start Tuesday

Courtesy Steve Harmon,  Texas A&M International University offices will be closed in a State-authorized observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.             University offices will reopen and classes for the Spring Semester 2012 will begin Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 8 a.m.              Registration for the Spring Semester is underway online at

MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

Courtesy Kathy Hill, Inaugural Eagle Ford Shale Consortium Conference Brings Leaders Together to Tackle Issues  CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas   — Recognizing the extraordinary pinnacles and pitfalls the Eagle Ford Shale represents for the twenty-four counties it lies under, a consortium of community leaders and stakeholders is planning its inaugural conference to develop sustainable models of long-term

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Closure

Courtesy Larry Sanchez, All Webb County administrative offices will be closed Monday, January 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.  Included in the holiday closure is the Webb County Tax Assessor Collector’s Office.The Webb County Sheriff’s Department Administrative Offices will also be closed.  All emergency services will be available. Webb County

LISD campuses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Courtesy Roberto Trevino,  In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 16, teachers throughout Laredo ISD will be educating students through various activities on how the civil rights leader’s significant contributions impacted our country and changed the world.  LISD students are expected in class at their schools as regularly scheduled on

AEP Maintenance Work to Cause Partial and Full Lane Closures

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  Beginning next week, AEP TEXAS will be doing maintenance work on their network that will cause partial and full lane closures on the various roads. Monday, January 16: Hidalgo from San Bernardo to Salinas, all day from 7:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;     Tuesday, January 17: Flores from Houston to Hidalgo, from 7:30 a.m.

The Story of Music, Stories from Home

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  (Laredo, TX )  Award winning poet and essayist Gary Holthaus and internationally acclaimed musician Lauren Pelon team up to offer a unique new program called “Story of Music, Stories from Home.”  Pelon plays a variety of instruments ranging from lute, lyre, and concertina, to recorders, gemshorn, and electric wind instrument.  Holthaus reads

Texas Convention and Visitor Bureaus Conference to Convene in Laredo

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, TX – Jan 12, 2012) Laredo is hosting more than 100 destination marketing professionals during the Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (TACVB) Mid-Winter Education Conference, January 17-19 at the La Posada Hotel.       TACVB will convene for three days of educational meetings focusing on Administration, Group Sales, Group Servicing, Tourism

CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists in South Texas Seize Large Amounts of Narcotics, Currency, Fake Documents in First Quarter of FY 12

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration violations during the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. Fiscal Year 2012 began October 1, 2011

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