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Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Tx)-The Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Small Business Development Center will celebrate the grand opening of a new satellite office in Zapata on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Open to the public, it will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 910 Hidalgo, Suite 2, in Zapata. Under the leadership
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Tx)- Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Regents professor and author Dr. Jerry Thompson has been selected as the 2011 Clotilde P. García Tejano Book Prize winner for his latest book, “Tejanos in Gray: Civil War Letters of Captains Joseph Rafael de la Garza and Manuel Yturri,” which traces the Tejano Civil War
Courtesy Raul Leal, CPS Seat Inspection Event Saturday, September 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. LAREDO – A multi-agency group of child passenger safety (CPS) advocates held a press conference in a final push to help Texas families Buckle Them Right in Laredo . These CPS advocates want to keep children safe from harm while riding in
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The Laredo Independent School District will be hosting Town Hall Meetings on Wednesday, September 28. The three simultaneous meetings will be held at the Nixon High School Annex cafeteria, Martin High School library, and Cigarroa Middle School library beginning promptly at 6:00 p.m. LISD parents and community members are invited to join
Courtesy Jose Borjon, Bill that would reduce border violence and increase interagency collaboration heads for full vote before the U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. – Today, the Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) Act of 2011, H.R. 915, named after ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata, was voted out
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry this weekend seized a cache of 10,000 rounds of ammunition during an outbound examination. The seizure occurred on Sept. 18, 2011 during an outbound (southbound) examination at the Eagle Pass International
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx- Today Sunday, September 18, 2011 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., Star Operations will close the right inside lane of IH 35 northbound (NB) between Calton Rd. and Mann Rd. to facilitate repairs to the high mast illumination foundation caused by an accident at Mann Rd. exit ramp. Please be advised tha t
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx – The Texas Department of Transportation, along with partner organizations, will be out in full force the week of September 18-24 to help Texas families learn to secure their children in the appropriate child safety seats, booster seats and seat belts. · Free safety seat check-ups are being held throughout Texas
Courtesy Monica Garcia, (Laredo, Tx) The jury is now deliberating punishment in the case of Josepth Allen Garcia. Closing arguments in the punishment phase ended at 4:50p.m. friday afternoon. District Attorney Alaniz echoed the words of Mario Alberto Gonzalez’ sister, Valeria, when he said, “Do the right thing. It all comes back to you, Joseph.
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, For the ninth year in a row, LISD’s Financial Management Department received a rating of “Superior Achievement” under the Financial Integrity Rating System (FIRST), the state’s finance accountability rating system for fiscal year 2009-2010. The rating system measures the quality of a school district’s financial management and reporting. This is the ninth
