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Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN, Texas The manager of the state’s electric grid has issued another plea for saving energy as the Texas heat wave lingers. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says a vital need for conservation exists through Tuesday. Consumers are urged to shut off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances from 3 p.m. to 7
Courtesy Stever Harmon, The Fall Semester at Texas A&M International University has started. Late Registration, with late fees assessed, has been extended to Friday, Sept. 2 Complete schedules, catalog and additional registration information is available at tamiu.edu Additional registration information is available on uonline.tamiu.edu, as well as Facebook and Twitter. Student services office hours are
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – Effective Early Monday, August 29, 2011, Gilmar Construction Co. will continue working along Eastbound LP 20 approximately 1,000 feet prior to the intersection with McPherson Rd. The construction involves the extension of the auxiliary lane for the westbound turnaround. Periodic lane closures will be in effect for the inside through lane along Eastbound LP 20. (RMC 6210-65-001) Motorists should slow
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, The Webb County Administrative Services Department is teaming up with the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center to hold an “End of Summer Blood Drive” this Tuesday, August 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Billy Hall Jr. Administration Building. The drive will be held in conference room 1A located
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – Effective Sunday, August 28, 2011 from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m., alternating lane closures will take place on US 83 Eastbound ( Chihuahua St. ) at McClelland Ave. to facilitate pavement repair work by City of Laredo work crews. Motorists are urged to SLOW DOWN, MERGE TO OPEN LANE(S) and
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 seized a mixed narcotics load containing both cocaine and methamphetamine valued at $688,000 from a vehicle driven by a local man. The seizure occurred on Aug. 15, 2011 at Eagle Pass
Courtesy Steve Harmon, Texas A&M International University’s Welcome Week is a yearly program that offers a variety of programs to new and returning students. During the week-long event, campus maps, souvenirs, and a variety of activities are held in order to welcome back students and get new students excited about University life. Most of these
Courtesy Timothy A. Franciscus-Timm, Northern Air Cargo (NAC) and the City of Laredo are proud to announce that NAC will begin operating flights between Laredo, TX Ypsilanti, MI (Detroit, MI area) and El Paso, TX. “The City of Laredo is excited that Northern Air Cargo continues to expand their operations here. City and private sector
Courtesy Steve Harmon, Dr. Jerry Thompson, Texas A&M International University Regents Professor of History, will present the lecture “The Civil War on the Texas Mexican Border” on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 6- 9 p.m. at the Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum at 810 Zaragoza Street downtown. The lecture is free of charge and open to
A Zapata jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Rene Daniel Villareal of Zapata he was prosecuted by Pedro “Pete” Garza. According to the prosecutor, Villarreal and the victim; Christopher Louis Martinez, were acquaintances and were both at the party of a mutual friend. The defendant, who was intoxicated, was involved in a
