STATE NEWS
Courtesy David Leo, AUSTIN, TX — Chairman Richard Peña Raymond, head of the House Committee on Human Services concluded a busy 84th legislative Session having considered 122 separate bills including 10 major pieces of Sunset legislation. Chairman Raymond and his nine member panel oversee the state’s multi-billion dollar Medicaid program, child and elder care services, foster
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to work at the Lincoln Juarez Bridge seized heroin and cocaine with a combined value of $656,207 this past weekend. “These are excellent interceptions from our CBP officers,” said Port Director Joseph Misenhelter, Laredo Port of Entry. “These seizures demonstrate how our
Courtesy David Leo, AUSTIN, TX – Representative Richard Peña Raymond (Laredo), Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, has been appointed by the Speaker of the House to the Health and Human Services (HHSC) Transition Legislative Oversight Committee. Chairman Raymond will continue the effort that he, Chairman Four Price, Representative Cindy Burkett and other
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week that 29-year veteran CBP/DHS executive Bradd Skinner has become the new permanent Assistant Director, Field Operations for Trade Operations at Laredo Field Office. “I look forward to reconnecting with fellow federal partners and trade stakeholders in South Texas with whom I
Courtesy Yolanda Choates, Cocaine run valued at $64.9 M stopped at sea CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine agents detected a cocaine run resulting in the arrest of three individuals and the interdiction of more than 868 pounds of cocaine worth more than $64.9 million. The crew
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine in a tractor trailer arriving at World Trade Bridge. “This is a significant amount of hard narcotics discovered by our frontline CBP officers in the commercial environment and the
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents conducting outbound examinations at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized nearly half a million in undeclared currency in a single enforcement action. “This is one of the larger seizures of undeclared currency we have seen in recent memory and is
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – During a recent 24-hour period, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector disrupted criminal networks and saved lives as they rescued 22 undocumented aliens and seized 427 pounds of marijuana in three separate, unrelated incidents. On July 23, shortly after 3 p.m., Laredo North Station agents assigned
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Lincoln Juarez Bridge recently intercepted 20 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $155,040. “The primary officer’s experience and interviewing technique was a key component in this significant narcotics interception,” said Port Director Joseph Misenhelter, Laredo Port of
Courtesy David Leo, LAREDO, Texas- The veto period for the 84th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature has expired with several important pieces of legislation passed by Representative Richard Peña Raymond, Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, now on their way to becoming law. “I’m very proud of the
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