Courtesy David Leo, ~ Bill Joint Authored by Raymond ~ AUSTIN, TX – Governor Rick Perry signed the “Merry Christmas” Bill joint authored by Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, into law. The bill gives public school districts the freedom to recognize traditional winter celebrations like Christmas and allows

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  Laredo, Texas – On May 12, 2013, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station arrested a motorist who allegedly impeded them from performing their duties in accordance with statutory law that allows Border Patrol Agents to stop and question motorists at Border Patrol checkpoints.  The incident occurred Sunday morning, when

Courtesy David Leo, (Autsin, Texas)-Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, passed a bill unanimously 147-0 out of the Texas House of Representatives that authorizes public school districts to recognize traditional winter celebrations like Christmas and Hanukkah. It also allows district personnel to offer traditional greetings like “Merry Christmas” and

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  Laredo, Texas – With Mother’s Day celebrations looming this weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists working at South Texas ports of entry are busy making sure that personal and commercial importations of flowers are free from insects, pests and diseases that could harm the agricultural and floral

Courtesy Richard Pauza,   SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations in South Texas worked within its means to facilitate heavy Holy Week traffic and posted significant results: $17.8 million in narcotics seized and more than 292,000 tourist permits processed.   Over a 10-day period ending on March 31, 2013 CBP officers

Courtesy David Leao,  AUSTIN–HB 5, the education legislation that deals with high-stakes testing and curriculum in public schools, was debated by the full House of Representatives for nearly nine hours and passed overwhelmingly with a 147-2 vote.  Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, Chairman of The House Committee on Human Services, coauthored HB 5 because the legislation

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Tuesday seized $185,000 in methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle battery.   The seizure occurred Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. A CBP officer referred a 2006 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 20-year-old female U.S. citizen from Dallas for

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents at the Laredo Port of Entry in a 24-hour period seized $1.9 million in methamphetamine and $326,519 in unreported currency in three separate, unrelated enforcement actions.      The methamphetamine seizure occurred on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. A CBP officer

Courtesy David Leo,  AUSTIN–Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, filed HB 1501 paying tribute to the memory of the men, women and children lost in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001 and honoring the heroic actions of all first responders and volunteers who aided the innocent victims and