STATE NEWS
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that 192 commercial toilets seized during a drug bust at Laredo Port of Entry would find a more appropriate home with Habitat for Humanity of Laredo-Webb County. Eugenio Garza Jr., Director, Field Operations, Laredo Field Office, together with Carol Sherwood, Executive
(Laredo, Tx)-Rudy Gonzalez a Certified Texas Police Officer, continues his quest to serve the citizens of Pct.2 as Webb County Constable. Gonzalez is currently a U.I.S.D. Police Officer and he is running to unseat Ricardo Rodriguez who was appointed to fill the position vacated by Ruben Reyes when he resigned last year. Rudy Gonzalez has also served the
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, honored students from Mexico and Spain who attend The University of Texas at Austin (UT) with a reception at the Texas Capitol. Sponsored for the eleventh consecutive year by BBVA Compass Bank, the reception provided students an opportunity to interact with legislators and top-ranking UT officials. “As
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the agency will employ some time-tested measures and some new technologies to help facilitate the annual surge in northbound traffic anticipated over the approaching Holy Week period. The measures are designed to be able to process a larger than normal volume
Courtesy Joe Baeza, (Laredo, Tx)-The Laredo Police Department will be working an Impaired Driver Mobilization STEP grant that has been provided by the Texas Department of Transportation in which police officers will be working overtime in enforcing DWI laws by locating and identifying intoxicated drivers during the spring break holidays. Law enforcement throughout Texas and
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, RIO GRANDE CITY AND BROWSVILLE , TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner David Aguilar recognized Border Patrol agents from Laredo Sector and CBP officers from Brownsville and Rio Grande City for exemplary service at the 2012 Annual Commissioner’s Awards Ceremony held today in Washington , DC .
Courtesy Nancy Atkinson, (Laredo, Tx)_Born in 1941, Carlos “Chale” Atkinson grew up in Brownsville, the southernmost tip of Texas, along the Rio Grande River and Mexico and only 30 minutes away from the Gulf of Mexico. A blend of two countries, locals here proudly combine their Texas and Mexican heritages, as can be seen through the
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) – The Senate Higher Education Committee will begin work immediately on a set of interim charges issued by Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, committee Chair Senator Judith Zaffirini announced last week. “I am grateful to Lt. Governor Dewhurst for assigning our committee these critical, timely charges related to higher education in Texas,”
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this weekend seized alleged cocaine and methamphetamine valued at nearly $1.5 million and apprehended a Mexican citizen who had been previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter in separate, unrelated enforcement actions. The more recent of the two
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) – After months of legal wrangling, a San Antonio federal district court has finalized new boundaries for state legislative districts, including those of Senate District 21. The judges removed Northeast Bexar, Dimmit, Frio and Zavala counties from SD 21 and adds Caldwell County, Southeast Travis County, Eastern Hays County, part of
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