STATE NEWS
Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN –TxDOT announced that it is planning on leveraging as much as an additional $2 billion over the next two years to facilitate construction on some of the states’ high priority projects. The additional funding comes from more efficient and effective ways of managing tax dollars and an anticipation of future federal funding.
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry this week uncovered a deluge of quarantine significant pests, intercepting nine wood-boring pests in nine hours in solid wood packing material at the port’s two cargo lots. The interceptions all occurred during
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN, TX) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, on Thursday (Feb. 16) received the Horizon Award from the Christian Life Commission, the policy agency of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, for her leadership in promoting access, affordability and excellence in higher education. “As Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee, I am
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO — Effective immediately, travelers may once again bring fully cooked eggs into the U.S. from Mexico . In March 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) informed CBP that APHIS was adding restrictions to live bird and poultry imports to protect the United
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN, TX) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, announced today (Jan. 16) that Texas A&M University will receive $225,000 for the first year of a five-year grant from the Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) to develop an inclusive postsecondary education program for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “As Chair of the
Courtesy David Leo, Chairman Raymond’s Committee Monitors Policy to Protect Texas Families AUSTIN, Tx-House Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Richard Peña Raymond (D-Laredo) has been asked by Speaker Joe Straus to oversee the managed care rollout as part of his committee’s interim charge responsibilities. For the first time, beginning March 1, 2012, Medicaid clients
Courtesy Timothy Franciscus-Timm, (Laredo, Tx)-What defies gravity, cuts through the air with stunning accuracy and sends vintage airplanes soaring heavenward? That would be the WBCA Air Show spectacular Sponsored by CPL Retail Energy, A Direct Energy Co. This impressive event showcases paratroopers and precision pilot teams. Spectators will be thrilled and chilled with an up-close and
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized $333,000 in unreported currency from a vehicle driven by a local man in a routine examination. The currency seizure occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Eagle Pass Bridge
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, AM Radio System Installed to Inform Land Border Crossers WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the installation of a pilot AM radio broadcast system, aimed to better inform the border crossing public. CBP has installed AM radio frequency transmitters at two ports of entry on the
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this weekend apprehended an East Texas man wanted on an outstanding warrant for homicide in Brazoria County , Texas . The apprehension occurred on Feb. 7, 2012 at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . A CBP officer conducting examinations
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