STATE NEWS
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
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Monday stopped 27 pounds of cocaine from being smuggled into the country inside the cab of a commercial tractor at World Trade Bridge . CBP officers at the World Trade Bridge manning the Free and Secure
Courtesy Richard Pauza, (LAREDO, TEXAS) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thursday apprehended an East Texas man wanted on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault in Montgomery County , Texas . The apprehension occurred on Jan. 26 2011 at Gateway to the Americas Bridge . A
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