Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Artwork selected to be featured on McAllen irrigation pipes Keep McAllen Beautiful Inc. (KMB) is actively recruiting artists from McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley for a chance to have their work featured on standpipes in McAllen. The deadline to apply is Friday, September 16. The initiative will promote a strong

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, INFRA grants for multimodal freight highway projects The City of McAllen has just received a $25 million INFRA grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Anzalduas International Bridge expansion project. The project will construct commercial inspection facilities at the Anzalduas Land Port of Entry, including inspection booths, inspection docks, equipment,

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Laredo, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1.628 billion in transportation funding for the Laredo area. The funds are authorized through the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), which is the state’s 10-year plan to guide the development of transportation work across the state. The $1.6 billion in funding

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Laredo Port of Entry, would like to advise the traveling public of the temporary halt in vehicular traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge the morning of Sept. 11, during the 21st Annual Remembrance Ceremony to honor the 9/11 attack victims. On Sunday, September 11,

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—In two more large cocaine interceptions this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine valued at $7.6 million within tractor trailers in two separate enforcement actions. “Within a four-day span, our frontline CBP officers at Laredo Port of

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Funds will be used for paying overtime, expenses, and acquiring new equipment Zapata, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $375,000 in federal funds to support border security in Zapata County. The money will be used by the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office to pay for overtime hours, operating expenses, and new equipment—resources that

Dana Youngentob, Zapata, Texas— Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) held a press conference to announce a new $660,000 federal earmark for Zapata County’s Sheriff Department Headquarters. The funding will support upgrades to the headquarters with the addition of interview rooms, an evidence room, a records room, and an expansion of workspace. Additionally, the funding

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry recently seized $390,000 in fentanyl in a passenger vehicle. “This is a significant seizure of fentanyl and our officers took appropriate care, utilizing personal protective equipment during the seizure to minimize potential exposure given the

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON, D.C. —Air and Marine Operations (AMO) worked with their federal and international partners to seize 121,667 pounds of cocaine and 33,226 pounds of marijuana in international waters through the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2022, denying transnational criminal organizations an estimated $2.4 billion USD. Overall, narcotic seizures involving

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted over $248,000 in unreported currency and two weapons in one outbound enforcement action at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. “This seizure of a significant amount of outbound currency and weapons illustrates CBP’s commitment to our priority border security