Courtesy Xochit Mora,  Random selection of customers will see inspections McAllen Public Utility will be conducting water meter auditing starting today, Monday, February 24, 2020. Performance Services Inc. has been contracted to conduct this audit. They will visit sites throughout the city, inspecting water meter installations and possibly, exchanging some meters for newer ones. For

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations, Laredo Port of Entry officials would like to advise the traveling public that all vehicular traffic at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge will be temporarily halted the morning of Feb. 22 in order to host the International Bridge Ceremony (also known as the

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Lawsuit regarding SB 1004 and SB1152 includes 55 other Texas cities (Laredo, Texas)-The lawsuit filed by a coalition of 58 Texas cities, led by McAllen, and including Austin, Dallas, El Paso, and San Antonio, as well as many other Rio Grande Valley cities, is set for a temporary injunction hearing tomorrow morning,

Courtesy Laura D. Garcia, (Mcallen, Texas)-The Texas Department of Transportation is advising motorists of possible traffic interruptions and delays along IH-2 from McColl Rd. through Ware Rd, next week, beginning on Monday, February 16 through Friday, February 21, 2020. The TXDOT contractor will be removing a temporary concrete barrier which will result in a reduction

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – As Valentine’s Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly skilled agriculture specialists across more than 328 ports of entry continue to dutifully examine hundreds of millions of arriving cut flower stems to ensure that plant diseases and plant pests are detected and stopped from being introduced into the

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  The City of McAllen Vital Statistics Division will begin offering extended hours every Tuesday, beginning this February 11, staying open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., taking the last application at 5:30 p.m. The division has also updated its list of requirements needed to request a birth or death certificate. The primary

Courtesy Ismael Guevara ,  LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry were successful in seizing three separate loads of hard narcotics with a combined value of over $2.7 million. “Our frontline officers continued their strict vigilance this weekend and their determination and commitment to

Courtesy Charlotte Laracy, Project will focus on flood risk management, ecosystem restoration and recreational amenities  Laredo, TX—Congressman Cuellar  announced over $51.9 million in future funding for the Chacon Creek Restoration Project. The project will focus on flood management, ecosystem restoration and recreational amenities for Chacon Creek. Congressman Cuellar was able to deliver $3.3 million directly

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  (Laredo, Texas)-Beginning on Monday, February 3, 2020, McAllen Public Library cardholders will be able to access free, unlimited high-speed internet from almost anywhere through the library’s new, innovative Wi-Fi hotspot initiative.  City of McAllen residents can connect a tablet, smartphone or laptop computer to the Internet from home, a public space, or

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Randy J. Howe, formerly the Executive Director, Office of Field Operations, for U.S. Customs and Border Protection has entered on duty as Director, Field Operations for Laredo Field Office. Howe succeeds DFO David P. Higgerson, who retired after 49+ years of federal service.