Election Day Saturday, May 4, 2019 Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  McAllen, Texas–  The City of McAllen is holding a regular election for registered voter residents of McAllen City Commission Districts 4 and 5 on Saturday, May 4, 2019.  Early Voting for those offices will begin on Monday, April 22, 2019 continuing through Tuesday, April 30, 3019, from

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy amount of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $701 thousand in one enforcement action at the World Trade Bridge. “I commend our CBP officers for their hard work and attention to

Texas-sized competition promoted healthy living McAllen, TX- For the second year in a row, the City of McAllen was not only the winner for its size category in the IT’S TIME TEXAS (ITT) Community Challenge, which ended March 4, but also, the top point getter in the entire state of Texas. More than 4,195members of the McAllen community participated and uploaded

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Annual clean-up initiative keeps Texas highways, city streets litter-free  McAllen, TX– It’s that time of the year once again! Spring has sprung and Keep McAllen Beautiful is spring cleaning the city of McAllen. Keep McAllen Beautiful (KMB) is organizing its annual Great American Clean-Up and Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off to take place on

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers continue their strong enforcement posture as they intercept travelers enrolled in the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program attempting to smuggle $109,000 in alleged cocaine. “CBP has numerous layers of enforcement and our officers will

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, unreported currency, weapons and uncovered numerous immigration violations during Fiscal Year 2018. Fiscal Year 2018 began October 1, 2017 and ended Sept. 30, 2018.  “Our frontline CBP officers continued to

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy amount of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $2 million in one enforcement action over the weekend. “I congratulate our frontline officers for their firm commitment to carry out the CBP

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, English, Spanish P.S.A.s aim to stress importance of Census, how to respond and inviting community to be a part of the Census team  (Laredo, Texas)-The City of McAllen, in partnership with the U.S. Census, has already rolled out its first of many public service announcements regarding the 2020 Census, encouraging McAllen and

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – As Laredo celebrated Washington’s birthday this weekend with multiple events, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers kept sharp focus on border security efforts, seizing a total of $2.3 million in cocaine, marijuana in back-to-back enforcement actions at World Trade Bridge. “While Laredo geared up

Courtesy Diego Hernandez, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers create a double play as they seize methamphetamine worth over $1.7 million in two enforcement actions on Wednesday, Feb.13. “CBP has numerous layers of enforcement and our officers will go above and beyond to keep these illicit drugs