STATE NEWS
Courtesy Margie Garza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations at Laredo Port of Entry continued to seize significant amounts of narcotics, arrest fugitives, uncover immigration violations while facilitating a steady amount of traffic during the recently concluded Holy Week period. “Amid steady vehicular traffic during Holy Week and ongoing
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, This was the first time the City of McAllen participated in the It’s Time Texas! community health challenge. The City of McAllen Health & Code Enforcement Department reached out to partnering agencies in the community, such as McAllen I.S.D., head start schools and even private businesses to get involved and signed up.
Courtesy Laura Garcia, (McAllen, Texas)-Return your library books and make your mama proud! During the month of April, McAllen Public Library will run a month-long drive to get overdue books, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays back on our shelves. Any overdue McAllen Public Library item that is returned from April 1st to May 13th, 2018 (Mother’s
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, TX) In anticipation of increased holiday traffic for the upcoming Easter holiday, the Anzalduas International Bridge and McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge are once again taking part in a unique federal program that allows public or private entities to pay for overtime hours for officers from U.S. Customs & Border Protection in order
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas– – With the rapid approach of Holy Week, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry have implemented a variety of effective measures to facilitate a smooth, orderly traffic flow, including a designated lane, electronic tourist
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Fee ordinance approved by City Commission in January to help fund projects in the City’s Master Drainage Plan After two public meetings held at two different community centers to inform residents about a proposed drainage utility fee and a public hearing at a City Commission at the first meeting in January where
Courtesy Diego Hernandez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry recently seized three significant loads of marijuana, one was a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) entry, the other two were found within shipments of cement paving stones, with a combined total street value exceeding
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry in recent days seized loads of varied hard narcotics with a combined total street value exceeding $227,000 from two body carriers. “These back to back seizures in the passenger environment show
Courtesy Laura D. Garcia, McAllen, Tx – The City of McAllen would like to remind residents that its Passport Division is open every second Saturday of the month. The facility will open today Saturday, March 10. They will accept applications from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Additionally, The U.S. Department of State has approved an
Courtesy Laura D. Garcia, McAllen, Tx– Storytime and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) backpacks are now available for checkout at McAllen Public Library’s Main Library. The Storytime backpacks are meant for children under 5 years old, while the STEM backpacks are suitable for children in grades 1st to 5th. They are also available to
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