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Posts on ‘July 28th, 2010’

Alert: Burglars hitting Harlingen vehicles hard

They just hit my neighbor daughter’s brand new lexus. The car was parked in front of his house on the street. They broke the driver’s side window and got away with an expensive GPS device.

ORTIZ STANDS UP FOR TROOPS, VETERANS

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Solomon P. Ortiz (D-Texas) voted today to support our troops and veterans by ensuring critical funding for veterans health services and the construction of key facilities for military training and housing.

FOUR MEMBERS OF A NUEVO LAREDO-BASED ALIEN SMUGGLING ORGANIZATION SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SMUGGLING ALIENS USING FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS

(LAREDO, Texas) – Four members of a Nuevo Laredo-based alien smuggling group have been sentenced to prison for their participation in a conspiracy to smuggle aliens through the international port of entry in Laredo, Texas, using fraudulent immigration travel documents, U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.

Gov. Perry: The Biggest Challenge to the Energy Industry is Federal Overregulation

Gov. Rick Perry today emphasized the need for innovation and competition in the energy industry to help relieve our dependence on foreign energy sources, protect our environment and create jobs. The governor spoke at the Emerging Energy Technologies Conference hosted by Rice University.

ROADRUNNERS AND THUNDER POSTPONED

EDINBURG, Texas—Wednesday night’s game between the Edinburg Roadrunners and the Coastal Bend Thunder has been postponed due to rain and unplayable field conditions.

2010 Census Notice From Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (3 Days Left to be Counted)

U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) urges all residents who believe they did not receive a form, mail back a form or conduct and interview with a census worker have three days left to ensure they are counted.

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa’s Statement on the 75th Anniversary of Social Security

“When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 75 years ago, he had a vision of a program that would protect everyday Americans from falling into poverty during their retirement years.

WESLACO: DRUG BUST

Father and two sons arrested and charged for possesion of marijuana.

Harlingen police arrest and charge two men in separate incidents

Click the web site link below to view the HPD press releases.

Special Harlingen municipal court outstanding arrest warrants amnesty starts August 1-31

The municipal court has nearly 37,000 pending arrest warrants worth nearly $10 million dollars. Violators will have until the end of August to settle their accounts or face round up arrests in September. Click the web site link below for full details.

Brownsville: Car tractor-trailer accident results in 1 fatality

A motor vehicle accident (fatality) was reported Tuesday evening (7:50pm) at the 5500 block of 14th Street (Hwy 48) in Brownsville.

An open letter to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio

My name is Angie Briseno , I live in Cameron County and I am a voting tax payer. First of all I have tried to contact you by telephone and I left a number of messages to be contacted by you or your office. Until this day, I have not received a response or acknowledgement that is satisfaction for a voting tax payer of Cameron County.

Another city of Harlingen city manager finalist may fly the coop

Thomas L. Mattis, Kyle former city manager wants to become San Marcos City Manager.

Brownsville police department new public information officer

Let’s welcome Patrolman Eddie Garcia. 
Eddie will be feeding us the BPD daily activities that are news worthy.

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa Votes to Support & Protect Seniors From Fraud

U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) voted for the Senior Financial Empowerment Act (H.R. 3040) which requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General to establish programs that will help seniors, their families and caregivers defend and protect themselves from predators who are trying to steal their money.

Accuweather.com

You can view the directions of today’s storms now. Click the web site link below to view the local storm directions.

Daily Bible Verse

If you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even “sinners” do that.
Luke 6:33 (Read all of Luke 6)
New International Version

ROADRUNNERS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER

EDINBURG, Texas—The Edinburg Roadrunners split a doubleheader with the Coastal Bend Thunder Tuesday night at Edinburg Baseball Stadium with a 4-3 loss in game one and a 10-3 victory in game two.

WHITEWINGS LEAPFROG BRONCOS FOR FOURTH PLACE

LAREDO – The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings beat the Laredo Broncos 3-2 in nine innings in game two of a doubleheader on Tuesday at Veterans Field to take over fourth place by 0.5 games in the United League standings.

John Wood For Cameron County Judge www.johnwood2010.com

Veterans BBQ Fundraiser Click here for more information