WASHINGTON — On Tueds, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. will receive $1,311,302 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This grant will bolster Head Start and Early Head Start programs that many families rely on.
The Texas Press Association is joining a news industry transparency initiative that helps to automatically identify and verify the credentials of its almost 400 member publications across the state.
Another Mexican journalist, Antonio de la Cruz, was shot to death last Wednesday outside the door of his home, bringing the number of news reporters slain south of the border since the start of this year to 12. In the same attack, his 23-yearold daughter sustained a gunshot wound to the head and died two days later, bringing more grief to the family.
LAREDO — A leader within Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion has been ordered to federal prison for his role in an elaborate conspiracy of possession with intent to distribute meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
The two ads that accompany this written piece come courtesy of retired Professor René Torres who submits historical columns to this newspaper on a regular basis. Thank you, René.
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