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The Legal Business

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:00am

I have more than a few friends who are attorneys, so I kind of feel bad running lawyer jokes, but I’ve been writing so many stories lately that include lawyers, these happened to pop up, and I found myself laughing. So why not share them? Besides, I’ve run out of time to write something for this space this week. While looking through old story files that might not be tied to time and place, these popped up, so here we go:

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Bankrupt ambulance company arrives 17 mins late; man dies

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:00am

The collapse and subsequent bankruptcy of Hidalgo County EMS will be a story for some time to come, especially since a Pharr death occurred early Monday morning inside the Pharr police department, 25 minutes after an ambulance unit was first called

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McAllen may start broadcasting City Commission workshops

Wed, 04/14/2021 - 12:00am

In a bid to boost transparency, the city of McAllen may start broadcasting City Commission workshops.

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Pharr Police Department makes history with first Nationally Horse Patrol in the RGV

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 12:00am

PHARR – The City of Pharr Police Department is proud to announce that four of its officers have graduated from a fourweek joint-agency National Horse Patrol Certification program through the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol sector. Graduates of the program are Sgt. Max Longoria, officer Luis Cardoza, officer Gabriel Lopez, and officer Irving Segura, as well as two Border Patrol agents.

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City of McAllen partners with Hidalgo County, State of Texas to save our seniors

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 12:00am

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the program, Save Our Seniors, which utilizes Texas Military Forces personnel, county health and both local and state emergency management personnel to provide in-home immunizations to homebound Texas seniors.