Another election season come and gone, and it looks like the two cities with the most contested races were McAllen and San Juan, which was pretty much a given considering that at least seven seats had more than two candidates in contention.
EDINBURG – On April 23rd, National Lost Dog and Cat Awareness Day, Palm Valley Animal Society proudly joined forces with Petco Love, formerly known as the Petco Foundation, a national non-profit working to lead and inspire change for animals, and animal welfare groups across the country, on a shared mission to help reunite lost pets with their families should they ever go missing. According to industry statistics, sadly, one in every three pets will go missing in their lifetime.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in four separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $1,313,577.
EDINBURG - Brownsville Border Patrol Station agents working near Brownsville, Texas, observed a white Ford Ranger driving away from banks of the Rio Grande. As agents responded to the area, the vehicle changed direction and headed back towards the Rio Grande. Smugglers then attempted to load the vehicle onto a makeshift raft which was used to bring the vehicle into the United States. The vehicle became stuck on the riverbank during the process of loading it onto the raft. The driver was seen jumping into the river and absconding into Mexico. Agents extracted 32 bundles of marijuana with a weight of approximately 730 pounds. The seized marijuana is valued at over $500K.
PHARR – City of Pharr officials were pleased to learn that the State of Texas grew by 4 million people, according to the 2020 Census figures released yesterday by the U. S. Department of Commerce. The state gained the most in population and was one of only a handful of states across the country to gain additional congressional seats; Texas gained two additional congressional representatives and will now have 38 members in the U. S. House of Representatives.
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