Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) was sworn in as a Member of the 117th Congress. Congressman Gonzalez returns for his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Courtesy of the office of Rep. Gonzalez
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) was sworn in as Texas’ Twenty-Eighth District Congressman to the 117th Congress. Courtesy of the office of Rep. Cuellar
Pharr, Texas – Pharr Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D., and City of Pharr officials are excited to announce that on December 31, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued a presidential permit for the expansion of the Pharr International Bridge. The news comes after a brief yet influential period of impressing upon the federal government the urgency and need for the expansion by city leaders, U.S. senators, and other key stakeholders. The 2020 permit amends the current permit to allow for the addition of another bridge at the international port of entry. This second span will give Pharr a competitive advantage by adding additional lanes to completely separate trucks and cars, dedicating specific lanes for empties, full cargo, certified cargo, and passenger vehicles, thereby adding capacity and reducing wait times. With this permit, Pharr will now have an official gateto-gate FAST lane, or set of FAST lanes, from Mexico to the United States.
EDINBURG – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents arrested a convicted sex offender on Christmas Eve while he was attempting to enter the United States illegally.
Eric Kipper has played basketball for as long as he remembers. As a small child, he routinely shot hoops with his dad in the driveway. He joined a team in second grade, and playing became part of his daily routine.
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