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PSJA ISD Provides Flu, HPV, other Mandatory Vaccines

Wed, 12/09/2020 - 12:00am

PHARR - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) ISD will continue to provide free to low-cost mandatory vaccines, including the Flu and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to PSJA ISD students on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Liberty Middle School from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm through a grant provided by the School-based Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Program together with the University of Texas Medical Branch. TEA is revising the statewide standards for health education for the first time since 1997. SAFE

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It was the best of times

Wed, 12/09/2020 - 12:00am

Probably every generation thinks the same, but I really do think I grew up in the best of times – 1955 to when I stumbled into my 18 year in 1973. Besides the sad assassinations, the Viet Nam conflict, Kent State, racial unrest, and other events that were anything but pleasant, that time period for most people on a personal level were great times.

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CBP Field Operations arrest Colorado woman with over $3 million in Meth

Wed, 12/09/2020 - 12:00am

ANZALDUAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge arrested a 34-year-old woman, a United States citizen from Westminster, Colorado after detecting $3,278,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed within the SUV she was driving.

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CBP Officers seize $256K worth of cocaine in two seizures

Wed, 12/09/2020 - 12:00am

BROWNSVILLE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $256,360.

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Mexico’s prez blocks the DEA?

Wed, 12/09/2020 - 12:00am

Let me say right up front, there is absolutely no proof that Mexico’s president, the so-called populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is in bed with the drug traffickers, but if one looks at his recent move tied to U.S. federal agents, namely the DEA, then some people will undoubtedly ask, que paso, amigo?