HIDALGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 54-year-old man, a legal permanent resident (LPR) Mexican citizen from Pharr, Texas in connection with a failed drug smuggling attempt of alleged methamphetamine worth $2,530,000.
FALFURRIAS – U.S. Border Patrol K-9 team leads agents to cocaine smuggling attempt.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a $400,000 grant award for the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council through the CARES Act. This funding comes as part of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) greater $7.2 million investment of CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to 18 EDA Economic Development District organizations across Texas to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
PALMVIEW – The City of Palmview was recently notified by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) that it has been awarded a $300,000 Outdoor Recreational Grant for the Palmview Nature Park. Located near Abram Rd and Business 83 in the southwestern part of the city, the proposed conceptual site plan for the park includes a 2-acre conservation area, picnic areas, exercise areas, play structures, and walking trails.
EDINBURG — On Oct. 23, 1970, Frank B. Alexander crashed a small plane into the Shrine of San Juan Roman Catholic Church, now site of the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle. This incident is the subject for the next Sunday Speaker Series Online presentation, a Museum of South Texas History program. Associate Education officer Joseph Fox will present “The Story of the 1970 San Juan Plane Crash” at 2 p.m. Sept. 13 on Facebook Live.
217 W. Park Avenue
Pharr, TX 78577