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Amid Social Distancing, PSJA ISD Virtual Parent Academies connect with over 22,000 parents

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

PHARR - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD hosted a free week-long training for all parents Aug. 24-31 utilizing Facebook Live. Parents received training on how to navigate the new virtual learning landscape for their children and learned how to use Google Classroom, Google Meets and the district's Home Access Center to check their children's schedule and grades, among other topics.

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RGV Border Patrol seizes nearly $1 million worth of marijuana

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

EDINBURG – U.S. Border Patrol agents working along the Rio Grande seized more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents.

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Agents arrest local man with methamphetamine worth $2.5 million

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

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.

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RGV K-9s Always on Point

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

FALFURRIAS – U.S. Border Patrol K-9 team leads agents to cocaine smuggling attempt.

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$400,000 in aid for the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council

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

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.