The McAllen Police Department, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation and other Hidalgo County law enforcement agencies, will step up detection during a DWI Enforcement detail from Friday, August 21, 2020 until Friday, September 7, 2020 in an effort to promote safe driving with its education and enforcement efforts.
EDINBURG – U.S. Border Patrol agents working with their K-9 partners continue to prove effective against hard narcotic smuggling attempts at the Rio Grande Valley checkpoints.
Pharr, Texas – Pharr city officials were informed late last week by U.S. Senator John Cornyn that Pharr has been awarded $24,772.73 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The funding was appropriated by the CARES Act in order to enhance operations and safety, recruitment, and retention for fire departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
MCALLEN — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX- 15) announced $54,545.72 in funding for firefighter safety and operations for the City of McAllen in the 15th District of Texas.
EDINBURG – The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees recently approved the budget for the 2020-2021 school year, raising employee salaries while leaving the tax rate unchanged. It marks the ninth consecutive year the Board has increased pay for approximately 4,800 full-time employees.
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