Welfare reform prompts citizenship drive in Brownsville
In Brownsville, Noelia Hinojosa, a 60 year old resident living with her parents, begins citizenship efforts amid fears that the Welfare Reform Act of 1995 could bar legal immigrants from food stamps Medicaid SSI and welfare. The South Texas Immigration Council runs free classes in Brownsville and Harlingen as demand rises.
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Hinojosa
Brownsville
Levi Strauss & Co
The
South Texas Immigration Council
Harlingen
Benigno Pejia
South Texas
Hydro illogical cycle grips Valley water views
Water officials led by Mike Personett warn against a public pattern of apathy to drought driven by the hydrological cycle. They urge awareness and action without panic as Rio Grande Valley residents face an aging water supply stored in distant reservoirs.
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Mike Personett
Personett
Rio Grande Valley
College adds new fees despite pledge not to raise costs
Texas Southmost College officials defend a new student fee aimed at funding drop and add activity. They say construction funding remains separate and will come from state sources, while critics warn it shifts costs to students. About 2,742 students changed classes this semester with nearly 9,000 total drops and adds.
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Texas Southmost College
TSC
Michael Putegnat
University of Texas At
Brownsville
Texas Southmost
Prax Drive
UTB/TSC
Weather forecast notes mild pattern with mid 70s highs
The forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 70s. Winds from the south to southeast around 15 mph. Tonight remains mostly cloudy and mild with lows from about 60 to the mid 60s. Tomorrow’s highs rise to the upper 70s to lower 80s.
Don Pedro invites to Super Bowl party at his house
Don Pedro asks if the newsroom is ready for the Super Bowl. The city editor replies he is nearing readiness. Don Pedro confirms the party will be at his home and invites colleagues to attend, then leaves.
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Don Pedro
Dallas man charged in major human smuggling ring
Federal agents arrest Baldemar Campuzano- Navarro in a four month probe. He is charged with smuggling undocumented migrants and could face up to five years per count. About 23 Mexican nationals detained at his residence. victims crossed near Brownsville and were taken to relatives or employers as far as Illinois and North Carolina.
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Dallas
Baldemar Campuzano- Navarro
Neil Jacobs
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Jacobs
Campuzano-Navarro
U.S
United States
Brownsville
Illinois
North Carolina
Matamoros
Mexico
Rio Grande
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Ric Vasquez
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Zapata
By Bill Hethcock
Valley Morning Star
Texas Water Development Board
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Freedom Newspaper
Herald
Joe Hermosa
Chickie
Samano
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