Laredo hosts Reading on the Road at CASA museum
The Laredo Children's Museum expands after moving from a community college chapel to the local mall funded by Time Warner. The grant, eight thousand dollars, supports literacy outreach across South Texas with Del Rio as the northern stop. Maria Sorola notes six years of Head Start literacy guiding 2,400 children.
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Laredo
Community College
Time Warner Communications
Texas
McDonald
del Rio
Casa de la Cultura
Maria
Sorola
Sorala
Lacks Ugly Tie Contest returns for Father's Day event
Glen Nicolaisen announced the fourth year of Lacks Ugly Tie Contest at La Villita Shopping Center for Father's Day June 18. Ties dropped off 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. each tie is numbered and voting begins, with prizes including a $250 gift certificate and a $25 entry certificate. Unreturned ties go to charity. winner announced 5 p.m. June 17.
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Lacks
la Villita
Nicolaisen
Sacks
Sony
Panasonic
RCA
Zenith
Magnavox
Sharp
la Zboy
Lane
Berkline
Prehistoric Rock Art Found in Amistad National Recreation Area
Labadie notes 12,000 year old habitation marks Amistad area. Confluence of three rivers described as oasis on eastern margin of vast desert. Field school participants update records of known sites and discover several new ones, revealing one of North America's densest prehistoric art concentrations.
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Amistad National Recreation Area
Labadie
North America
Amistad
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission orders jail population cut amid staffing shortage
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards orders Ector County to reduce contracted inmates in its jail to meet a one officer per 48 inmates ratio. County officials say cutting inmate numbers is the quickest fix, with cited inspections dating back to 1999 highlighting staffing deficiencies.
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Commission
Odessa
Texas
Texas Commission On Jail Standards
Ector County
Jack Crump
Jail Standards Commission
Odessa American
Jerry D. Caddel
Border Patrol Seizes 655 Pound Marijuana Load
U S Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass seized 655 pounds of marijuana valued at $524 000 after spotting signals near the Eagle Pass Port of Entry and investigating a pilot report. The marijuana was handed to the Multi Agency Drug Task Force in Eagle Pass.
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U.S. Border Patrol
Eagle Pass
Border Patrol
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Barney Lowe
Kristina Porter
Wesonline.net
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