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Pharr proclaims April 14-20 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Pharr proclaims April 14-20 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am

The Board of Commissioners of the City of Pharr met for a regular meeting on Monday and considered an agenda that included several highlights.

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Meth ‘cooks’ sent to prison in importation scheme

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am

Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to traffic and “cook” custom meth orders in the McAllen area, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

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Congressman Gonzalez announces over $160 million in preliminary Title I funding for South Texas schools

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, April 12, 2024, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX34) announced that school districts in the 34th Congressional District of Texas are expected to receive a total of $163,824,115 in Fiscal Year (FY24) Title I formula funds. The final allocation totals will be released by the U.S. Department of Education in June of 2024.

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Upcoming closures set this week for I-2/I-69C Interchange Project

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am

Staff Report Advance News Journal PHARR — Some upcoming closures for the I-2/I-69C Interchange Project are in store this week, according to a release by Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture.