EDINBURG – This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered 512 migrants in three large groups and disrupted a human stash house. Over the last 48 hours, RGV agents encountered three large groups totaling 512 migrants in Starr and Hidalgo Counties.
Alice High School Strutters Social Officers won “Most Respectful, Creative, and Determined Award” and graduated from Social Officer Camp for completing all projects and tasks assigned to them. Dancer officers won “Most Creative Choreography, Disciplines, and Showmanship Award” and graduated from Dance Officer Camp after completing six hours of leadership training workshops, completing choreography 101 workshop, and 12 hours of dance workshops.
Alice High School AFJROTC recently attended the Youth Preparedness Camp at Texas State University in San Marcos. They attend the Community Emergency Response Team training.
Alice Independent School District recognized law enforcement on Tuesday night during the school board meeting. The district and school board thanked law enforcement agencies for the assistance of the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Daniel Bueno, the Alice Police Department and Alice Police Chief Eden Garcia, and Corpus Christi police officer and Alice graduate Janelle Castillo after their help locally following the horrible school shooting in Uvalde in May.
Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend has once again secured funding for the Texas Internship Initiative (TII) and Pursuit of Advance Training in High-demand Skills (PATHS) Grants to fund amazing opportunities to our Coastal Bend Youth! In partnership with Education to Employment Partners, these grants will help fund the Emerging Professional Program by bringing customer-based training and forming connections to the local workforce.
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, to fund locally-led conservation projects to prevent wildlife from becoming endangered. If the bill is also passed by the U.S. Senate, Texas will receive around $50 million per year to help more than 1,200 species of concern, including Texas Horned Lizards, Guadalupe Bass, and Bobwhite Quail.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA) released the following statements after introducing the bipartisan Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, which would establish a grant program to fund the rescue, recovery, and treatment of stranded marine turtles:
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are “really, really down” after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices that are hitting family budgets.
Markus Xzavier Rodriguez Parents Melinda and Frank Rodriguez GPA 4.0 Future plans, college, major? I plan to become an Orthodontist. I will attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville and receive my Bachelor of Science Pre-Medical degree.
Noah Luke Estrada Parents Breena and Gilbert Estrada GPA 4.0 Future plans, college, major? I plan to become a Mechanical Engineer. I will attend Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and major in Mechanical Engineering.