Coastal Bend College offers free tuition for qualifying Texas residents in Continuing Education training for Industrial Mechanics, Energy and Manufacturing. This opportunity is reserved for the first 25 eligible applicants. Applicants must be 17 years or older.
SAN DIEGO - In the last two weeks the 229th Judicial District Attorney’s Office secured two guilty pleas on child sex crimes that received lengthy prison sentences. In Duval County, Eduardo Garza pled to 30 years prison time and, in Starr County, Mario Antonio Guerra in Starr County, pled to the maximum punishment of 20 years prison time.
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.
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.
By Melissa Cantu Trevino Department of Public Safety Trooper who was shot following a vehicle pursuit is in stable condition, according to Sgt. Maria Montalvo… Login to continue reading Login…