Two Women with Nearly $2 Million in Hard Narcotics Arrested
Two women in connection with two separate, unrelated unsuccessful attempts to smuggle alleged methamphetamine and cocaine worth $1,992,000 within the vehicles they were driving.
Indictment Handed to Las Quesadillas, a fast food restaurant operating in San Antonio
Accused of touting the security of the opportunity, Kramer and Pastor repeatedly failed to deliver on their contract with investors.
Texas AG Visits San Antonio Migrant Center
More than 170,000 people attempted to cross the southwest border in March, marking the highest monthly total in 15 years.
TAMUK Kinesiology Graduate Student Receives Highest Honor
Alice native Jessica N. Hinojosa has received the 2021 National Master’s Scholar Award from the American Kinesiology Association.
Performance series Highlights Musicians at TAMUK
The series includes performances that were filmed specifically for “Spring into Music” while others are taken from live streams that the school presents every week of its ensembles.
CBP Reminds Public That All Marijuana Imports Are Prohibited
Individuals can face federal civil penalties of up to $1,000 and officers may also turn the case over to state and local departments for prosecution.
Transgender Students in Texas Sports
The proposal would prohibit students from participating in a sport “that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student’s biological sex as determined at the student’s birth.”
City Approves Firefighter Breathing Apparatus Purchase
The new SCBA equipment are replacements to outdated SCBA equipment that are at the end of service life.
Agents Continue to Disrupt Smuggling Operations
Once they received and executed the search warrant, six illegal aliens were encountered inside the residence.
Feds Plan to Review Single Dose J&J Vaccines
Officials said that vaccine efforts would continue but that officials would not be administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
New Design Contract to Improve Bay Water Quality
Many of these outfalls have a history of depositing floatable items (cups, bottles, paper, bags) and trash into the bay.
CBP Enforcement Numbers
In March 2021, CBP encountered more than 172,000 persons attempting entry along the Southwest border. This total represented a 71 percent increase over February 2021.
Public Works Purchases Two New Pothole Spray Patchers
These two units will improve the Pothole Repair Program and the response time for city crews to complete service requests.
City Receives Positive External Audit Report
The external auditors issued an unmodified opinion with no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies on the City’s financial reporting.
Festival de la Lotería kicks off on Kleberg Avenue Saturday, April 17
Attendees can purchase lotería cards and compete for thousands of dollars in prizes.
AG Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Reinstate Migrant Protection Protocols
A lawsuit against the Biden Administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) to curb the criminal and humanitarian crisis at the border.
After FDA Recommendation, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Removed
The Health District recently received one shipment of 3,000 Johnson and Johnson vaccines and in the last week, 1,160 women were vaccinated.
Officers Intercept $50K in Methamphetamine
CBP officers seized the narcotics, arrested the traveler, and turned her over to the custody of Homeland Security.
TAMUK Student Honored to Participate in Fellows Program
The program exposes students to doctoral study in the discipline of history. A Kingsville native, Almaraz, is majoring in history and English and minoring in philosophy.
Nature Challenge 2021
This four-day competition is part of a statewide network of city nature challenges that individuals, couples and families can join.