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BRIEF: Texan, 84, gets 4 years for cocaine trafficking
The BladeAn 84-year-old Texas man convicted of trafficking in cocaine was sent to prison for four years Tuesday. Daniel Gonzalez of Brownsville pleaded guilty before Judge John Dewey of Sandusky County Common Pleas Court. A bill of information charged him with...Tags: Car Tires, Drug Trafficking
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Despite divisions, Hidalgo County med school moves forward
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasOne after another, teams of Hidalgo and Cameron county officials made a pitch for their side. In the latest regional dispute over medical education in South Texas, the broad point of agreement from both ends of the Rio Grande Valley was that legislation...Tags: Government, Teaching and Learning, Local Government, Education, Health and Safety at School
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Tactical shooting 'not only training ... it's fun'
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasThe buzzer sounded and Gary Johnson grabbed an empty handgun from the table, picked up a full magazine, loaded it into the pistol, pulled back the slide, and began shooting. In a matter of seconds, close to a dozen paper targets representing...Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Shootings
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City Commission backs protests to change road name back to Alamo
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasThe City Commission reversed its own previous action under pressure here Tuesday and backed dozens of Alamo residents who have rallied to berate lawmakers for changing the main road bearing the city's name to the name of its former mayor. But the change...Tags: Elections, Texas Legislature, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Politics, Eddie Jr Lucio
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Hidalgo County states case for school's first two years
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasStaking claim to the proposed medical school's first two years isn't reminiscent of the Rio Grande Valley's competitive "Friday Night Lights" mentality, Hidalgo County leaders said Thursday at a news conference. In their eyes, it's a math mentality....Tags: Local Government, University of Texas at Austin, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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Hidalgo County makes bid as med school fight escalates
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasIn the push for a South Texas medical school, Hidalgo County communities set a high bid. Hidalgo County government, McAllen, Pharr and Edinburg announced Tuesday they were pledging $50 million toward the development of the proposed medical school, a...Tags: Local Government, Teaching and Learning, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, University of Texas at Austin
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Some 4,000 cast ballots before Election Day for McAllen's city, utility, school board races
The Monitor, McAllen, TexasAbout 4,000 people voted early in McAllen's city, utility and school board elections, according to poll data released Tuesday by the Hidalgo County Elections Department and City Secretary's Office. Turnout for McAllen's City Commission and Utility Board...Tags: Local Government, Elections, United States Census Bureau, Voting, Politics
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Local leaders fight for med school
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasThe question is whether 1,921 signatures can trump $100 million. While a delegation from Harlingen is in Austin today to oppose an amendment to legislation to create a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley, Hidalgo County officials are mobilizing to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Texas at Austin, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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Rio Hondo seeks government assistance to purchase potable water
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasCity commissioners Tuesday said the city will seek government grants and low-interest loans to buy "push water" to convey potable water to residents. Meeting Tuesday, commissioners passed a resolution to authorize City Administrator Ben Medina to seek...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Politics
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BRIEF: City orders gaming permits moratorium
Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasCity Commissioners Tuesday ordered a moratorium on the issuing of eight-liner arcade permits in this town where no game rooms operate. Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz asked commissioners at their meeting to pass the moratorium as authorities...Tags: Credit and Debt
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Sheriff: Man escaped car after alleged assault
The Brownsville Herald, TexasA man told investigators with the sheriff's department that two men beat him, placed him in the trunk of his own car and that he heard them discuss killing him and burning his vehicle, Sheriff Omar Lucio said. The Cameron County Sheriff's Department...Tags: Police Arrests, Theft
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Previous state trips help take pressure off Falcons' Cox
The Brownsville Herald, TexasNo matter how big the stage, Los Fresnos' Corina Cox does her best to not be consumed by it. "When I go compete," she said, "it does seem like any other meet." But, "when you think about the whole process of going up there (to state)," she said, "it's...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Track and Field
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