By Cindy Casares • November 13, 2015 • 3:33pm Once every decade or so, Texas officials make promises that a high-speed rail line from San Antonio to Monterrey, Mexico – the country's financial center, which is located only two hours from the border – is in the works. That time has come around again, and, this week, Texas and Mexican officials met with U.S. Transportation Secretary… Read more »

Laredo International Airport to have first Mexican customs pre-clearance facility in US LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - The first Mexican customs pre-clearance facility, opens for operation at the Laredo International Airport. City and state officials are unveiling the facility on Thursday. The Mexican customs facility is unique in that no other airport outside of Mexico is approved by the… Read more »

Por: Primitivo López Fecha:2015-11-12 En un hecho histórico, funcionarios de aduanas de México y los Estados Unidos trabajan en forma conjunta en la primera aduana binacional creada en el aeropuerto internacional de Laredo, Texas para inspeccionar carga aérea. Comparten el espacio oficiales de la administración general de aduanas y del servicio de administración tributaria de… Read more »

Fecha: 12/11/2015 Hora: 17:34 hrs. Primitivo López * Carga aérea a México * El cumple del “Chale Boy” A pesar de que el cielo estaba nublado, con fuerte viento, la bandera de México subió al tope el asta bandera. El izamiento, por la escolta del Municipio de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, no tendría trascendencia alguna si no es porque el lábaro patrio ondea en territorio… Read more »

Posted: Wed 7:46 PM, Nov 11, 2015 By: Justin J. Reyes   LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar is speaking out after president Obama's decision to reject the Keystone X-L pipeline. The pipeline was proposed to move oil from Canada, through six U.S. states, ending at refineries along the Texas coast. The president last week denied an application to build the… Read more »

November 11, 2015 U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar made the following statement on President Obama’s recent decision to reject the application for the completion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline after years of consideration. “The Keystone XL is a great opportunity to create thousands of good jobs in a vastly growing energy sector. I greatly disagree with President Obama’s decision to reject… Read more »

Updated: Wed 10:50 PM, Nov 11, 2015 By: Renee Santos  LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Veteran's Day marks a day to honor and remember all current and fallen veterans. Many people paid their respects by visiting the city's cemetery, placing flowers on loved one's gravestones. But people are concerned about the limited space at that cemetery. The designated area to bury… Read more »

LISA LUNA STAFF WRITER Many were on hand for the grand opening ceremony and balloon release at Atascosa Health Center in Pleasanton. LISA LUNA | PLEASANTON EXPRESSThe Grand Opening of the Atascosa Health Center on Saturday, Nov. 7, was a morning of reflecting on the past, but also looking forward to the future with a sense of excitement. There was a great turnout for the… Read more »

Gregory Ripps Wilson County News November 11, 2015  Floresville may once again have a siren to warn people in the city about tornados. City Manager Henrietta Turner raised the subject at a Nov. 3 meeting with Joe De Ochoa, area director for rural development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to Turner, De Ochoa said Floresville should qualify for a… Read more »

SUE BROWN EDITOR   Domingo Chapa, WWII Navy Veteran, shows the flag he received last December from Congressman Henry Cuellar. Chapa was chosen to hunt with the nonprofit group Trinty Oaks. SUE BROWN | PLEASANTON EXPRESSDomingo Chapa, a 92-year-old World War II veteran, was among a group of veterans this past weekend who were able to experience a deer hunt, courtesy of the… Read more »