Police Activities

The following is a list of recent arrests made by Vidor Police; a person arrested has not been found guilty. Later, a court or judge may acquit or convict the person, or the person may plead guilty or choose not to contest the charge, or the case may be dismissed. Hatold Randall Pues, Jr.

Governor Abbott Announces An Additional $38.4 Million In Funding For Operation Lone Star

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will award an additional $38.4 million for law enforcement, jail operations, and court administration activities in direct support of Operation Lone Star (OLS). The Governor's PSO has awarded $74.

Texas Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Employment Level

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) today announced that the Texas labor market has reached 12,998,200 total nonagricultural jobs in November 2021, surpassing its previous prepandemic employment high of 12,970,000 jobs in February 2020.

DPS Encourages Safe Driving for the Holidays

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging everyone to end 2021 safely as they head out on the road for the holidays. The Texas Highway Patrol will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaigns beginning Dec.

Speaker Dade Phelan Announces Senior Staff Change

Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today announced the departure of Julia Rathgeber as Chief of Staff to the Speaker’s Office effective January 7, 2022. Phelan also announced Enrique Marquez as the Office’s next Chief of Staff.

Electronics for Goal Setting in CCMR Class

Mrs. Ross's and Mrs. Bourque's College, Career, Military Ready classes were funded by DonorsChoose for a class project to encourage the CCMR students to reach mini-goals along the way in their senior year such as applying for a college, attending the college fair, or presenting in front of a class.

Governor Abbott Debuts Texas Border Wall In Rio Grande City

Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference Saturday debuting the construction of the Texas border wall in Rio Grande City — just six months after he announced Texas would build its own border wall.