ELIZABETH, N.J. – Today, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar visited Port Elizabeth, N.J., to announce efforts to keep families safe from dangerous children’s products this holiday season.

CPSC and CBP are working together at ports across the U.S. to help protect families and keep unsafe products off the shelves this holiday season. So far this year, CBP and CPSC personnel together have seized more than 2 million units of dangerous toys and children’s products. 

Chairman Tenenbaum and Deputy Commissioner Aguilar urged parents and other family members to be vigilant when making toy purchases.

“Proactive surveillance at the ports, strong toy standards, and educational efforts create a safer holiday toy shopping experience for consumers by keeping dangerous products off store shelves,” said Chairman Tenenbaum. “Ultimately our goal is to protect our most vulnerable population—kids—and keep them safe this holiday season.”

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Eagle Pass

Eagle Pass authorities and Maverick County authorities are getting organized to request a day at the capital in Austin. Mayor Ramsey English- Cantú informed The News Gram that this week a meeting was held to coordinate a visit to establish a date for Eagle Pass Day in the State of Texas. He said that each year, the State Capitol sets aside a date to receive authorities from Eagle Pass in order to have an audience with state representatives in this region. Senator Carlos Uresti will be on hand to receive our local dignitaries as well as Tracy O. King who will also be on hand to do so. Our city officials and our county elected officials will also be on hand to address state officials on the concerns of our fair city and our county. Mayor Cantú stated that these audiences have always produced favorable results and it is important for us to have the necessary support from Austin in all our affairs for the benefit of our community and our border region.

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Eagle Pass

One month before Tom Schmerber takes office as the new Sheriff of Maverick County, he says he is busy organizing his staff which will accompany him when he takes charge of the department. He is working on his deputies, main collaborators and key positions who will assist him in running the affairs of his office. He has mentioned that he will not change the staff on hand, but he will make key changes in the key positions of the Sheriff's Department. The hiring of personnel will also be discussed with the Treasury Department in order to insure that the transition is done in a legal manner. The new Maverick County Sheriff said the changes that he plans to implement have more to do with management of particular situations within the administration. He said a few days ago he held a job fair with people interested in being employed within the department, the event was a huge success with nearly 200 applicants. Mr. Schmerber was present for the majority of those interviews being conducted. He said that in the next few days there will be another event to receive more applications and interview more people interested in working in different areas, adding that he is ready to take over in January. Tom Schmerber is a former Border Patrol agent and is currently a professor of history at the Eagle Pass High School.