Courtesy Raul Leal,
January 20, 2010, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Santa Maria Ave., complete closure from Del Mar north to FM 1472 to restripe pavement markings and moving of barricades. No traffic will be allowed within this area. IH 35 SBFR (southbound frontage road) traffic north of FM 1472 will be re-directed to NB FM 1472.  All southbound traffic along FM 1472 will be directed to continue on the FM 1472 southbound direct connector.
The traveling public should slow down, drive with extreme caution, and observe all safety signs, traffic …

 
Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 Laredo, TX — The City of Laredo Health Department is pleased to announce the arrival of its new state-of-the-art Communication and Response Trailer designed to enhance local public health emergency preparedness efforts throughout the State of Texas. 
The unit was designed by engineers at the non-profit Texas Association of Local Health Officials (TALHO), based out of Cedar Park, TX.  TALHO began design plans earlier this year for an initial production round of five Communication and Response Trailers.  The trailer arrived in Laredo in December 2009, and it will be fully …

2010 Census Office brings thousands of jobs to local communities
Courtesy Ashley Patterson,
Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that 2,000 new jobs will be created in 11 South Texas Counties including, Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Frio and La Salle, in preparation for the 2010 Census beginning this March. Jobs will include part-time to full-time opportunities for workers ranging between 20 to 40 hours per week.

“These new jobs are a win-win for our community; not only will these workers help our counties get an accurate Census count, but …

Courtesy Roberto Treviño,
 Laredo Independent School District’s Health Services Department continues its successful implementation of the H1N1 vaccinations. Three LISD campuses will host vaccine clinics this week.
 
·         Cigarroa High                           Wednesday, January 20              3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
·         Sanchez-Ochoa Elementary        Thursday, January 21                 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
·         Alma Pierce Elementary             Thursday, January 21                 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
 These vaccine clinics are for LISD employees, students and their family members. Students must have submitted a signed permission form. Parents for all …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 Laredo, TX—Tues, Jan 19, 2010—City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas will be in Washington starting tomorrow for the 78th Annual Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, of which Salinas is a member of the organization’s Advisory Board.  While there, Mayor Salinas and his fellow mayors will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday for a three hour discussion on jobs and the economy.
 Salinas has made it clear that his mission in the nation’s capitol will be to partner with Congressman …