“Operation Clean-Up” hits District IV

Laredo, TX—Inspectors from various City departments will team up on Friday, March 5, 2010 to make a sweep of an area in City Council District IV educating about and enforcing City of Laredo codes.
The campaign will encompass the following central Laredo neighborhood: Louisiana to Bartlett Avenue between Locust and Lyon Street, including Plum and Frost Street.  Inspectors from Community Development (Code Enforcement division), Police (Ordinance division), Health (Animal Control division) and Building Development Services (Zoning Inspection division) will be walking door-to-door on Friday.  They will be …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – -The City of Laredo Health Department will host a rabies vacuna clinic tomorrow, March 3, 2010.  We want to inform the public that recently our animal control officers have seen a surge of unvaccinated pets.  We urge everyone to get their pets vaccinated.  Unvaccinated pets put the public at risk for rabies.  Also, we want to remind the public that it is their responsibility to safeguard the health and welfare of their pets not only against rabies vaccine but to also protect them against other …

Courtesy Bryan Benway,
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks are giving fans a chance to get their 2010 Westwind Homes Ray Miron’s President’s Cup playoff package for FREE!
If you sign up for your playoff package by Saturday March 20th you will be entered in a drawing to receive your playoff package FREE!! The drawing will be held during the Bucks regular season home finale on March 20th. YOU MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MARCH 20TH GAME TO WIN!
If you sign up for your playoff package by Saturday March 20th you will also …

 
Pro-Trade Leader Responds to White House Trade Plan, Pushes Progress on Three Free Trade Agreements
Courtesy Ashley Patterson,
Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), founding member of the Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus and U.S. Representative to the nation’s sixth largest trade port in Laredo, Texas, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s trade policy agenda released today:
 “Trade has been a great stabilizer in our nation’s economic recovery and increased exports can help spur job creation and stabilize unemployment. That’s why it’s time to resolve our outstanding trade agreements to …

Courtesy Bryan Benway,
LAREDO, TX- The Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League will hold their first annual Ladies Hockey 101 on Monday March 8th at the LEC hosted by Terry Ruskowski and Bucks players. There are only 30 spots left so call 718-BUCK (2825) now to register.
Ladies will have the opportunity to learn the skills of the game from coach Rosco and the Bucks players. You will also get to have dinner and complimentary drinks with the team, a locker room tour, a ladies night t-shirt, a gift bag with …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department would like to inform the public and all local business owners that service animals are not pets and by Federal law must be allowed into any business establishment (restaurants, hotels, grocery and department stores, hospitals and medical offices, and theaters, etc.).  According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) businesses and organizations that serve the public must allow persons with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go …

The position for Webb County Judge will be decided on April 13th that is when Tano Tijerina will square off against the incumbent who came out on top in yesterday’s election with a total of 11,615 to Tijerina’s 10,969,  Andres “Andy” Reyes came in third with 5,242 of the votes, with Louis H. Bruni coming in fourth with a total of 1,491.   
Margie Ibarra will serve four more years as County Clerk taking 67.82% of the vote to Longino Garcia’s 8, 829 votes or 32.18%.  The race for Webb County District …