Archives for January 20, 2011
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX—January 20, 2011—As the Valentine’s Day holiday approaches, the City of Laredo Building Development Services Department would like to remind all local vendors that they must have a permit if they plan on selling Valentine baskets or other holiday treats. A 2004 City of Laredo ordinance requires vendors to have a
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx) CenterPoint Energy crews will be closing the street between San Jorge and Iturbide to repair a gas leak in the area of the Azteca neighborhood. Please follow all detour signs. The closures will last approximately all day today, THURSDAY, January 20, 2011.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx) Mayor Pro Tempore Johnny Rendon, subbing for City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas who is in Washington, D.C. today for the Winter Conference of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, joined by Sandra Rocha Taylor, executive director for Laredo Main Street and the LMS Board, helped to proclaim January 29,
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, Tx — Have you ever seen a vermillion flycatcher catch a fly? How about the state bird of Texas, the mockingbird, in a dance to flush out insects? Or a crested Caracara swooping down on road kill? These are just a few of the beautiful creatures that can be seen in
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DEL RIO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry during the busy Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend kept their eyes sharp and seized alleged cocaine valued at $1.7 million in a vehicle driven by a local man. The seizure
Courtesy Eddie Zavala, WASHINGTON, DC – In the spirit of bipartisanship, Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) will sit side-by-side next Tuesday as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. “For the sake of those we represent, we must work hand in hand,” said Congressman Cuellar. “This is
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx) While attending the 79th Annual Winter Business Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas called on national, state and his fellow local leaders to be guided in their actions by the need for job creation and the understanding that the private sector must lead in
Courtesy Monica Garcia, (Laredo, Tx) Ramon A. Villafranca, Jr., Chief Prosecutor for the Special Victims Unit of the District Attorney’s Office presented the case of Javier Alejandro Perez of 1011 Laurel Drive to the Grand Jury of the 406th District Court. Perez is charged with three counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The Grand Jury
