Archives for May 2011
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Name the Pride in Laredo winning entry has a reason to celebrate Laredo’s pride (Laredo, TX ) For approximately 30 days, Laredoans were asked to submit their ideas for a new Laredo logo/motto that expressed pride in our great city. After 43entries, including: two songs; two Power Point presentation slides, a few digital
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 this week apprehended a Texas Panhandle-area man wanted on two outstanding warrants for aggravated sexual assault of a child. The apprehension occurred on May 14, 2011 at Del Rio International Bridge
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Topics remain relevant event for Laredo youth (Laredo, TX ) It’s still an unfortunate trend among teenagers today: bullying, harassment and suicide. In order to help address this topic with teens in a sensitive, yet thought-provoking fashion, the Laredo Public Library iBook It Teen Reading Club will kick off their summer reading list
Courtesy Eddie Zavala, (Laredo, Tx)- Jerry Garza, Webb County Commissioner Precinct 3, will continue hosting his Neighborhood Advisory Meetings, this time on Tuesday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Trautmann Elementary School, located at 810 Lindenwood Dr. The gathering will give residents of Las Brisas Subdivision an opportunity to share with Commissioner Garza their thoughts on
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Loans are part of a Department of Energy grants (Laredo, TX ) The City of Laredo Environmental Services Department, with funds provided by the Department of Energy, through their Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, has established a Home Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan program. This program will provide a friendlier, more cost effective
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, Tx – The Laredo Police Department in collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will ticket drivers and passengers who are not wearing their safety belts during the 10th Annual Click It or Ticket (CIOT) safety belt enforcement campaign, May 23 through June 5. Other state and local law enforcement will
Courtesy Monica Garcia, The Office of District Attorney Isidro R. Alaniz reports that Carlos Alberto Flores was sentenced to serve 18years in prison for the murder of Pablo Lozano. The murder charge stems from an emergency call to the Laredo Police Department during the early morning hours of July 12, 2009. Responding officers found Pablo
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City of Laredo Public Works crews will begin milling and resurfacing streets and repairing sidewalks in the downtown area beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 16, 2011. The work will continue through 6:00 p.m. everyday until May Friday, May 27. The area to be affected includes San Agustin to Santa Ursula
Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN, Texas — Texans with a knack for design, or simply a love of the Lone Star State, are encouraged to submit original art for the chance to have that image on Don’t Mess with Texas litterbags. The Design A Litterbag contest begins May 12, and designs are due by June 16. The
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Friends of the Library are inviting local restaurants to bring food-friendly titled books to life with dishes and decorations that will be a feast for the eyes and more when they host their first ever Eat and Read Festival on Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Laredo Civic Center. All proceeds from
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