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Courtesy Andres Garcia, LAREDO, Texas – The City of Laredo is excited and looking forward to welcoming University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) Overland Grad Students this weekend, March 3 to March 5, 2023. Students will learn and focus on the Binational River Conservation Project in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Each student will examine the
Courtesy Andres Garcia, LAREDO, TX— The City of Laredo, Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño, and District 5 Council Member, Ruben Gutierrez, Jr., hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veteran’s Plaza, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. This plaza/trail will honor all the brave men and women who fought for our country during the Vietnam War. “We
Courtesy Victoria Luna, Laredo, TX (Webb County) – On Sunday, February 26, 2023, at approximately 1:50 p.m., the Webb County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible suicide at Ranch Road 7132 D in Las Lomas Subdivision off Highway 59. As deputies and investigators arrived, they noticed a man, later identified as Jose Manuel Lara
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today 21 tentative selections for new reimbursable services agreements that will promote cross-border trade and facilitate essential travel to the United States. These public-private partnerships will allow approved private sector and state and local government entities to reimburse CBP for
Courtesy Robert Eads, National Day of Advocacy DC Fly-In lays out Legislative Priorities Laredo, Texas – Boys & Girls Clubs of Laredo Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director, Robert A. Eads and Kevin Lopez, Assistant Executive Director will join hundreds of Boys & Girls Clubs from across the country for National Days of Advocacy in Washington, D.C.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, McAllen Budget Department receives prestigious recognition (McAllen, Texcas)-Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has once again awarded the Certificate of Recognition to the City of McAllen for its annual budget report for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2022. The award represents a significant achievement by McAllen’s
Courtesy Jose Sanz, The Zapata Fire Department serves nearly 15,000 people Zapata, Texas – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,000,000 in federal funding for Zapata County to construct a new, efficient fire station to replace the current building that was built in the 1980s. The current building has outlived its useful lifecycle and faces
Courtesy Andres Garcia, Laredo, Texas – On Thursday, February 23, 2023, a City employee was involved in an accident at the Jefferson Water Treatment Plant. The 52-year-old employee was working on a ladder inside an empty tank when he fell down 30-35 feet. Employees rendered aid while paramedics arrived. At their arrival, paramedics then quickly
Courtesy Andres Garcia, LAREDO, Texas— The City of Laredo held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, February 24, 2023, to announce the completion of the FAST Lanes Relocation Project. This project has been years in the making, since November 2016, when the City of Laredo first submitted a formal proposal letter under CBP’s Donation Acceptance Program
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, The local team will begin its 2023 Mexican Baseball League season next April at Uni-Trade Stadium. LAREDO, TX— The City of Laredo and the Tecolotes De Los Dos Laredo reached a bridge agreement for the use of Uni-Trade Stadium for the 2023 baseball season during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. This was
