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Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas – As of Saturday evening at 10:12 PM, the full chlorine conversion has been concluded. Since then, crews monitored the residual to ensure levels were at 0.2 mg/l for 24 hours. The City & TCEQ have begun to collect bacteria samples as of Monday morning. As a reminder, it will
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Laredo Air Branch crew detection, surveillance, and tracking operations contributed to discovery of a stash house and the apprehension of 33 undocumented migrants on July 6. Interagency partners from United States Border Patrol Laredo South Field Intelligence Team, Laredo Sector Intelligence Unit, Laredo South
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is encouraging its students to help end the COVID-19 Pandemic by being part of a safe and vaccinated campus community. Dubbed “Be A Champ, Get the Shot,” the campaign will offer participating students entry into multiple drawings throughout the Fall Semester, offering a range of prizes,
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, Texas – The City of Laredo and Webb County have NO new confirmed deaths related to COVID-19. The City and County want to express their most sincere condolences to the families of those who have lost a loved one through this pandemic and want them to know that our counselors and
Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas – The City of Laredo hosted a press conference on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 to address the current boil water notice and next steps the City is taking to resolve the issue. An investigation into to the root cause of the low chlorine levels that led to the boil water
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-McAllen City Commissioners recently suggested a 60-day moratorium on picking up opossums. McAllen Animal Control wardens collect stray cats and dogs, as well as opossums and delivers all animals to the Palm Valley Animal Shelter. There, the shelter works to prepare the cats and dogs for fostering or adoption; opossums are
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, Laredo, Texas – On Friday, July 2, the City of Laredo and the Human Resources Department announced the 2021 Career Expo. This event will take place at Sames Auto Arena, located at 6700 Arena Blvd, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Courtesy Gladys Gonzalez, LAREDO, Texas- As a precautionary measure, the City of Laredo has been required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to issue a city-wide boil water notice. High temperatures, along with low rain fall, affect chlorine residuals by aging the water and making it become stagnant in lines that are part
Courtesy Noraida Negron, Laredo, Texas – Effective Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the building inspections made by the Building Development Services will be conducted between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. This new schedule is to avoid our field inspectors to be exposed to the extreme heat during the summer months peak heat hours. This temporary schedule
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo was notified on Friday, July 2, 2021 by TCEQ of low chlorine areas in specific areas in the city. The Utilities Department has been actively flushing lines to increase chlorine levels in the affected areas. In the event that minimum chlorine levels are not maintained the city
