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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
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-In observance of the 4th of July holiday, all Webb County administrative offices will be closed on Monday, July 5th, 2021. The holiday closure includes the Webb County Tax Assessor Collector’s Office. The Webb County Sheriff’s Department administrative offices will also be closed. All emergency services will be available. Webb County
Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,000,000 in federal funding over five years for Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) Inc. These funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Mental Health Services, will be used for SCAN’s Border Traumatic Stress Response Center. This
Courtesy Jennifer Guittierez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized heroin in one enforcement action that totaled over $1.3 million in street value. “Drug smugglers will go to extreme lengths to ensure their illegal contraband avoids detection,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “Fortunately, our
70 Texas Communities Honored for their Exceptional Community Improvement Efforts Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, TEXAS – Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Keep Laredo Beautiful a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation granted to 70 affiliates of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Gold Star In 2004, the organization introduced the
