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Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The Laredo City Council voted on Wednesday to confirm Robert A. Eads as city manager, effective immediately. The council also voted in favor of appointing Rosario Cabello as deputy city manager. Both had previously served as co-interim city managers for a period of 13 months while the City of Laredo went
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas— In honor of Read Across America Day, Mayor Pro Tempore Alberto Torres, Jr. visited six Laredo elementary schools on Monday, March 2 to distribute children’s books to eager first graders. In total, over 150 children’s books were distributed across elementary schools in District 4 including Katherine F. Tarver Elementary, Tomas Sanchez/Hermelinda
Courtesy Karen Garza, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo Human Resources Department is launching a brand new initiative this March focused on providing the community with the tools and skills to both apply for a job and prepare for an interview. Through this new initiative, the department will host workshops focused on resume-building, interview tips and job
Courtesy Carmen Rendon, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD’s Child Nutrition Program kicks-off their annual School breakfast week in a special ceremony at United Middle School. For the 2nd year in a row, Austlyn Quiroz, won the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) “You art what you eat contest” for National School Breakfast Week (NSLW), scheduled for March 2-6, 2020. The theme for this years’ statewide competition
Courtesy Marah Mendez, Laredo, Texas – Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina along with members of the County Commissioners Court held a Groundbreaking Ceremony and officially unveiled plans for the new Webb County Fair and Expo. Hundreds of attendees gathered amid the ongoing Laredo International Fair and Exposition. The sounds and aromas of the annual fair
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Trautmann Middle School student Alondra Paez brought pride to her family and campus with her 1st place ranking in the 6th-8th-grade division of the annual Taking Care of Texas (TCOT), Video Contest. The contest had almost 600 middle and high school students submit their video projects for consideration. This year’s challenge was to produce a
Courtesy Karen Garza, 5K/1K brings new course for competitive runners across South Texas LAREDO, Texas— The City of Laredo today announced the new Laredo Runway Run 5K race, taking place at the Laredo International Airport on Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 a.m. This is the first-ever runway run to take place in Laredo and allows local
Courtesy Alexis Torres, Funding will go towards buying 33 radios, improving communication between local law enforcement Laredo, TX— Sheriff Martin Cuellar, District Attorney Isidro Alaniz, and Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced $150,000 in federal funds for Webb County’s Sheriff Office as well as the District Attorney’s Office. These funds, awarded through the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice
Courtesy Xochit Mora, Random selection of customers will see inspections McAllen Public Utility will be conducting water meter auditing starting today, Monday, February 24, 2020. Performance Services Inc. has been contracted to conduct this audit. They will visit sites throughout the city, inspecting water meter installations and possibly, exchanging some meters for newer ones. For
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations, Laredo Port of Entry officials would like to advise the traveling public that all vehicular traffic at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge will be temporarily halted the morning of Feb. 22 in order to host the International Bridge Ceremony (also known as the
