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District I Council Member Mike Garza City and the City of Laredo Community Development Department hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Nicolasa Ubaldo Residence, thanks to federal dollars of the Community Development Block Grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Ubaldo’s home was destroyed earlier this year in a fire;
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Washington, D.C.: Today, Congressman Cuellar announced that service members whose service was extended under stop loss orders in Iraq and Afghanistan have until October 21, 2010 to apply for retroactive pay. Troops eligible for retroactive pay will receive $500 a month for each month their service was extended. The Defense Department
Courtesy Raul Leal, (Laredo, TX Sept. 17, 2010) The Second Annual International Cycling Circuit bike race, taking place this Sunday, September 19, 2010, is a circuit race, which means that participants will run laps to meet the designated length for each category of cyclists. The circuit is a 3.6 mile loop and begins from the
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The City of Laredo hired Kell Munoz Architects out of San Antonio “for professional services in the development of a Downtown Master Plan.” Kell Munoz Architects will assist the City of Laredo in developing a vision for the downtown that features a viable mix of residential, commercial, retail, dining, entertainment and public
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Event designed for artists, non-artists of all ages to help promote the power of the paintbrush in literature (Laredo, TX Sept 17, 2010) This year’s One City, One Book campaign features not one, but two, very moving stories: Into the Beautiful North is a fictionalized quest in search of heroes and
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, More Clean Energy Jobs, Lower Energy Bills, Stronger Manufacturing Washington, D.C.- Congressman Henry Cuellar, TX-28, today helped pass H.R. 4785, the 2010 Rural Energy Savings Program Bill, which provides loans to the 1.6 million American families and farmers in rural communities to renovate their homes or farms to become more energy-efficient,
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar recently installed and activated a high-definition network of audio and video monitoring at the Webb County Jail. This much needed system, will lead to more efficient response times, assist in investigation, improve inmate accountability, help detect narcotics and better protect
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, After a day and a half of reduced bus service thanks to a broken pump at the CNG fueling station, El Metro is slowing putting more buses back into rotation today as the repair to one pump has been completed. Riders will see the full fleet of 32 El Metro buses back
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The downtown intersection of Flores Avenue and Hidalgo Street will be re-opened this Friday, September 17, 2010, at 7:00 a.m., in order to restore westbound traffic. The block immediately south of the intersection, Flores Avenue between Hidalgo Street and Lincoln Street, will remain closed until late September as the contractor, MDA Inc,
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Mayor, council members, city administrators in Washington, D.C. (Laredo, TX – Sept 15, 2010) City of Laredo officials are in Washington, D.C. today, continuing to advocate for federal funding necessary to augment local resources on a variety of fronts. A focus point for the Laredo delegation will be regarding the U.S. Justice
