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The City of Laredo proudly announces the much awaited ribbon cutting of the Blas Castaneda Basketball Shade Structure. This large steel structure is only part of ongoing improvements to provide much needed shade for all park users. Spearheaded by the efforts of Councilman Johnny Rendon, funding was made possible through 2007 bond funds for a
AT&T crews will be installing cable in South Laredo. To facilitate the work, they will be closing the outer right south-bound lane of Ejido, between Pita Mangana and Exodus, starting TODAY, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., and TOMORROW, Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please use
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL FUNDS TROOPS OVERSEAS, SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS, PROVIDES FUNDS FOR PANDEMIC FLU RESPONSE AND INCLUDES MEASURE TO HELP AMERICANS TRADE IN OLD CARS FOR NEW Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) today voted in support of the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act, major federal funding legislation worth $106 billion which supports
Update Courtesy of Larry Sanchez, It’s a project that has been years in the making, but Thursday, Webb County Precinct 2 Commissioner Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina, Webb County Judge Danny Valdez, Economic Director Juan Vargas and representatives from the U.S.D.A. Rural Development Program will showcase the final house to receive rehabilitation from a $1.2 million grant
Local Brownie Troop #9173 join everyone’s favorite environmentally friendly trashcan mascot, Willie Bote, and the AT&T Real Yellow Pages mascot to help kick off the annual AT&T Phone Book Recycling Contest. This year’s contest will pit Laredo Boy and Girl Scouts in a competition to collect the most outdated AT&T phone books. For every 10
The “Teens in the Driver Seat Organization” of the Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts will be hosting a Press Conference to announce the members of the 2009-2010 “Teens in the Driver Seat” Community Advisory Board. This board will help the TDS Organization promote Safe Teen Driving. Members for the
Promoters Arthur Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves will present a sensational championship fight card on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Laredo Entertainment Center. The main event, co-feature, and other selected fights will be televised live on ESPN2, ESPN Desportes, their Spanish-Language Network, and ESPN 360.com. “We are extremely excited at the fact that
On Monday, June 15, 2009, members of the Laredo Police Department Narcotics Unit, ICE Special Agents, and ATF Special Agents conducted surveillance at 1300 Garza Street which resulted on the seizure of 51 Kilos of Cocaine. The subjects arrested were Israel Villapando , Rodolfo Paniagua, and Gerardo David Romero for Possession of a Controlled Substance
LOCAL POST OFFICE TO BE NAMED AFTER THOSE WHO SERVED Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), today with the unanimous support of his House of Representatives colleagues, passed H.R. 2325, a bill to name Laredo’s Post Office at 1300 Matamoros Street in honor of Laredoan, Texan and American veterans. “Every American knows someone who
Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar today announced that school districts in Webb County stand to gain more than $396,621 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Specifically, Laredo Independent School District will receive $131,100 for the purchase of 19 steamer convection countertops, while United Independent School District will receive $265,521 to buy
