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 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

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The Ubaldo family home was reconstructed through the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation program and other CDBG funds previously earmarked for other projects. The previous structure was damaged beyond repair due to a fire. After the damaged structure was demolished, a new home was constructed on the owner’s lot. This new house is 1,164

  Courtesy Xochitl Mora, CNG fueling station affected, fleet reduced to Sunday Service  (Laredo, TX)  The City of Laredo’s El Metro bus service has been affected by a motor pump at the CNG fueling station that has broken down.  This means that starting today, Tuesday, September 14, 2010, and continuing tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15,2 010,