It’s that time of year again!  Recycle your outdated ATT Phone Books.  This is an invitation to all girl scouts, boy scouts, and cub scouts.  As a recycling effort, all scouts are encouraged to collect outdated phonebooks beginning June 20th through July 5th.   The winners will be determined by the amount of phone books collected. 

Providence, RI—City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas, while attending the 77th Annual United States Conference of Mayors Summer Conference in Providence, Rhode Island had a private meeting with Colombian President Alvarado Uribe Velez   President Uribe Velez had asked that Mayor Salinas be invited to a private briefing before his remarks to the Conference

Laredo, TX – – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) is reminding all parents there are new school requirements for immunizations. Appropriate immunizations are required by state law for all public and private school, preschool students and child care facilities children.  New requirements specifically apply to children entering kindergarten and 7th grade during the

Extending invitations to companies related to real estate industry Laredo, TX—June 10, 2009—Throughout the country, people are losing their homes to foreclosure.  In Laredo, the real estate market has been at a standstill, with home sales remaining stagnant, or worse, dropping.   However, according to Mayor Pro Tempore Jose A. Valdez, Jr., empty houses on the

Last day to exchange transponder tags is June 30, 2009 In 2008, the City of Laredo International Bridge System upgraded the Automatic Vehicle Identification (A.V.I.) System from a single protocol reader to a multi-protocol reader system.  This system will no longer read the current transponder tags, but rather, a sticker tag.  A.V.I. customers are encouraged

No Cell Phone Use around Schools Zones Mayor Raul Salinas says “let it ring!”         The City of Laredo Mayor, Raul Salinas, personally oversaw the installation of new “cell phone use prohibited” signs posted near local area school zones today. This new ordinance was spear headed by the Mayor and supported by the City

City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas recently joined Judge Solomon Casseb on the occasion of his 94th birthday, as well as the inauguration of the Webb County Youth Village in the judge’s name.  Webb County Judge Danny Valdez was part of the celebration.  

Thanks to the generosity of local area businesses in the District I neighborhood, Cm. Garza and others have been awarding $500 scholarships in his district for the past three years. The scholarship committee awards and continues to reach across the community by including students from both school districts. The recent presentation shows Cm. Garza with

The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) wants to remind the public that it is against city ordinance for anyone to sell any pets on public right of ways (i.e. sidewalks & parking lots). Illegal pet vending is defined as any sale of any pet on any and all public right of ways. To reduce

Founding Fathers Charity Softball Tournament This year our Softball Complex at Benavides Park will be the host site of the 2nd Annual Founding Fathers Softball Tournament Park’s staff will be very busy assisting with the set up and hosting of the event. The event that will have co-ed teams made up of employees and officials