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Courtesy Noraida Negron, Laredo, Texas – Effective Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the building inspections made by the Building Development Services will be conducted between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm. This new schedule is to avoid our field inspectors to be exposed to the extreme heat during the summer months peak heat hours. This temporary schedule
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo was notified on Friday, July 2, 2021 by TCEQ of low chlorine areas in specific areas in the city. The Utilities Department has been actively flushing lines to increase chlorine levels in the affected areas. In the event that minimum chlorine levels are not maintained the city
70 Texas Communities Honored for their Exceptional Community Improvement Efforts Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, TEXAS – Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide grassroots environmental and community improvement non-profit organization, recently named Keep Laredo Beautiful a Gold Star Affiliate, a designation granted to 70 affiliates of KTB’s nearly 300 affiliates. Gold Star In 2004, the organization introduced the
Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas – The City of Laredo and the Utilities Department are proud to introduce a new 2.5 million gallons (MG) elevated storage tank. The storage tank is located at 106 Calma Dr. in the San Isidro Subdivision, east of United High School. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the
Courtesy Noraida Negron, Laredo, Texas – The City of Laredo is pleased to announce that it has received outstanding ratings from S&P Global and Moody’s Investors Services. City leaders met recently with both agencies as part of the process of issuing their rating scores. The City is selling five bonds including: two General Obligation Refunding
Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas – The City of Laredo is proud to proclaim June 17th as “Dump the Pump Day.” The proclamation was signed by Mayor Pete Saenz. A proclamation and unveiling ceremony for a sustainable transportation line, hosted by District 7 Councilmember, Vanessa Perez, and El Metro Transit, took place at City Hall
Courtesy Noraida Negron, Laredo, Texas – The City of Laredo Fire and Police Departments ask the community to stay cool as temperatures increase to record highs in South Texas on Sunday, June 20 and Monday, June 21. According to the National Weather Service, heat index values will increase over the weekend with maximum temperatures of
Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas – A historic moment for the City of Laredo, Council Members joined to proclaim the month of June as ‘PRIDE Month’. This is a historical milestone in Laredo, as this month will celebrate diversity, unity, acceptance, tolerance, and understanding and inclusivity in honor of those in the LGBTQIA+ community. The proclamation took
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, Texas – The 9-1-1 Regional Administration, in conjunction with Laredo Police Department, are currently coordinating the School Supply Giveaway Drive-Thru Event. Registration is now available until Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Laredo Police Department’s main lobby, open from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The organizers offered this event yearly, but
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, Texas – During Monday’s council meeting, an item on the agenda was presented to be discussed during executive session regarding the findings on an internal investigation of the hiring process of entry level candidates within the Fire Department. In response to the written allegations submitted to management and elected officials on the Fire
