Courtesy Karen Garza, New location will provide a more customer-oriented environment LAREDO, Texas— The City of Laredo’s Building and Planning departments will have limited services on Friday, March 13, 2020 as they relocate to their new offices at 1413 Houston Street. Beginning Monday, March 16, both departments will be fully accessible at the new location. Any

Courtesy Karen Garza,  LAREDO, Texas—The Laredo Public Libraries’ Knitting Club united to participate in a global effort to send handcrafted items to help wildlife survivors of the recent bushfires in Australia. This local initiative was part of a worldwide drive organized by three humane organizations based in Australia: The Fauna Rescue of South Australia, The

Courtesy Karen Garza, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo will commence a parking enforcement initiative next week in East Laredo neighborhoods and the surrounding area including Lakeside, Nu-Vision, Green House and the Loop. The initiative is focused on enforcing city ordinances related to parking violations across the city by issuing parking tickets and educating the community

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The Laredo City Council voted on Wednesday to confirm Robert A. Eads as city manager, effective immediately. The council also voted in favor of appointing Rosario Cabello as deputy city manager. Both had previously served as co-interim city managers for a period of 13 months while the City of Laredo went

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas— In honor of Read Across America Day, Mayor Pro Tempore Alberto Torres, Jr. visited six Laredo elementary schools on Monday, March 2 to distribute children’s books to eager first graders. In total, over 150 children’s books were distributed across elementary schools in District 4 including Katherine F. Tarver Elementary, Tomas Sanchez/Hermelinda

Courtesy Karen Garza, 5K/1K brings new course for competitive runners across South Texas  LAREDO, Texas— The City of Laredo today announced the new Laredo Runway Run 5K race, taking place at the Laredo International Airport on Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 a.m. This is the first-ever runway run to take place in Laredo and allows local

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, National rating means superior property fire protection, lower insurance prices for residents  LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo announced Wednesday that fire-protection services by the Laredo Fire Department have improved to Class 2/2X from Class 3, as rated by Insurance Service Office Inc. (ISO), an insurance industry advisory company. ISO had previously rated

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo City Planning Department has announced several public meetings in February and March to discuss the future plans of the city with Laredo residents. The City of Laredo Planning Department staff will be going to a location in each of the city’s eight Council Districts every Wednesday evening

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo’s Commission for Women (LCW) today announced their 2020 inductees for the Woman’s Hall of Fame.  The selection was made from applications that were submitted by Laredo Citizens.  The inductees were recommended by the selection committee and the commission then approved by council members on Tuesday January 21,