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Saturday, July 18, 2026

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Laredo Public Libraries Completes National Summer Internship Program

Courtesy Analiza Perez-Gomez LAREDO, Texas—This summer, the Laredo Public Libraries joined 48 other libraries across the United States by serving as a pilot site for a new internship program intended to help attract young people to careers in librarianship. Through its Inclusive Internship Initiative (III), the Public Library Association (PLA), which is a division of the American Library Association

Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee for People with Disabilities Promotes Hiring Persons with Disabilities

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas – The Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee for People with Disabilities (BRCPWD) has been working for over eight years to serve as advocates for those in our community with disabilities by promoting awareness, education and securing resources for their physiological, psychological and social well-being. They also provide guidance and serve as consultants

Laredo Public Libraries Receives Book Donation from former Laredoan Luis Guerra

Courtesy Karen Garza, LAREDO, Texas—The Laredo Public Libraries received a book donation from former Laredoan Luis Guerra during the Laredo Public Libraries Advisory Committee meeting this month. Guerra is a well-known painter, sculptor and storyteller. One of the books donated, Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art, includes an article on Guerra, as well as articles on

Mayor Saenz Discusses Trade with High-Level Officials in Mexico

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, MONTERREY, Mexico—Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz and City of Laredo staff visited with high-level officials in Mexico this week to discuss opportunities for expansion at Port Laredo. Mayor Saenz and Laredo International Airport Director Jeffery Miller met with Oliver Aguilar Yunes, head of Mexico’s Tributary Administration System (SAT), on September 4 in Mexico

City of Laredo to Begin Issuing Citations for Misuse of Disabled Placards in the Downtown Area

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo Parking Division, together with the Laredo Police Department will begin issuing citations for the misuse of disabled placards in the downtown area beginning this week. The City has received various complaints in regards to downtown parking being taken up by others misusing placards for the disabled. In

City of Laredo Environmental Services is Asking for Your Help to Identify Illegal Dumpers

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, Enforcement Staff Issues Notice for Incident that occurred today LAREDO, Texas—Earlier this afternoon, between noon and 1:00 p.m., a concerned citizen reported a blue truck and two individuals allegedly dumping an estimated 200 pounds of sheet rock and other construction debris at a dead end of San Francisco Street just off of

City of Laredo Labor Day Closure Notice

Courtesy Karen Garza, LAREDO, Texas—All administrative offices in the City of Laredo will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2019, in observance of Labor Day. All city offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. There will be regular trash pick-up on Monday, September 2, 2019 ·       The City Landfill will be Open Monday, September

USCIS Acting Director Visits with City Officials

Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli visited with city and federal officials in Laredo, Texas, the nation’s largest land port, on Tuesday, August 20. A number of items were discussed including tents set up by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) near the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge

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