Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Ceremony combines spiritual, secular aspects to help honor, memorialize 6 million Jews killed during the Holocaust  Laredo, TX—After the horrors of the Holocaust, the world vowed to never let such a thing happen again.  To that end, the City of Laredo, the Laredo Public Library Wall of Tolerance Center & Museum and

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  (Laredo, TX) — “Water is often taken for granted – not until you open the faucet and nothing comes out do you really think about water,” says Tomas M. Rodriguez Jr., Utilities Director.  During Drinking Water Week, the City of Laredo Utilities Department welcomes everyone to recognize the importance of water and

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Try Prayer! It Works contest open to Catholic schools, parishes across the country,  throughout the world   (Laredo, Tx)  Earlier this year, Catholic schools across the country celebrated Catholic Schools Week.  One of the activitieswas participation in the national Catholic organization, Holy Cross Family Ministries’ annual art, essay and poetry contest, open to

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The City of Laredo continues to respond to stray calls and bites. Many of these are found to have no proof of pet vaccinations putting persons at risk for rabies.  Owners must be conscious of how important it is for them to vaccinate and protect not only their pets but also our

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  3CGEO Construction will be working on improvements that are part of a private project; the work will be done at the 1400 block of Santa Rita Avenue.   The contractor will work on 1402 Santa Rita Avenue between Scott and Coke Street. Traffic control equipment indicating street closure, detour and road work activity will

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The Last Knight tells story of Don Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara Uribe  (Laredo, TX) Texas author Joe Lopez, author of “The Last Knight,” will be in town on Saturday, May 7, 2011, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Laredo Public Library, HEB Multi-Purpose Room, 1120 East Calton Road, to discuss