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Courtesy Raul Leal, Representatives from the Texas Department of Transportation Laredo District as well as dignitaries from Congress , the City of Laredo, Webb County and I-69 joined together to break ground this past Friday marking the official start construction the Loop 20-McPherson Rd. Overpass Project. Among the guests were: The Honorable Henry Cuellar, Texas U.S. Representative District
Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Tx)-United ISD employees will have the opportunity to see and listen to Ron Clark, the young teacher from North Carolina who inspired the movie “The Ron Clark Story”, during an event on Monday, February 25 at 1:30pm at the Laredo Energy Arena, informed Celia Taboada Director of the Professional &
Courtesy David Leo, AUSTIN–Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, filed HB 1501 paying tribute to the memory of the men, women and children lost in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001 and honoring the heroic actions of all first responders and volunteers who aided the innocent victims and
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, (Laredo, Tx)- Laredo Independent School District will be celebrating Read Across America Week February 25 – March 1. Every year in celebration of “Read Across America,” millions of young readers, including Laredo ISD students join the National Education Association (NEA) in promoting reading through many activities. This year, LISD will host two special events
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this Washington’s Birthday holiday weekend seized methamphetamine valued at $400,000 from a vehicle driven by a Mississippi woman. The seizure occurred on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Gateway to the Americas Bridge. A CBP officer referred a
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-The City of Laredo wishes to express its most sincere condolence to the family of Mr. Candelario Rodriguez Jr. for the passing of our good friend “Cande” Rodriguez. Candelario “Cande” Rodrgieuz Jr. was a valued good friend and a true community advocate who will be sorely missed” said Mayor Raul G.
United South Students New York Bound: Students of the United South High School Model United Nations Club recently received a donation from Mary Lamar Leyendecker and the Fernando A. Salinas Trust Fund for their upcoming trip to New York for the National High School Model United Nations Conference which is the premier conference on the
(Laredo, Tx)-Juan Chavez, Supervisor of the Support Services Department at the United Independent School District was recently honored upon his retirement from the District. Employees organized a luncheon and presented him with a plaque for his dedicated service. Pictured at the event from, left to right, are: Mike Garza, Executive Director for Support Services, Chavez,
(Laredo, Tx)-City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas, along with Justice of the Peace Judge Oscar Liendo and Mike Marasco, owner of the local McDonald’s franchise, helped seniors from the Laredo Housing Authority Senior Center and Hamilton Hotel, celebrate Valentine’s Day. Mayor Salinas, Judge Liendo and Marasco helped crown Antonio Garza and Estella Heitt the King and
Courtesy David Leo, No one in 1966 – especially not a 6-year-old boy growing up in Benavides, Texas, where so many owned a gun for sport and deer hunting – could avoid being forever seared by the black and white images running under Walter Cronkite’s narration on the evening of August 1. Earlier that day,
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