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Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-Taking advantage of the minimal traffic due to the holidays, City of Laredo Public Works crews began enhancing both eastbound lanes of Calton Road, east of Springfield and Zacate Creek up to Pita Drive. Weather permitting, the work will continue until next week, Friday, January 4, 2013. Drivers are asked to
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-City of Laredo officials and administrators were on hand to welcome the inaugural Aeromexico Airlines flight from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Laredo, Texas, U.S.A. The first flight leaving Laredo to Monterrey immediately followed. Thus began daily service between the two cities, called “Sister Cities” by Jaime Bernal, director for international
(Laredo, Tx)-City of Laredo officials and administrators were on hand to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony for the soon to be expanded South Laredo Waste Water Treatment Plant. Present at the official groundbreaking ceremony were (L to R): City of Laredo Utilities Director Tomas Rodriguez; Assistant City Manager Jesus Olivares; Camp, Dresser, McKee Client Service Manager
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, (Laredo, Tx)-LISD Gallego Elementary School Reading Interventionist Patricia Starnes makes one family’s Christmas a brighter one. Starnes reached out to family and friends and gathered funds to purchase toys, clothing, bicycles, a televeion and a $250 gift card to HEB for the Valdez Family who consists of nine children and mom and
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)-This past Saturday, December 15, 2012, Cm. Garza, with assistance from sponsors Wal-mart, Crane Engineering, Dannenbaum Engineering Company, LNV, Southern Sanitation, Zertuche Construction, NRP, UETA and Webb County Attorney-Elect Marco Montemayor, who joined Cm. Garza, hosted his seventh annual Christmas Shopping Spree at Walmart for children in District I. Approximately 80
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)- United High School was presented with a check for $1,000 for winning the Conoco Pump-N-Shop “School Support Drive” Contest. The contest was held at the new store located on McPherson Road and Fenwick Drive and was opened to United and Alexander High School students. To win, students from both campuses
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Tx)- CenterPoint Energy crews will be closing the 3600 block of Hendricks, between Plum and Locust Street to repair a gas leak. Please follow all detour signs. The closures will last approximately all day today, TUESDAY, December 18, 2012. Contact CenterPoint Energy at (800) 427-7142 for more information.
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Community Development Department seeks first-time homebuyers for loan assistance (Laredo, Tx) The City of Laredo’s Community Development Department would like to invite low-income first-time homebuyers to apply for homeownership assistance through the Texas Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). “The purpose of the program is to acquire and rehabilitate foreclosed properties that might otherwise
(Laredo, Tx)-Last Friday, HEB representatives welcomed Blue Santa and members of the Laredo Police Department for a very special donation to the Blue Santa charity program. HEB has always believed in helping here in the community and has, for the past five years, been a big supporter of the Blue Santa / Holiday Bowl program.
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO,TX – In anticipation of the annual spike in cross-border traffic over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday season, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Laredo are taking steps to adjust staffing, including supplementing with Border Patrol agent staffing, and employing additional facilitation measures to address the increased flows. CBP will place
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