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Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) —The Texas Senate on Thursday (April 21) unanimously voted to expand Texas parents’ access to information about the quality of child care providers. Senate Bill (SB) 264 by Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, would require local workforce boards to provide parents with information regarding quality child care indicators for each licensed or registered
Courtesy Monica Garcia, The District Attorney’s Shoot for the Stars clay tournament raised $65,500.00 for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Laredo. The benefit was held on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the South Texas Shooting Complex, which is located nine miles east of Laredo on highway 359. Together with sponsors, 116 participants and a staff
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, For the third year in a row and 12th time in 14 years, the Laredo Independent School District’s Finance Department has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the district’s budget presentation for the 2009 fiscal year. “Our school district’s
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department wants to remind the public that rabies continues to be a local threat and that everyone needs to vaccinate their pets as soon as possible, either at their veterinarian’s office or at the Health Department. The City of Laredo continues to respond to
Courtesy Jose Borjon, Save America’s Treasures Funds will be Used to Preserve Unique Texas Treasure San Ygnacio, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the River Pierce Foundation received a $269,130 grant from the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) through the Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grant program, for the preservation/rehabilitation of the
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Sponsored by Academy Sport & Outdoors, partner City of Laredo (Laredo, TX ) Big River Foundation has partnered with the City of Laredo and principal sponsor Academy Sport + Outdoors, to host the third annual Community Kayak Races on the Rio Grande near Laredo Community College’s Fort McIntosh Campus this Earth Day,
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – The Webb County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The week of April 10-16 has been set aside to honor telecommunications professionals who aid in providing 911 emergency assistance to citizens across the U.S. “Every day millions of people depend
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Diana Rodriguez was recently honored at the Laredo Commission for Women monthly meeting. Rodriguez has served on the LCW for the past eight years, representing District VIII. She was first appointed by then-Council Member Juan Ramirez and then continued to serve under Council Member Cindy Liendo-Espinoza. Before serving on the Commission, she
Early Voting for City Council Dist.7 begins today April 13th and will end on April 26th. The race features two prominent Laredo Businessmen Jorge Vera and Roberto Estrada General Manager of Guerra Communications who will face off with four other opponents. The seat is currently held by Jose Valdez Jr. Polls open at 8 a.m. and
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized cocaine valued at nearly half a million dollars during a vehicle inspection. The seizure occurred on April 7, 2011 at Camino Real International Bridge . A CBP officer referred a 2009
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