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Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas – Wednesday, April 21st, 2010, Sheriff Cuellar visited JC Martin Elementary Library to read to a group of 4th graders. Laredo Independent School District celebrates National Library Week April 19 – 23rd, Sheriff Cuellar has been on a reading journey this week trying to reach as many children
by State Senator Judith Zaffirini , PhD In 13 minutes another name will be added to the national waiting list for an organ or tissue transplant. Within the next 24 hours 77 persons in our country will receive a potentially life-saving transplant, but at least 17 others will die because they did not receive one.
Southern Border Lawmakers Urge House Leadership to Approve Emergency Funds to Combat Border Violence, Cartels Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC –Border Members of Congress, including Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), are urging the Speaker of the House to provide emergency funding to fight drug-related violence along the U.S. Mexico Border. In a letter signed by nine
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate and highlight libraries, librarians, and library workers throughout the Laredo community. This week schools and departments across the Laredo Independent School District will celebrate National Library Week, a time to remind the public about the contribution libraries and librarians make to their communities every
Courtesy Joe Baeza, LPD received a call from a person reporting that at the 1300 block of San Jorge a man was stealing wiring from a utility pole. When the suspect noted the caller watching him he got down and started running. The suspect had a notable limp. The man was also carrying a bag
Courtesy Joe Baeza, Investigator Adriana Reyes with the Laredo Police Department was one of the 22 law enforcement professionals to graduate from Session 26 of The University of Tennessee National Forensic Academy™ (NFA™). Graduation was held March 19 on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. The NFA is one of the nation’s premier training
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On Monday March 29, 2010 at approximately 9:09 a.m. Laredo Police Officers were dispatched to United South High School for a robbery that just occurred. Upon the officers arrival he was met by the victim who advised that he had just been robbed at gun point at the intersection of Guaymas and
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Legislation Praised at Congressional Hearing Examining Federal Finances Washington, DC – Today, performance-based budgeting legislation, authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), was center-stage at a House congressional hearing reviewing the oversight of federal financial management. The legislation calls for the nation’s federal programs to be assessed at least once every five years
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas once again welcomed John Quinones, ABC News Prime Time Anchor/Correspondent, as well as City of Nuevo Laredo Mayor Ramon Garza Barrios, for a joint interview regarding border issues; specifically, the continued drug violence in Mexico and the potential threat of spill-over into Texas. Quinones, a
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, High school juniors currently enrolled at Laredo Independent School District have a one-time opportunity to take a college admissions test at no cost to the student. With funding from the Texas Legislature, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has contracted with ACT and The College Board, which oversees the SAT testing program, to
