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Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz and City Manager Robert A. Eads have issued the following statement today regarding the recent protests at City Hall: The City of Laredo firmly believes in the right to peacefully assemble and have your voice heard. The tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the death
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The Laredo & Webb County Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (LW-CAMPO), in partnership with the City of Laredo Planning Department, is working on an Active Transportation Plan for the region (LW-CAMPO is made up of City Council members, County Commissioners, and a TxDOT official). A survey was created to gather input from
Courtesy Charlotte Larecy, Funding Will Immediately Help Hospitals and other Health Care Providers on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $2,089,066,452 for 24,307 health care providers in Texas. This funding, awarded through the CARES Act, will be used to help hospitals pay for the incurred costs of combating
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—In light of the coronavirus pandemic, and as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of the COVID-19, the City of Laredo Tax/Utilities Customer Service Department, located at Laredo City Hall on 1110 Houston St., will temporarily transition to online and phone services only effective Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—As a preventative measure during COVID-19, the City of Laredo Municipal Court is encouraging the public to participate through virtual court proceedings using Zoom. Previously, Judge Jesus “Chuy” Dominguez had ordered all non-essential court settings between March 16 to April 2, 2020, to be rescheduled to a future date. Cases were
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo Health Department has confirmed a fourth positive test for COVID-19 in Laredo. On March 20, the City of Laredo Health Department and Webb County received confirmation of two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed persons in Laredo to four. Person 3 was confirmed
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo is confirming a second positive case of COVID-19 in the community. The patient was confirmed positive on March 20 by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Laboratory Response Network (LRN) in San Antonio. The patient, which will be referred to as Patient 2, was identified as
Courtesy Texas Attorney General’s Office, (Laredo, Texas)-Following Governor Abbott’s statewide emergency declaration regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Office of the Texas Attorney General stands ready to prosecute those seeking to take advantage of Texans by engaging in price gouging and disaster scams during this time. Under state law, once the governor issues a declaration, vendors
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—Due to public health concerns caused by the spread of COVID-19, and taking into consideration advice from federal, state and local health authorities, Mayor Pete Saenz, pursuant to the authority vested by the Texas Government Code Chapter 418, has issued an order prohibiting community gathering of 50 persons or more anywhere
Courtesy Monica Garcia, (Laredo, TX March 16, 2020) — As of result of the City of Laredo Health Department recommending social distancing of no less than six feet away as well as avoidance of groups of people with 50 persons or more, effective tomorrow morning all El Metro Lift Vans will have limited capacity to
