SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—The City of Laredo has received official confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the San Antonio Metro Laboratory regarding a presumptive case of COVID-19 in a Laredo patient. The CDC has confirmed the patient tested positive for COVID-19. The patient showed only mild symptoms when they
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas—Today, in light of the situations posed by COVID-19 in Texas and across the United States, both Mayor Pete Saenz and Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina issued emergency declarations for the City of Laredo and the County of Webb, respectively. Pursuant to §418.108(a) of the Texas Government Code A, a mayor
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