Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas — Effective on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, Mayor Pete Saenz has signed a declaration of local disaster for the City of Laredo, Texas. The declaration states that City of Laredo residents are urged to refrain from using water for non-essential purposes while crews work on restoring it in affected areas.

Courtesy Jacqueline Hernandez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized a combination of hard narcotics that totaled over $1,200,000 in street value in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions. “Our CBP officers’ knowledge of concealment methods and the technology they utilize on a daily basis

Courtesy David Alegria, Laredo, Texas – Mayor Pete Saenz and Council Member for District 4, Alberto Torres, Jr., joined the State of Nuevo León and its governor, Samuel García Sepúlveda, on a vaccination drive held at the Colombia Solidarity International Bridge for 5 to 12 year old children. On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 10 buses

Courtesy Sandy Lugo, (Laredo, Texas) Laredo College Regional Law Enforcement Academy Class B-21 was honored on Dec. 17 for completing their intense training.  Laredo Police Cadet Jesus R. Ramirez was also recognized with the Academic Achievement Award. The Top Gun Award was received by Jaime Rivera from the Zapata CountySheriff’s Office for his firearms proficiency

Courtesy Isabel Sosa, Laredo, Texas – City of Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz and members of the Council recognized Captain Merla and the Mobile Vaccination Team Y2 from the National Guard for the dedication offered to the city of Laredo and District 7. The team dedicated their efforts to vaccinate essential workers in a drive-up clinic,

Courtesy Joana Santillana, (Laredo, Texas)-Laredo College has reached a historic milestone as our institution has been approved by theTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to offer its second baccalaureate degree,a Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Leadership (BASORGL). This program is currently pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. LC

Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-In a further indication of  its commitment to a traditional Fall experience, incoming TAMIU freshman students will get to experience their first glimpse at campus life during TAMIU’s annual Dusty Camp, offered in-person and on-campus. Dusty Camp, or New Student Orientation, provides a unique experience helping incoming students transition from high

Courtesy Isabel Sosa, Laredo, Texas — The Laredo Municipal Court is proud to announce the reopening of the courthouse to in-person proceedings, along with a remodeling of the courtrooms. On Friday, May 21, 2021, the Honorable Judge Jesus “Chuy” Dominguez hosted a reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Laredo Municipal Court. After more than 15