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Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-Webb County Commissioner Jaime Canales would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone who participated in the 6th annual “Wild About Academics” summer camps to a big “THANK YOU” awards ceremony. The summer camps were held during the summer at different locations in precinct 4 and included seven weeks
Courtesy Yanira Deleon, (Laredo, Texas)-The District Attorney’s Office reports the guilty verdict for Fernando Ruben Ugarte, 34, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance and a not guilty ruling for discharge of a firearm following a three-day jury trial. On July 17, 2014, the Laredo Police
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, Webb County as has entered into an inter-local agreement with the City of Laredo to provide solid waste services in the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction (EJT) area. Concerns were raised recently when it was discovered that the county had no authority to provide solid waste services in the ETJ of a municipality without
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD is currently hosting a uniform voucher drive for parents in need of school uniforms for their children. The event will continue from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday August 1 and Tuesday 2 at the Student Activity Complex (rooms 1 and 2) located at 5208 Santa Claudia Lane.
Marah Mendez, (Laredo, Texas) Colorado Acres water dispenser operations, road improvements, and solid waste management were just a few topics that were addressed in a town hall meeting hosted by Precinct 3 residents of Webb County. In a meeting that consisted of over 100 residents, lasting over 2 hours, residents were able to voice their
Courtesy Yanira Deleon, (Laredo, Texas)-The Office of the District Attorney reports a guilty verdict for David Gerardo Rincon for driving while intoxicated. On August 8, 2013, a DPS Trooper was traveling south on Highway US83 where he observed a blue in color Jeep turn too wide on a left turn from Cedar Street onto US83S.
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-With unusually dry conditions continuing, the Webb County Commissioners Court have placed an agenda item to address the issue. The current Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) average for Webb County is 520 and may reach a maximum of 641 within the next fourteen days. (KBDI scale ranges from 0-800 with 800 representing
Courtesy Larry Sanchez, (Laredo, Texas)-Webb County Commissioner Jaime Canales will be presenting certificates of completion for area kids enrolled in Week 3 of the 6th Annual Educational Summer Camp Program. The program is free of charge and includes meals for all participants. This year’s theme has been making sure children are “WILD ABOUT ACADEMICS”. The
Courtesy Yanira Deleon, (Laredo, Texas)-Gerardo Venegas will be formally sentenced today, Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the 341st District Court. Venegas was detained yesterday afternoon in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico for Immigration Violations. He was returned to the U.S. at about 6:00 p.m. where U.S. Custom and Border Protection Agents processed him
Courtesy Marah Mendez, Transportation infrastructure continues to be top priority in Webb County and after 3 years of dialogue, Webb County in conjunction with the City of Laredo, passed a funding plan that allocates funding for the construction of two additional overpasses along State Loop (SL) 20. Chief Executive Administrator, Lalo Uribe and Webb County’s
