US Census: Webb County population increasing (link below)  Webb County has been growing steadily these past five years, according to U.S. census data released last week. The report shows Texas has been growing at the fastest rate in the nation. It doesn't take a report for us to know we've grown. But these numbers could help the city, county, and state realize at what pace… Read more »

Act seeks to help public-private deals, not add to deficit    Up in Washington, D.C., John Cornyn, R-Texas, is busy trying to pass a bill that would positively impact border cities. The bill, called the “Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act,” would encourage public-private partnerships with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the General Services Administration to boost… Read more »

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Mayor Pete Saenz's full State of the City address Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 4:32 pm | Updated: 8:35 pm, Wed Mar 16, 2016. Laredo Morning Times  Mayor Pete Saenz presented his State of the City address to a crowd of community and business leaders Wednesday morning at the Laredo Country Club. The speech serves as a summary of the accomplishments the mayor and… Read more »

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Jailers decry cuts in program to reimburse them for holding immigrants Bill for immigrant prisoners shifts to state, local taxpayers Sixteen years ago, the Justice Department doled out $563 million to lockups such as Harris County's to oversee immigrants who were in the country illegally and had committed crimes. It was the most ever paid out by the department's State Criminal… Read more »

Primer Ministro y legisladores de EEUU destacaron relación bilateral entre ambos países El jefe del Gabinete Ministerial, Pedro Cateriano, recibió a una delegación de congresistas del Comité de Apropiaciones de la Cámara de Representantes del Congreso de Estados Unidos, con quienes resaltó el buen nivel de la relación bilateral y la cooperación entre ambos países en diversos… Read more »

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Cuellar wins by a landslide Incumbent Henry Cuellar won by a landslide the Democratic primary for the 28th District of Texas seat. Cuellar, D-Laredo, had 90.3 percent of the vote. His opponent, William Hayward, had 9.7 percent. The U.S. Congressman will face Republican Zeffen Hardin and Green Party candidate Michael Cary in the general election Nov. 8. Surrounded by City of Laredo… Read more »

Texas Border Counties to Receive Critical New Border Infrastructure Funding Hurd, Cornyn secure federal dollars for Texas Bridges and Highways Federal funding for three border infrastructure projects in the 23rd Congressional District of Texas was approved today by the Texas Transportation Commission. The following counties and projects will receive Coordinated Border Infrastructure… Read more »