/tags/laredo Laredo en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:50:07 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-24/border-patrol-laredo-sector-chief-explains-the-expanding-powers-of-the-texas-national-guard Laredo Sector Chief Jesse Muñoz discusses the partnership between U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas National Guard in immigration enforcement. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:50:07 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-24/border-patrol-laredo-sector-chief-explains-the-expanding-powers-of-the-texas-national-guard Marian Navarro /texas-news/2024-10-17/boil-water-notice-continues-for-some-south-texas-residents The notice for Laredoans enters its second week after E. coli bacteria was detected in the municipal water supply. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:42:20 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-17/boil-water-notice-continues-for-some-south-texas-residents Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /texas-news/2023-10-03/texas-congressman-henry-cuellar-carjacked-at-gunpoint-a-mile-from-the-u-s-capitol Congressman Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint Monday evening in Washington D.C. but the Laredo Democrat was unharmed in the incident, according to his chief of staff. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:10:15 GMT /texas-news/2023-10-03/texas-congressman-henry-cuellar-carjacked-at-gunpoint-a-mile-from-the-u-s-capitol Joey Palacios /texas-news/2023-05-01/texas-border-cities-declare-states-of-emergency-ahead-of-public-health-order-ending-next-week The declarations came as migrants are camped out just across the Rio Grande in anticipation of the end of Title 42. After three years of allowing for rapid expulsions, the policy will be lifted May 11. Mon, 01 May 2023 15:04:42 GMT /texas-news/2023-05-01/texas-border-cities-declare-states-of-emergency-ahead-of-public-health-order-ending-next-week Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /politics/2022-02-19/fbi-raid-of-south-texas-congressman-adds-another-element-to-a-tough-primary-challenge Two years after they first squared off, nine-term Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces progressive Jessica Cisneros in a March 1 primary. Both Democrats and Republicans are watching the key race. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:30:50 GMT /politics/2022-02-19/fbi-raid-of-south-texas-congressman-adds-another-element-to-a-tough-primary-challenge Sofia Sanchez /news/2021-10-12/biden-will-cancel-border-wall-contracts-but-construction-could-still-move-forward The Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to cancel border wall, or border barrier, contracts in Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. However, the announcement isn’t a guarantee the project won’t proceed in the future. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-12/biden-will-cancel-border-wall-contracts-but-construction-could-still-move-forward Carolina Cuellar /health-science-tech/2020-12-04/what-you-need-to-know-about-reopening-rollbacks-in-north-texas Restaurants are expected to reduce capacity to 50% and bars will close now that North Texas hospitalizations have surpassed a threshold set by Gov. Greg Abbott. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:53:16 GMT /health-science-tech/2020-12-04/what-you-need-to-know-about-reopening-rollbacks-in-north-texas Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access /health-science-tech/2020-12-01/laredo-officials-brace-for-more-covid-19-cases-as-local-hospitalization-rate-reaches-top-5-in-texas The Laredo area’s hospitalization rate only trailed behind the 37.7% rate for the Panhandle hospital region and 36.8% rate for the El Paso region on Sunday, according to state data. On Monday, it fell slightly to fourth-highest at 28.1%. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:00:55 GMT /health-science-tech/2020-12-01/laredo-officials-brace-for-more-covid-19-cases-as-local-hospitalization-rate-reaches-top-5-in-texas María Méndez | The Texas Tribune /news/2020-10-27/latino-voters-2020-a-democrat-and-daughter-of-immigrants-becomes-a-faithful-trump-voter Latinos comprise about 40% of the population in Texas, and their votes could be critical to races up and down the ballot. Campaigns are rediscovering the fact that there is no solid “Latino” bloc. Public Radio reporters across Texas are listening to these voters discuss the issues they care about and give their thoughts on where the nation should be heading. This is the second in a series of five stories about Latino voters in the 2020 Election. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:00:35 GMT /news/2020-10-27/latino-voters-2020-a-democrat-and-daughter-of-immigrants-becomes-a-faithful-trump-voter María Méndez | The Texas Tribune /news/2020-01-31/bernie-sanders-endorses-jessica-cisneros-primary-challenger-to-henry-cuellar Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is wading into one of Texas’ most closely watched primary challenges, endorsing progressive candidate Jessica… Fri, 31 Jan 2020 23:15:00 GMT /news/2020-01-31/bernie-sanders-endorses-jessica-cisneros-primary-challenger-to-henry-cuellar Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune