Commentary & Opinion
Round two: Jessica Cisneros seeks Henry Cuellar’s District 28 seat
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Average campaign contribution in 2020 race: Cuellar, $2,800; Cisneros $32
Community
The downtown Farmers Market, a wholesome, thriving family venue
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Historic Jarvis Plaza showcases local talent and small business entrepreneurship
Commentary & Opinion
Third world drinking water in the nation’s largest inland port
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Public record now reflects TCEQ’s stern and eloquent chastisement of City decision makers for ignoring BWN
Culture
Acquisition project underway at Center for the Arts for work of Laredo artists who live, create, and exhibit elsewhere
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First acquisitions: “Blue Bato with Sunglasses” by Cesar A. Martinez and “La Frontera” by Ethel Shipton
Culture
1878 – 1926: The life and death of Filiberto Gutierrez (Uno)
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“El destino que pudo cortar repentinamente el hilo recto
de la existencia de aquel — que fue un Hijo incondicional,
cumplido Esposo y buen Padre de sus Hijos, y conforme
a la Ley de la Naturaleza”
Community
Reflections on the wisdom of Gov. Gregg Abbot; and what we have learned, lost, and gained in Year One of the COVID-19 pandemic
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“In this dark year we learned of our own
personal vulnerability as well as the vulnerability
of these constructed systems of society and economy.”
– Berman Rivera
Culture
1991: the San Ygnacio church fire; it was arson
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Honduran national confessed to setting blaze to revered historic landmark
Obituaries
In Memoriam: Brendan Townsend | December 15, 1968 – December 18, 2020
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“He was a passionate and kind person. The cultural community has lost a bright one. May the road rise up to meet him.”