The Border Wall question used to be: “Will it solve immigration and drug issues?” That’s not the question any more. It’s: “How do I get re-elected?”
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Steve LaMantia on signing conditional Right of Entry
Community
VITA will resume free tax preparation when COVID-19 strictures for public interaction are lifted
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In 2019, VITA helped Laredoans with $10 million in tax refunds
Commentary & Opinion
COVID-19: a deadly foreboding that mandates personal responsibility for safety and survival
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The new now: hoarders, empty store shelves, life in the time of a raw, discomfiting force that has rearranged our priorities
Culture
LearnThink Media student films to be screened by Austin Film Society at WATER, TX contest April 7
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Two shorts, H2Love and Galactic Remedy on tap
Community
Matagorda Bay’s Birdfest 2020 offers a rich diversity of natural settings for spectacular bird watching
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Fourth Annual Birdfest: 12 tours on land and bay waters, speakers on conservation and stewardship, parade, art contest and exhibit
Commentary & Opinion
The race for District 28: Telling contrasts speak to character, strategy, and fundraising sources
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Cuellar has not led the charge to stop the border wall, neither in his hometown nor elsewhere
Commentary & Opinion
Feb. 22: patriotism and a stellar day for the First Amendment; Noche de Henry: a political rally disguised as LULAC’s Noche Mexicana
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Red, white, and blue bunting, marching bands, and flags flying in the February 22 WBCA parade were but one beautiful show of Laredo’s patriotism.
Government and Politics
MARCH 3 PRIMARY: Patricia Barrera in the run for former position as Webb County Tax Assessor – Collector
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Looks forward to restoring expediency, courtesy, and accountability
Commentary & Opinion
City Council reacts to CBP’s rudimentary drawing and lack of alignment data at CBP’s Jan. 21 “Status of the Fence” presentation
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Martinez III: “Do designs include access to the river or troughs or ponds for ranchers to water their livestock?”
Torres: “I was hoping that this presentation was going to be substantive and it was going to answer our questions.”
Vielma: “Evasive; plans are not constructive.”
Dr. M. Martinez: “What we were hoping to hear was something substantial being offered here, not that the federal government was in the preliminary stages.”
Altgelt: “When you come to us to cut our parks in half and to go through our creeks and streams, something other than a jagged blue line on a Google map is required.”
Balli: “Where’s your presentation? Where are the facts?”