Culture
Laredo Electric Railway Company (LERyCo): first electric street railway west of the Mississippi River
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Service began Jan. 27, 1890; ended in 1935
Many Texas rivers were named by the first Spanish explorers
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Names often relative to characteristics of the river, what grew along its banks; others named in homage to religious figures
Commentary & Opinion
Immigrants driven from their homes by callous exploitation of Abbott and DeSantis
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Aim of relocation was political gain, not benevolence
Culture
The Spanish law in Laredo during the Mexican Independence movement
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Bounty on the head of Fr. Hidalgo and death to those who helped the insurgents
Culture
What the Spaniards brought to America: food staples; fruits; livestock; silkworms; olive trees; musical instruments; money, muskets, and munitions for the American Revolution; culture, language, nomenclature; and much more
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Spain shaped the customs, values, dance, art, architecture, law, religion, and ranching of New Spain
Commentary & Opinion
A reflection on success
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I’ve learned this certainty: never lose sight of what’s important to you
Culture
La Vida Fronteriza: Community Poetry Project on tap for Sept. 13 at Laredo Public Library
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“Poetry has the potential to heal our hearts”
Commentary & Opinion
Lacking a conscience, Trump immorally impels the nation’s descent into authoritarianism
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True self-rule requires active participation through education and voting for honorable politicians, not the selfish loudmouth demagogues who lie, intimidate voters, and fail to rein the spread of military weaponry among civilians
Commentary & Opinion
Labor Day is about the struggle to build community
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We should make sure what we buy is produced in this country or in one that protects workers