Government and Politics
BTA urges U.S. and Mexico to continue dialogue to avert new tariffs
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Tariffs will increase costs for U.S. manufacturers and higher prices for U.S. consumers
Community
Commerce Bank awards $13,000 in college scholarships
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A.R. Sanchez Sr. Memorial Scholarship awarded to 13 high school seniors who demonstrated leadership
Community
Webb County Better Community Foundation awards scholarships to college bound seniors
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Annual awards made May 29th
Community
Plan Viva Laredo recipient of Congress for New Urbanism Merit Award
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Able City architects and urban planners will receive award June 14 in Louisville
Community
Local non-profit LearnThink Media hosts live registration for summer filmmaking camps May 25
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Registration site: 201 E. Hillside, Suite 14, Colonnade II Square
Culture
Free screening of Knock Down the House documentary at Drafthouse May 22
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Limited seating; register now!
Community
Laredo Family Economic Success Coalition’s VITA nets more than $11 million in refunds for community
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Refunds include $4.8 million in Earned Income Tax Credits
Green
City’s Environmental Services Department stages May 4 household hazardous waste collection
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Laredoans urged to gather up old cleaners, auto fluids, paint, solvents, pesticides, batteries, etc.
Community
WWII veteran John Valls to speak at May 2 Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony on liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
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Laredo Public Library and Congregation Agudas Achim invite Laredoans to attend
Community
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Awareness Symposium set for May 1
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Health professionals to address opioids, child abuse, bipolar disorders, HIV