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FROM THE TEXAS TRIBUNE: Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande

By Rebecca Schneid (The Texas Tribune) | July 21, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the 1,000-foot barrier to be deployed in the river near Eagle Pass earlier this month. The Justice Department gave Texas until Monday to commit to removing it.

Culture

The Little Mermaid: new to Laredo, I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this

By Geoff Gibson | July 20, 2023

It was palpable, the sense of the gargantuan effort orchestrated by so many at every level of the production to breathe life – and art – into this lovely old tale

Community

LC hosts Palomino Saturday July 22 for fall semester college-bound students

By LareDOS Staff | July 18, 2023

Students can begin, continue, or complete enrollment and registration at event

Community

Burgos-Aviles sentenced to life without parole in double homicide of Grizelda Hernandez and their year-old son Dominic

By LareDOS Staff | July 18, 2023

Jury answers “yes” to murderer’s danger to society; “no” to death sentence

Community

From Mark Winne’s May 2023 visit to Laredo: Laredo shows a way to mending a wall

By LareDOS Staff | July 17, 2023

Mark Winne: Finding Solutions to Today’s Food System Challenges