Government and Politics
Dr. Victor Treviño is City’s next mayor; Gonzalez takes District 1 runoff race; King prevails in District 6
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Paltry voter turnout speaks volumes about civic interest in city government
Culture
A brief history of the Flor de Noche Buena
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It was named in 1836 for U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Robert Poinsett
Commentary & Opinion
Elected drivellers Trump, Cruz, Paxton, Patrick, and their Laredo imitators and inferiors care little of citizens’ prosperity; their focus is reelection
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The ludicrous statements of Laredo’s Republican “leadership” inanely parroting propaganda is shameful, but not as senseless as the silence of eligible Webb County citizens not voting
The Re-Con
Re: Reading – Read. Then, reread; and read what others say about what you’re reading, especially, read what the censors, book-banners, corporations, and governments don’t want you to read
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You will not agree with or like all of it, but at least then you can decide what speaks to you honestly and thoughtfully, or what reeks like a late-night skunk or the cow shit you remember from your youth
Community
Former USBP agent found guilty of capital murder in 2018 slayings of four sex workers
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Jury deliberates 4.5 hours; verdict handed down today