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Since Laredo is 95.6 percent Hispanic and Latino, it is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United States. When the diversity of the economy, the diversity of households, and the diversity of social classes is considered, Laredo is rated the 19th most diverse city in its entirety from the 313 largest cities in the country.
Laredo's economy is based on international trade with Mexico. Most major transportation companies have facilities in Laredo. The city's location on the southern tip of I-35 close to a factory in northern Mexico promotes its vital role in trade between the two countries. Laredo International Airport is within the city limits of Laredo, while Quetzalcoatl International Airport is near Nuevo Laredo on the Mexican side.
Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (Flag of the Republic of Rio Grande, which is now the city's flag, next to the Six Flags of Texas). Founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a village to the brief capital of the Republic of Rio Grande to the largest land port on the Mexican-American border. Today, it has four international bridges and one railway bridge.
Texas A & amp; M International University and Laredo Community College are in Laredo.
The biggest festival, Washington's Anniversary Celebration, was held during the latter part of January and most of February, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists. JalapeÃÆ' Â ± o Festival, Beer Fest Border, Stockmen's Ball, Princess Pocahontas Pageant, Mr. South Luncheon South, air shows, and two large parades are all held in conjunction with Washington's anniversary.
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History
The European colonial settlement Villa de San AgustÃn de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don TomÃÆ'¡s SÃÆ'¡nchez while the area was part of the Nuevo Santander region in the Spanish colony of New Spain. Villa de San Agustin de Laredo is named after Laredo, Cantabria, Spain and to honor Saint Augustine of Hippo. In 1840, Laredo was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande, formed to oppose Antonio LÃÆ'³pez de Santa Anna; it was brought back to Mexico by military force.
In 1846 during the Mexican-American War, the city was occupied by the Texas Rangers. After the war, the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty delivers land to the United States. A referendum was taken in the city, which voted to petition the US military government responsible for the area to return the city to Mexico. When this petition was rejected, most of the inhabitants, the Tejano and have been in the area for generations, moved across the river into the territory of Mexico, where they founded Nuevo Laredo. In 1849, the United States Army founded Fort McIntosh (originally Camp Crawford). Laredo was rebuilt as a city in 1852.
Laredo is one of the oldest intersection points along the Mexican-US border, and the country's largest land port. In 2005, Laredo celebrated its 250th anniversary of its founding.
The origins of the original Laredo city name in Spain are unclear. Some experts say the name comes from Glaretum which means "sandy, rocky place". Others claim Laredo comes from the Basque word meaning "beautiful meadow". Laredo may also come from the Latin Larida meaning seagull.
In 1954, Laredo faced a devastating Rio Grande flood, when water reached 61.35 feet (18.70 m), more than 10 feet (3.05 m) higher than the previous 1932 floods, which also caused massive damage. According to historian Laredo Jerry D. Thompson of Texas A & amp; M International University, the 1954 flood was "the largest in ninety-one years and the second largest by archaeological records in the last three hundred years." Many are temporarily displaced due to catastrophe. Former Webb County administrative judge Mercurio Martinez, Jr., recalls his father researching the depths of water and advising residents to flee. Some downtown businesses must remove their merchandise inventory or risk losing it in the rising water. Flooding led to the relocation of the Holding Institute. The international bridge was destroyed when it was hit by a floating railway bridge, which had been hit by other bridge debris in Eagle Penetrating the river. Flood photographs by Teofilo Esquivel, Sr., are on the wall of Danny's Restaurant on McPherson Avenue in Laredo.
In 2016, the Laredo crime rate dropped to 379 per 100,000 population, according to www.areavibes.com. The rate of violent crime in Dallas is 694 per 100,000 population. In Houston it's 967 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​102.6 square miles (265.7 km²), where, 101.1 square miles (261.8 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²²) it (1.37%) is covered by water.
Location
Laredo is at the western end of the Rio Grande Plateau, south of Edwards Plateau, west of the Plains Coast, and east of the Mexican Mountains. This area consists of several hills and flat land covered with grass, oak, and mesquite.
The waters
Prominent geographical features are the Rio Grande and Chacon Creek reservoirs, Lake Casa Blanca, at Lake Casa Blanca International State Park. The lake is 371 hectares (1.5 km 2 ) ground and 1,650 acres (7 km 2 ) water. The six major tributaries are Chacon Creek, San Ildefonso Creek, San Ygnacio Creek, Santa Isabel Creek, Sombrerillito Creek, and Zacate Creek, all of which flow into the Rio Grande. Some man-made reservoirs include Lake San Ildefonso Creek (second largest reservoir), and Lake Sombrerillito Creek (the third largest reservoir).
Nearby cities
Climate
The Laredo climate is semi-arid with hot summer temperatures and mild temperatures during winter. Climate is considered semi-arid heat (KÃÆ'¶ppen: BSh ). Weather is influenced by the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains to the west, the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and the Chihuahuan Desert in Northern Mexico and West Texas. The moisture from the Pacific is cut off by the mountains of Mexico.
Due to its geographical location, Laredo weather can range from a long period of heat to a sudden and loud storm in a short time. Laredo Winter is cold according to South Texas standards: with average daytime highs around 66Ã, ° F (19Ã,  ° C) and average overnight lows of 43Ã, ° F (6Ã,  ° C), although the temperature can easily reach 90Ã,  ° F (32  ° C) even during winter when the wind comes from the south. Although snowfall is rare in Laredo, it occurs on Christmas morning of 2004, February 2011 and December 8, 2017 (0.1 inches).
Laredo has an average high temperature of about 101Ã,  ° F (38Ã,  ° C), and a low average of about 75Ã, ° F (24Ã,  ° C) during the summer, and 22 inches (560Ã, °) of rain per year. Because Laredo sometimes suffers from drought, a water conservation regulation was implemented in 2003.
Demographics
In 2010, Laredo was the 81st most populous city in the United States and the 10th largest in Texas. According to the 2010 census there are 236,091 residents in the city.
According to the US Census 2010, Laredo's race composition is:
- White: 87.7%
- Black or African American: 0.5%
- Native Americans: 0.4%
- Asia: 0.6%
- Hawaiian and Pacific Island Other Numbers: 0.00%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
- another race 9.3%
Ethnically, the city is:
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) - 95.6%
According to self-identification of respondents on the 2010 Census, most of the Laredo population is Hispanic ethnic (of any race), with 95.6%. Approximately 4.4% of the population is not Hispanic/Latino (3.4% non-Hispanic White, 0.2% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 0.6% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.1% of some other races (non-Hispanic), and 0.1%% of two or more races (non-Hispanic).
In 2005 estimate, there were 99,675 men and 108,122 women. Average households contain 3.69 inhabitants. Population density is 2.250.5 people per square mile (868.9/km ²).
Of 60,816 households, 56,247 or 92.5% are occupied: 33,832 are units occupied by owners and 22,415 are units occupied by tenants. About 62.0% are married couples living together, 18.7% have female households without husbands, and 14.7% are not family. Approximately 12.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.69 and the average family size is 4.18.
The city population was distributed at 35.5% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% at 65 years old or more. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 women, there are 92.2 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 87.2 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 32,019, and for families is $ 32,577. The per capita income for the city is $ 12,269; 29.2% of families are below the poverty line.
According to the US Census Bureau, at the 2000 census, Laredo is the second fastest growing city in the United States, after Las Vegas.
A study released in 2015 by Martin Prosperity Institute of the University of Toronto in Canada shows Laredo as the most "economically separated" metro area in the United States. Rich people tend to gather in pockets and fenced communities, such as Plantation, District, Lakeside, Winfield, and Alexander Estates. Most of the poor live in an environment known for its overall and prolonged poverty, especially in the southern part of the city. Mayor Pete Saenz, however, says construction is underway in the city center and in the neighborhood of The Heights, which was once the most prosperous residential area in the city. There is no Anglo de facto and African-American environment. The second and third cities cited in this study were Jackson, Tennessee, and El Paso, Texas.
By 2016, Laredo is ranked the safest city in Texas for riders and 14 of the nation's safest. The average annual car insurance rate is $ 1,515.76; the average year between accidents was 11.7. Detroit, Michigan, ranked the city's most dangerous city for motorists.
Economy
Laredo has four South Texas banking institutions: Falcon International Bank, International Trade Bank, BBVA Compass, and Texas Community Bank.
Laredo is the largest land port in the United States, and Nuevo Laredo is the largest in Latin America. This is due to their respective location, served by Interstate Highway 35/Mexican Federal Highway 85, the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), dozens of twin assembly plants on the Mexican side, and dozens of import-export agents to accelerate trade. In January 2014, the Laredo customs district processed "$ 20 billion in two-way trade with Mexico", about half for the whole US with Mexico for a month. Laredo is a shopping destination for Mexican buyers from Northern Mexico. By 2015, San Antonio Express-News reported the number of Mexican buyers has declined due to drug-related violence in Nuevo Laredo.
Trading
More than 47 percent of US international trade goes to Mexico and more than 36 percent of Mexico's international trade passes through the port of Laredo entrance. Laredo's economy revolves around warehousing, import, and commercial and industrial exports. As a major player in international trade, the Laredo region benefited from the North American Free Trade Agreement section, which has encouraged trade. Laredo's harbor consists of four international bridges (with the fifth proposed) across the Rio Grande to the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo LeÃÆ'³n.
Retail sales
Retail sales attract buyers from Northern Mexico and South Texas. There is an indoor shopping center in Laredo, Mall del Norte. The proposed project is The Outlet Shoppes in Laredo, and the other has not evolved past the planning: Laredo Town Center, part of the city center redevelopment. There are dozens of shopping centers. The Streets of Laredo Urban Mall is an association created by businesses on Iturbide Street in the historic district of San Agustin to beautify and renovate an area, which has pedestrian scale.
- Mall Del Norte 1,198,199Ã, sqÃ, ft (111,316.3 m 2 )
- Outlet Shoppes in Laredo, 380,000 sq., ft (35,000 m 2 ) owned by Horizon Group Properties, will open in March 2017 with seventy-seven stores, including Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, Brooks Brothers, OshKosh B'Gosh, Old Navy, New York and Company, and Kay Jewelers.
- The streets of Laredo Urban Mall
Job market information
In October 2007, Laredo's labor market was in the following industries with the percentage of the amount used: Trade, Transportation and Utilities (32%), Information (1%), Financial Activities (5%), Professionals and Business Services (6%) , Education and Health Services (15%), Leisure and Hospitality (10%), Government (23%), Mining and Construction (5%), Manufacturing (2%), and Other Services (2%).
Laredo has increased the number of non-agricultural jobs from 55,100 in January 1996 to 86,600 in October 2007. Laredo has a higher job growth rate (2% -6.5%) than the country as a whole as international trade is expanded through the North Free Trade Agreement America. In 2007, Laredo experienced a 2.5% job growth rate. In October 2007, Laredo's unemployment rate was 4.1% or 3,700 people unemployed, compared with 3.9% across the state of Texas. This is a significant decline since the mid-1990s, when Laredo's unemployment is over 15%.
Laredo has had a positive job market growth since the mid-1990s; setbacks in the mining industry (oil/gas) shifted several thousand workers to other industries such as international trade and construction. Many large entrepreneurs in the oil and gas industry stopped operations in Laredo and crossed Texas, and shifted abroad. The same effect occurs in the garment industry (Levis and Haggar) along the Texas border region. Laredo lost the only garment-producing company (Barry), costing about 300 workers. Laredo's strong employment growth rate in retail and transport services limits the detrimental effects of long-term unemployment from several major layoffs of the late 1990s. Laredo's success with international trade is also a vulnerability; it depends on Mexico's economic changes, the status of immigration law (along with daily border crossings: buyers and commercial trade), and terrorism.
By 2014, according to NerdWallet financial research firm, Laredo has the worst payout for women in any city in the United States, with a large gender gap: an average annual salary of $ 24,700 for women, compared with nearly $ 35,000 for men. The gender wage gap in Laredo increased 25 percent between 2007 and 2012. Only the rich city of Frisco in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, has a larger payout gap in Texas than Laredo. According to the census report, Laredo has a 30 percent poverty rate. Laredo households headed by women with children under the age of eighteen have a poverty rate of 51 percent. In contrast, the San Jose, California, heart of the technology industry, has an average salary of $ 56,000, ranking nationally first.
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Art and culture
Annual celebration
The Anniversary of Washington (WBCA) is a month-long event celebrating George Washington's birthday. This is the largest annual celebration of its kind in the United States, with 400,000 participants. Founded in 1898 by Improved Order of Red Men, local chapter Yaqui Tribe # 59. The first celebration was a success, and its popularity grew rapidly; in 1923 received the state charter. In 1924, the celebration held its first colonial contest, featuring 13 girls from Laredo, representing 13 original colonies. This celebration includes parades, carnivals, air shows, fireworks, live concerts, and citywide proms where many elite Laredo dresses are in very formal attire. JalapeÃÆ' Â ± o Festival is one of the 10 largest dining festivals in the United States.
Jamboozie was held at the end of January in downtown Laredo as part of a celebration of the Washington Anniversary. Similar to New Orleans' Mardi Gras, Jamboozie is a colorful event, with many people wearing beads, masks, and flamboyant clothes.
March was observed in honor of Mexican-American labor organizer Cesar Chavez. The march, organized by the Latin American Local League, was held in the center of the city on the last Saturday morning in March to remember Chavez for the United Agricultural Workers, who in the 1960s and 1970s organized migrant workers to get better working conditions.
Museum
Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol Building Museum is located in the historic city center next to the historic La Posada Hotel. What used to be the Capitol building now features memorabilia from the short-lived Rio Grande Republic. It features drawings, books and furniture from the 19th century Laredo area, and offers guided tours for school-age children and adults throughout the year. Because of this Republic, Laredo has flown seven flags instead of the traditional Six Flags over Texas.
Laredo Art Center is in downtown Laredo. The building has three galleries: Goodman Gallery, Laredo Art League Gallery, and Lilia G. Martinez Gallery. The Arts Center, in the former Town Hall office known as "The Mercado", features regional artwork and provides community events for children and adults. The Laredo Little Theater provides Laredo with live stage performances. Theater also hosts comedians.
Imaginarium of South Texas (formerly Laredo Children's Museum), at Mall del Norte, provides hands-on experience with science, technology and art for Laredo youth. The second museum is planned on the Texas A & amp; M International University.
The Nuevo Santander Museum Complex consists of restored buildings at Fort McIntosh, a collection of historical photographs of the castle, the main guard, which has World War I memorabilia (1914-1918), and the science and technology museum.
Planetarium
Lamar Bruni Planetarium Vergara Science Center is located on Texas A & amp; M International University. The planetarium surrounds the audience in a dome with an accurate picture of the night sky that shows all the motions and cycles of the Sun, Moon, planets, and constellations in the sky.
Library
The Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library was first placed on the second floor of City Hall, now known as the Market Hall, in 1916. In 1974, the Laredo Public Library moved into the historic Bruni Plaza. in downtown Laredo. In 1993, Laredo residents approved the construction of a new main library on the road of McPherson and Calton, which opened on 1 February 1998. On July 22, 2016, the structure was named in honor of Joe A. Guerra, a former Laredo Town Council member known for his support for libraries and personal desire to read. Councilor Roque Vela, who first proposed the structure was named for Guerra, described the former board member, who died in 2010, as "someone I am looking for for his unwavering commitment to public service." I am very proud of knowing the library and reading passion Mr. Guerra. "The Laredo Public Library, which still uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system, has 60,000 sq ft (6,000 m 2 ). main library and two branches. The main library is in downtown Laredo; The Bruni Plaza branch is the city center east of Washington Street, and Santo Nià ± a Branch in southern Laredo.
Two new libraries opened in 2014, one to northwest Laredo, the Fasken Library on March 14, and another to the south in July.
Nightlife
The city is inhabited by adults and family entertainment, such as bars, nightclubs, sports fields, cinemas, family restaurants, and other entertainment venues.
Around the Springfield area, several restaurants/bars have established residences. Some of these places include Agave Azul, Cosmos, Old No.2 and Five Soles. This area has proven very popular among students.
Church and architecture
Much of Laredo's architecture is from the Spanish, American, and Mexican Colonial flavors. Most of Laredo's Spanish Colonial buildings are in downtown Laredo. More modern American architecture can be seen along Interstate Highway 35 and downtown.
Very Roman Catholic in church affiliation, Laredo has an impressive house of worship. The oldest court, now the Cathedral of San Agustin, in the historic square of the city center, dates from the founding of the city in 1755. The striking buildings we see today began in 1871. Our Lady of Guadalupe is an impressive structure at Romanesque Revival Lombard (North Italian) style. It was designed by Leo MJ Dielmann of San Antonio, a popular architect of Catholic buildings, and built for the Mexican-American and Hispanic congregation downtown, on San Jorge Avenue and Callaghan St. Dielmann was commissioned by Church authorities to design churches for similar congregations in Houston and San Antonio. He also does a parish school in San Agustin, and may have a hand in the church of San Agustin itself.
Other Catholic churches include the Blessed Sacrament and Christ the King, both in the Heights, St. John Neumann Church on Hillside Road and Springfield Avenue, San Martin de Porres at 1704 Sandman Street near the city water tower, and St. The Patrick Catholic Church on Del Mar Boulevard, founded in 1970 and renovated in 2009. The office of the Catholic diocese, Bishop James Tamayo's headquarters, is located on Corpus Christi Street north of Guadalupe Street. The San Luis Rey Catholic Church at the intersection of Sanders and San Jose opened on 16 September 1951. Outside is a flowering prayer temple. The Congregation of the Redeemer Church, at the intersection of the main streets and Garcia in the city center, witnessed the hundredth anniversary of August 29, 2009. The building is another masterpiece by Leo M.J. Dielmann.
Both the First United Methodist Church, in 1949, and the Episcopal Church of Christ, were designed by Henry Steinbomer, a popular and prolific San Antonio architect who was credited with over 100 churches and related buildings during the 1940s and 50s, from Rio The Lower Grande Valley is mostly in South and West Texas, from Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo to Union Church in Monterrey, Mexico.
Other Laredo churches include Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Assembly of God, Mormons, and non-denominational congregations.
Homeless and other poor people are served in the city center through Bethany House, founded in 1982 by Roman Catholic priest Father Charles M. McNaboe (1929-1996).
Site List of National Historic Sites
- Historical District of Barrio Azteca
- Fort McIntosh
- San Augustin de Laredo Historic District
- Hamilton Hotel, architect Atlee B. Ayers and Robert Ayers
- US. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House
- Courthouse Webb County, completed in 1909 to design the Beaux-Arts style by famous architect Alfred Giles
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Laredo in multimedia
Movies and TV
The street of Laredo is a 1949 western movie starring William Holden, Macdonald Carey, and William Bendix as three criminals who saved a young girl, played by Mona Freeman. When they become separated, the two are reluctant to become Texas Rangers, while the third continues on the evil life.
In a 1957 Christmas episode titled "Laredo" from NBC's western series, Tales of Wells Fargo , the Jim Hardie (Dale Robertson) series character must trace gunmen across the US/Mexico border, a quest that keeps him from spending the holidays with friends in Laredo as he wanted. The stars of episodes Henry Rowland, Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., Karl Swenson and Pierre Watkin.
In 1958, ABC aired the second episode, "Ambush in Laredo", from the 17-section miniseries, Texas John Slaughter starring Tom Tryon, with Robert Middleton, Chris Alcaide and Judson Pratt, broadcast as part of Walt Disney Presents .
The 1959 western film, Armed men of Laredo , starring Robert Knapp, Walter Coy, Paul Birch, and Ron Hayes in the story of a man who took revenge for the murder of his wife. He ends up in jail on false murder charges, but the marshal allows him to run away to chase the man who killed his wife.
In the episode of "Cactus Lady" (February 21, 1961) of the NBC Western television series Laramie revealed the regular series of Jess Harper, played by Robert Fuller, almost hanged by mistakes within the border town of Laredo c. 1870 because of the McCanles gang, played by Arthur Hunnicutt, L. Q. Jones, Harry Dean Stanton and Anita Sands. In the story line, the gang arrives in Laramie.
From 1965 to 1967, NBC aired an hour long television series entitled, Laredo , with actors Philip Carey, William Smith, Peter Brown and Neville Brand. A spin-off of The Virginian Laredo , with an element of comedy, focuses on Texas Rangers in the border country. It is available on DVD. Laredo was also broadcast on weekdays on the Encore Westerns Channel, after filling the time slot previously occupied by a double episode of the ABC/Warner Bros. series, Lawman i>, who also co- star Peter Brown.
The 1983 film Eddie Macon's Run, based on the James McLendon novel, featured John Schneider as Eddie Macon, who was wrongly indicted for the majority of minor crimes. While performing in a rodeo prison in Huntsville, Texas, he fled and headed to Laredo, where he hopes to join his family in Mexico. Carl "Buster" Marzack (Kirk Douglas) is a policeman in pursuit of Eddie. Without transportation, Eddie traveled on foot. He ends up in the forest, where he is almost killed. She meets Jilly Buck (Lee Purcell), a bored rich girl who agrees to help her.
Lone Star is a 1996 American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and placed in a small town in Texas. The ensemble performers featured Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, and Elizabeth Peeble and handled a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors. The film was filmed in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Laredo.
The 2011 series, Bordertown: Laredo , is a 10-episode documentary on the Arts and Entertainment Network based on the Narcotics Unit's work of the Laredo Police Department.
Music
Laredo has been the subject of several songs in popular culture. One of the most popular songs is "Streets of Laredo", originally known as "A Cowboy's Lament" and written by Frank H. Maynard, who mostly lives in Colorado. It has been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Waylon Jennings, John Cale, Roy Rogers and Prefab Sprout (who also made lyrical references to Laredo in the original song, Cue Fanfare), and even featured in i> Charlie's Angels > episodes ("Pretty Angels all in a Row", Season 2, Episode 3). On October 28, 1958, in the episode of "The Ghost" from the western ABC/WB series, "Sugarfoot", "The Streets of Laredo" was performed by child actor Tommy Rettig.
From 1959 to 1972, a six-member group, The Rondels dominated the music scene in Laredo. Carlos Saenz Landin, the lead singer, left the group to work in the Dallas Independent School District but many years later returned to Laredo. The main guitarist Humberto Donovan served in the United States Marine Corps. Almarini Roberto plays bass guitar. Sammy Ibarra, playing the keyboard and composing the song, "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)." He later became a priest. Singer Noe Adolfo Esparza pursued a college career and became a watchdog for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. In 2017, he still performs with the oldies group, Los Fabulosos in Laredo. Joe Lee Vera served in the United States Navy and played drums for The Rondels. Some of Vera's brothers are also drummers. The Rondels crowded the Laredo Civic Center Auditorium. The other two character tracks from the group are "Ya-Ya" and "All Night Worker." With their dissolution, Juan Cisneros of Laredo recalls The Rondels "leaving a great void that will never be forgotten."
Another popular song is "Laredo" by country music star Chris Cagle, who sang about Laredo having a positive influence on another significant.
Ranking at the top of the charts in 1978 in several countries in Europe was Baccara's "The Devil Sent You to Laredo".
"Laredo" is a song from the album Infinite Arms, released by Band of Horses in 2010.
"Laredo Tornado" is a song from the 1974 International Light Orchestra Eldorado concept album. It uses the lost idea of ​​a 'happy hunting ground' from Laredo as a metaphor for losing the protagonist of his dream world.
Joe Ely has a song and album titled "Letter to Laredo".
Sports
Laredo Heat
The Laredo Heat is a Premier League Football League team. The team house stadium is Texas A & amp; M International University Soccer Complex. The team was founded in 2004. He played in the Southern Mid-South Conference Division In the 2006 season, Laredo Heat finished Runner-up but made it only in the first round of the Open Cup. In the 2007 season, Laredo Heat was the Southern Conference champion. And in 2007, Laredo Heat won its first PDL Championship. The Heat is a hiatus for the 2016 season. In November 2017, the Heat announced that they would be part of the expansion team of the National Premier Soccer League in 2018.
Laredo Swarm
Laredo Swarm is also a professional basketball team in Laredo. They are in the ABA which is a league that was founded in 2002. They started playing in 2015 and they played at Laredo Energy Arena. The team was disbanded before the 2017-18 season.
Laredo Honey Badgers
The Laredo Honey Badgers, is an indoor professional football team based in Laredo, Texas. Founded in April 2013, the team is expected to debut in Professional Arena Soccer League with the 2013-14 season. The team will play its home game at the Laredo Energy Arena. The official name and color (black and chrome) of the team are decided by fan participation.
Laredo Lemur
Laredo Lemurs, a professional baseball team based in Laredo, played their first season at the American Association independently in 2012. They won the South Division in its inaugural season but were eliminated in the first playoff round. They play their home game at the Uni-Trade Stadium.
Laredo Roses
The Laredo Roses is a professional women's full-contact soccer team in South Texas Sugar N Spice Football League who starts playing in the 2012 season. The Roses play their home game at the Uni-Trade Stadium. The female players use shorts and short shorts during the game.
Inactive teams
Stadiums and arenas
Laredo Energy Arena
Laredo Energy Arena, formerly the Laredo Entertainment Center, is located at Loop 20 and Jalan Jacaman. LEA is strongly encouraged to produce results by former Mayor of Laredo, Betty Flores. LEA is home to former Laredo Bucks. 178,000 square feet (16,500 m 2 ), $ 36.5 million of seats 8,002 people for ice hockey and football arenas, and up to 10,000 for concerts. It has fourteen luxury suites, four meeting rooms and a private club for two hundred members of the charter. Completed in mid 2002 through Laredo's sales tax increase of.25 percent. Playable sports in the LEA include Hockey, Football Arena, Indoor Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling, and Boxing. The Arena also hosts many shows such as Laredo Hunting and Fishing Show, Miss Texas USA, Laredo Home and Garden Show, and high school graduation ceremonies. Famous artists and bands that have appeared in the arena include Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Kesha, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Tool, Aerosmith, Kiss, Elton John, Styx, REO Speedwagon, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ricky Martin, George Lopez, TI, Ludacris, Cher, Hilary Duff Monster Watches and WWE.
Uni-Trade Stadium
Uni-Trade Stadium is Laredo's newest baseball field. This stadium is close to Laredo Energy Arena. The project is approved by city council and elected support (with 61.32% of votes supporting 38.68% against) build it with money collected since 2004 by an increase in sales tax of 0.25 percent. There is a surplus of about $ 15 million. The stadium will be home to Laredo Lemurs.
Student Activity Complex
Students of the United Independent School District use the Student Activity Complex on State Highway 359 for soccer, soccer and baseball. Opened in the summer of 2002, it has the first artificial grass stadium in the city. SAC is also home to Laredo Heat. The capacity is 8,500 spectators.
Texas A & amp; M International University Soccer Complex
Texas A & amp; M International University Soccer Complex (also known as Dustdevil Field and TAMIU Soccer Complex) was built in 2006 and renovated in 2007. The football complex is on the Texas A & amp; M International University. The complex has two football stadiums with seating capacity of four thousand each. The Dustdevil Field is the new home stadium for the 2007 Laredo Heat championship team from Premier League Football Premier League (PDL) and female team member TAMIU Dustdevils and the men's soccer team from Heartland Conference, NCAA Division II.
Shirley Field
The original Shirley Field is next to the Civic Center and R & amp; T Martin High School at San Bernardo Avenue. It was built in 1937, along with Martin High School. Shirley Field is the location for outdoor athletics for the Laredo Independent School District and also hosts the annual Border Olympic events. It can accommodate up to 6,000 fans with additional seating on 2 endzones. The professional soccer team of Mexico has played various exhibition matches here, noting the real grass allows for "better" soccer games. The various sports that are played in the stadium are football, soccer and track & amp; field events. A major renovation is scheduled for this historic stadium. In November 2009 Shirley Field was destroyed and rebuilt by the football season of 2011. The total reconstruction cost is $ 12,000,000 and now accommodates 8,000 fans and features a synthetic turf.
Krueger Field
Krueger Field is north of Laredo and owned by the United Independent School District. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 and is used to play football and high school soccer games. It is home to the soccer and football teams of United High School and John B. Alexander High School.
Veteran Field
Veterans Field is a 5,000-seat baseball park known as West Martin Field. Major renovations took place to renew the 1950 ball park. Veterans Field is also home to five-time champions Mexico Baseball League team Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos from 1985 to 2003. Veteran Field is also home to the NCSA NCBA NCB Division II A & M International University.
Laredo Civic Center
Prior to the construction of the Laredo Energy Arena, most concerts and performances were performed at Laredo Civic Center . The Laredo Civic Center complex has an auditorium with 1,979 seats and a banquet hall and exhibition with 1,635 seats.
Recreation
Lake Casa Blanca
Lake Blanca International State Park , at Loop 20, has an artificial lake of 1,680 acres (7 km) with cooking, camping, picnicking, swimming in the lake, skiing, boating and mountain biking. The most popular use of lake recreation is fishing. A boat dock and fishing pier are available on the east side of the lake. This lake is a popular destination for winter in Texas. The park is operated by Laredo City and Webb County before it was acquired by the state in 1990 and opened in March 1991.
Golf
Laredo has three 18-hole golf courses: Laredo Country Club, Casa Blanca Golf Course. and Laredo's latest course, Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course. The Laredo Country Club is an 18 hole private course with 7,125 yards (6,515 m) of golf. The golf course has a rating of 74.6, a tilt rating of 133, and has a value of 72. The country club was designed by Joseph S. Finger and opened in 1983. The Casa Blanca Golf Course is an 18 hole golf course with 6,530 yards (6,030 m) of golf. The golf course has a rating of 72.5, a slope of 125, and has a par 72. The golf course was designed by Leon Howard and opened in 1967. The Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course with 7,200 meters ( 6,600 m) of golf. The golf course has a par 72. The golf course is designed by Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects and opened in 2012.
Parks, recreation center, plaza, and baseball field
The city of Laredo has eight recreation centers, thirty-four developed parks, twenty-two undeveloped or under construction parks, five baseball fields, and four plazas. The total area of ​​the park is 618 hectares (2.50 km 2 ).
David B. Barkley Plaza
A memorial to honor the forty-one Hispanic soldiers who had received the Medal of Honor was built in Laredo, Texas in 2002. The square is named after the only Laredo Medal of Honor, David B. Barkley. The David B. Barkley Plaza has a bronze statue of David B. Barkley and a 100Ã., Ft. American flag with 50Ã, ft and a height of 308Ã, ft makes it the highest flagpole in the United States. The memorial is in 27Ã,  ° 30? 22? N 99Ã,  ° 30? 8? W .
Laredo Shiloh Trail City
Relatively new to Laredoans, this mountain bike lane is about 4 miles from a single track lane, widening occasionally into a double track. Some technical parts make this path challenging, but it is not impossible for beginners who can briefly walk on their bikes before continuing their journey again. Thornbush and cacti encompass bikers, so be careful! The trail is well marked and improvements continue to be visible as the months pass. The trail is on Shiloh Street at the end of Livingston Road.
Government
Government municipality
The city government of Laredo is a strong city council - a weak mayor system. The mayor leads an eight-member city council, but he may just choose to break the tie. The selection of the City Council is based on single-member districts and the campaign has no party affiliation. The city selection is now held in November (earlier in May) from even-numbered. The municipality is run by a city manager hired by the city council. All elected offices in the city have a four-year and nonpartisan period although most officials have a Democratic party's preference or affiliation.
City council meetings are held on Monday and can be viewed on cable TV channels public access or online directly in the live broadcast of the Public Access Channel.
The current mayor, Pete Saenz, was elected in 2014 to succeed his Democrat, Raul G. Salinas. In his bid for a second term, Salinas in 2010 lost later to city council members Jose A. Valdez, Jr., and Gene Belmares. Salinas also failed in an attempt to shake Webb Treasurer Delia Perales's office in Democrat runoff elections held on May 27, 2014.
In 2015, the city council named Jesus R. "Chuy" Olivares (born 1959) as city manager to replace Carlos Villarreal who retired. Olivares are paid more than $ 249,000 annually, including car and telephone allowance. He used to be the Eagle Pass town manager in Maverick County. On May 15, 2017, Olivares suddenly retired as city manager when he became the target of an ongoing investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation into a widespread public corruption in Webb County. Olivares claimed thirty-eight years of city experience in Laredo (where was once the park's director), Austin, and Eagle Pass. Mayor Saenz expressed support for the decision as one of the common comforts for Olivares and the city. The board then named the assistant city manager, Horacio De Leon, as the city's acting manager.
City council members receive a monthly gross salary of $ 1,000 plus $ 750 each month to maintain a home office, $ 150 per month for city phones, and $ 750 per month for fuel costs. The total annual compensation is $ 31,800. However, the total annual compensation will increase to $ 50,000. The mayor receives about $ 61,200; which will increase to $ 75,000 a year starting with the 2018 election. As the council term staggered, the hike begins with each forthcoming election cycle.
On August 1, 2014, then city councilor Jorge A. Vera was arrested on charges of possession of crime drugs. He was accused earlier that week of offering cocaine to the off-duty agent of the US Border Patrol and his friends outside the Laredo restaurant. First elected to the council in 2012, Vera faces state prison crimes (possession of controlled substances) and Class B crimes (filing of false reports). Vera was later indicted on charges by the grand jury of Texas Judicial District Court 406. The indictment is in the 49th District Court. Because Vera did not resign from the city council, the recall selection was held on November 4, 2014. With a wide margin, voters in District VII supported Vera's withdrawal. Lawyer George Altgelt won a special election to replace Vera.
In March 2017, Ray Garner resigned after four years as head of the Laredo Police Department. Instead he returned to his original position as police chief of the United Independent School District. Then the city manager Jesus Olivares appointed Captain Gabriel E. Martinez, Jr., a 30-year veteran of the department, as the police chief acted to replace Garner.
State and federal representations
The United States District Court is a relatively new building adjacent to the Webb County Court.
The Laredo Border Patrol Sector Headquarters of the United States is located at 207 W. Del Mar Blvd, Laredo, Texas.
The United States Postal Service operates its main Post Office at 2700 East Saunders Street south of Laredo International Airport. The post office is downtown and at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard.
The National Guard Army of the Texas Armed Forces is at 6001 E. Bob Bullock Loop 20 Laredo, Texas.
The United States Army Coloss Memorial Center is located at 1 W End Washington St, Laredo, Texas.
The Texas Department of Criminal Law (TDCJ) operates the Laredo Liberation Office.
Private prison operators GEO Group runs the Rio Grande Detention Center in Laredo, which opened in 2008 and has a maximum of 1900 federal prisoners.
In March 2014, it was reported that Laredo and Webb County had child abuse rates at almost twice the state average. In 2012-2013, 515 child clients are served by the Child Advocacy Center in Laredo, 105 for physical violence and 360 for sexual harassment. Across the state, 9.3 percent of children have been victims of physical abuse, but in Laredo that figure is 17 to 21 percent. A special investigator for Child Protection Services said he now sees two to three cases per day of the violation.
Education
Basic and secondary
Two school districts, Laredo Independent School District and the United Independent School District, and eight private schools serving Laredo.
Laredo Independent School District (LISD) serves the area in central Laredo. The high school LISD is Cigarroa High School, Martin Secondary School, J. W. Nixon High School and Laredo Early Secondary School. LISD also has three magnet schools: Dr. Dennis D. Cantu of Health Science Magnet School, LISD Magnet for Engineering and Technology Education, and School of Communication and Fine Arts Vidal M. Trevino.
The United Independent School District serves the rest of Laredo and Webb County north. UISD secondary schools are John B. Alexander College, Lyndon B. Johnson High School, United High School, and United South High School. UISD has three magnet schools: John B. Alexander Health Science Magnet, United Engineering Magnet, and United South Business Magnet. There are thirty-nine schools in UISD and many more are in development or development. United ISD is one of the fastest growing districts in the country, serving nearly forty thousand students and covering the physical size of Rhode Island.
Some private schools also serve cities:
- Saint Augustine High School, Catholic school, 9-12
- Laredo Christian Academy, God Assembly, PK-12 Value
- United Day School, PK-8th
- Mary's help for Christian School, Catholic school, PK-8
- School of the Blessed Sacrament, Catholic school, PK-7
- Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Catholic school, PK-6
- St. Peter Memorial School, Catholic school, PK-6
- The Saint Augustine School, Catholic school, now elementary and junior, PK-8, founded 1928, registration 485 (2008)
The city also has several charter schools, including:
- K-12 Gateway Academy
Colleges and universities
Laredo is home to Laredo Community College and Texas A & amp; M International University (TAMIU). The University of Texas Medical Center in San Antonio has campuses in Laredo.
Laredo Community College is a two-campus institution that offers two-year Associate degrees. The main campus is at the west end of downtown Laredo near the Rio Grande, on the site of the former Fort McIntosh. This fort played a major role in the development of Laredo, as it protected the people from Indian attacks in early history. Some old buildings in the fort were converted into classrooms, but after the renovation program almost all campus structures are now becoming modern. The second, smaller, newer campus, South Campus Laredo Community College, is in southern Laredo along Route 83 USA.
Texas A & amp; M International University is a 4/6 year university offering undergraduate and master degrees. On April 22, 2004, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin, Texas approved Texas A & amp; M International University to award a Ph.D. in International Business Administration. The TAMIU College of Business Administration has been named the top business school of The Princeton Review's Best 282 Business Schools, 2007 Edition and ranked third in the country for the category: "The Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students." is in Northeast Laredo along Loop 20. The University is an extension of Texas A & amp; I-Kingsville and then Laredo State University. Prior to its current location at Bob Bullock Loop 20, the university is occupied by the downtown Laredo Community College campus.
The Texas College of Health Sciences campus is in East Laredo near US Highway 59 and Laredo Medical Center. Campus is an extension university from UTHSC in San Antonio, Texas. The University offers doctoral degrees in medical and dental fields.
Media
Newspapers
Television
According to Nielsen Media Research, the Laredo region (which includes Webb and Zapata areas) is ranked 185 based on population size in the United States. The first station broadcast in Laredo was KGNS in 1956, followed by KVTV in 1973, then KJTB (now KLDO) in 1985.
Especially the missing television networks of Laredo radio waves are PBS and The CW. Laredo once had a full local network of CW, KGNS-DT2, but on July 3, 2014, the affiliate turned to ABC. Before that channel KJTB 27, from January 1985 to October 1988 was an affiliate of ABC Laredo. KJTB is then purchased by Entravision and affiliated stations to Telemundo and change callsign to KLDO. Today KLDO is affiliated with Univision. Prior to KJTB, KGNS, an affiliate of NBC had a secondary affiliate to ABC since its inception in 1956 through the establishment of KJTB in 1985. On November 6, 2013, KGNS reached an agreement to add an ABC affiliate. The ABC affiliate will be launched in February 2014 on the KGNS 8.2 sub-channel. But it was not until July 2014 when KGNS dropped the CW program and added ABC programming.
In December 2014, all Nuevo Laredo stations must shut down analog television broadcasts and broadcast only digitally.
CP : Construction Permission
Radio
According to Arbitron, the Laredo area (which includes the Jim Hogg, Webb, and Zapata regions) ranks 191 markets based on population size.
AM radio
Remote station AM
The following Clear Channel AM stations can be heard in Laredo:
FM Radio
PR : Alleged pirated radio stations because they do not have a license with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States or COFETEL in Mexico. Some pirate stations are suspected, due to the fact that other nearby licensed stations share the same frequencies, such as 106.5 Radio Voz and KMAE from Bruni, Texas, and 103.3 Nearest Radio 33 and XHAHU-FM from AnÃÆ'¡huac, Nuevo LeÃÆ'³n, each town less than 50 miles from Laredo.
Internet Radio
Infrastructure
Health care
In addition to the University of Texas Medical Science Center branch, there are five other major medical centers in Laredo: Laredo Medical Center, Doctor's Hospital, Gateway Community Health Center, Providence Surgery & amp; Medical Center, and Laredo Special Hospital.
Hospital Doctor is Laredo's second largest medical center. The hospital complex is over 250,000 square feet (23,000 m 2 ), with 180 licensed beds on a 58 acre campus (230,000 m 2 ). Affiliated with Universal Health Services, it's in Loop 20 north of Laredo. Regional Cancer Treatment Center Doctors offer comprehensive cancer services.
The Providence Surgery & amp; The Medical Center is an outpatient health care center in north-central Laredo and is also owned by Universal Health Services.
Gateway Community Health Center is the third largest medical center in Laredo. The main building of the health center is 64,000 square feet (5,900 m 2 ). The Medical Center moved into a new building worth $ 11 million in 2006. The main Gateway Public Health Center is in East Laredo, close to US Highway 59. It also has three branches in the Laredo area: Southern Clinic, El Cenizo Community Center, and Quad City Community Center.
Gateway Community Health Center services include:
Laredo Special Hospital is the fourth largest medical center in Laredo. The company is owned by Ernest Health Inc. and was founded by Elmo Lopez, Jr., on May 22, 2006, and received his first patient within hours of surgery. The grand opening took place in March 2007.
Transportation
By 2016, 82.3 percent of Laredo's inhabitants are driven by driving alone, 10.2 percent carpooled, 0.9 percent using public transport, and 1.9 percent running. About 2 percent of Laredo's inhabitants work alleviated by all other means, including taxis, bicycles, and motorcycles. About 2.6 percent work at home.
By 2015, 6.5 percent of Laredo city households are without cars, which slightly decrease to 5.9 percent by 2016. The national average is 8.7 percent by 2016. Laredo averages 1.85 cars per house ladder by 2016, compared to the national average of 1.8 per household.
Air
Laredo is served by Laredo International Airport. Daily flights are available for Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) and to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Three weekly flights to Las Vegas, Nevada are available. After Laredo Air Force Base closed in the mid-1970s, the federal government handed over the old air force base and property to Laredo City for the new city airport. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, airports used small terminals for passenger service and some old hangars for air cargo and private aircraft. New passenger terminals are built along the newly built Loop 20 to accommodate larger jets and to improve passenger air travel through Laredo. The expansion of air cargo facilities, taxiways and aprons, air cargo operators such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, BAX, and others have responded by adding a commercial air cargo jet service. Laredo also has two medical helipers, at Laredo Medical Center and Doctor's Hospital.
Transit masses
El Metro is a public transport system operating in the city with 21 fixed routes and Paratransit services, with approximately 4.6 million passengers per year. El Metro works with a fleet of over 47 fixed-route buses, 2 trolleys and 18 Paratransit/El Lift cars. El Metro Hub is located in downtown Laredo at El Metro Transit Center. The center also has Greyhound Lines and provides a cost-based daily parking for shopper and downtown worker.
Rural transport
The rural transportation provided by Webb County operates the "El Aguila Rural Transport" (Eagle) bus service. El Aguila serves a fixed daily route from rural communities (Bruni, El Cenizo, Mirando City, Oilton and Rio Bravo) to the El Metro Transit Center center in the city center.
International bridge
- Gateway to the American International Bridge
- JuÃÆ'¡rez-Lincoln International Bridge
- International Trade Bridge of the World (merely commercial traffic)
- Colombia International Bridge-Solidarity
- International Texas-Mexico Railway Bridge
Main highway
The main highway in Laredo and their starting and ending points:
- Interstate 35 Laredo-Duluth
- Interstate 69W Laredo-Victoria follows I-69 to Port Huron
- Interstate 2 is proposed to expand to Laredo after US 83. If the extension, terminal I-2 is I-69W. It will also serve as the southern end of I-35.
- US Highway 59 Laredo-Lancaster. Included in corridor I-69W.
- US Highway 83 Brownsville-Laredo-Westhope
- Freeway 255 Laredo-Colombia
- State Highway 359 Laredo-Skidmore
- Country Loop 20 Circles around Laredo
- Farm Field to Market 1472 Laredo - Colombia International Bridge Colombia
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