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Laredo officials prepare ahead of flood watch (opens the original)
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo’s Emergency Operations Center will officially activate Thursday, Oct. 1. City leaders, including the mayor, met Wednesday, Sept. 30, to review the latest forecast and ensure crews are ready. Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño, the city’s emergency management director, and a representative from the Texas Division of Emergency Management assigned to the region attended the meeting. They joined leaders from Laredo fire, solid waste, public works and traffic for an updated briefin
LPD urges caution after pedestrian struck at Del Mar and Springfield (opens the original)
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 76-year-old woman remains in critical condition at a San Antonio hospital after being struck by a car Monday, Sept. 28, at a busy north Laredo intersection, authorities said. The crash occurred during rush hour at West Del Mar Boulevard and Springfield Avenue. Police have not released the woman’s name. Investigators with the Laredo Police Department said surveillance footage shows the woman was crossing outside of a marked crosswalk when a westbound vehicle hit her. Inves
Laredo seeks Webb County support for convention center funding plan (opens the original)
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo city officials are seeking Webb County’s backing to lobby the Texas Legislature for a specialized tax mechanism designed to finance a long-discussed convention center without raising property taxes. While city leaders have weighed building a convention center for decades, voters have repeatedly rejected bond proposals over cost concerns. In response, officials have shifted focus toward securing state revenue before choosing a location. The funding mechanism, known as
DPS backlog holds up hundreds of Webb County voter registrations (opens the original)
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A statewide technology glitch at the Texas Department of Public Safety has delayed voter registration applications, forcing Webb County election officials to work through hundreds of backlogged records just weeks ahead of the November election. Multiple Texas counties have received a wave of delayed records submitted through DPS over the past 48 hours. Webb County Elections Administrator Jose Luis Castillo confirmed Friday, Sept. 25, that his office unexpectedly received ab
City of Laredo to launch water outage notification system (opens the original)
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The city of Laredo is developing a new utility notification system that will send water outage alerts by text message and email. Ignacio Juarez said unexpected water outages are a familiar frustration. “Oh, yes, obviously. I think we’ve all been in those situations when you wake up, and there’s a water issue going on, yes,” Juarez said. City of Laredo IT Director Joe Rivera said the city is using software it already owns, meaning no extra cost to taxpayers. “We are leveragi
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