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Students, parents adjust to class delays in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Classes started late across Laredo ISD Thursday, Oct. 1, following weather delays. The district pushed back classes to keep students safe on slick roads during expected heavy rainfall. Students adjust to schedule changes. Amariz Martinez, a student at Nixon High School, said the schedule change forced...
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Laredo seeks Webb County support for convention center funding plan
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...
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Flood watch issued for Laredo, surrounding South Texas counties
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Laredo and surrounding areas starting Thursday morning, Oct. 1, through Friday evening, Oct. 2. The watch covers Webb County and surrounding South Texas counties. Forecasters said heavy, slow-moving downpours could overwhelm storm drains and creeks. Low-lying...
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South Texas Families Are Driving to Mexico for Medicine and Medical Procedures. Here's Why It's Accelerating
Nearly one in three residents of McAllen, Texas, has no health coverage at all, and Laredo trails only slightly behind — the two highest uninsured rates of any metro area in the country, according to a ValuePenguin analysis of Census Bureau data. This year, that gap has collided with a fresh round of U.S. drug-price increases, and pharmacies just across the river are picking up the overflow.
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‘Almost like the City wants me to fail’: Inside the ‘Graves Report’, Laredo development, and the three-year plan ahead
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - As is the case for many development projects, time is money. For developers and entrepreneurs, managing the clock is part of the budget. Delays and costs go hand-in-hand like an unlucky pair—the longer a project takes, the more it can cost. You can control the...
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Laredo City Council meets Monday to discuss meeting rules, top personnel, and charter concerns
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo city leaders will hold a special meeting Monday, Sept. 28, at noon to discuss council meeting rules. Council members will first look at adopting Chapter 3 of the City Governance Manual. The update sets clear guidelines for how meetings run, how agendas are set, public participation, and meeting decorum.
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United High School facing $50 million lawsuit over alleged classroom mistreatment
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Parents are suing United ISD in federal court, claiming staff locked their teenage son in a high school classroom and mistreated him for months. The 11-page lawsuit names the district and six individual employees and points to 100 surveillance clips allegedly showing daily mistreatment. The lawsuit...