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The Laredo city government is a strong city council – weak mayor system. The mayor presides over the eight-member city council, but only votes to break a tie. City Council elections are based on single-member districts and campaigns have no party affiliations. Municipal elections are now held in November (formerly in May) of even-numbered years.
The bridge and streetcar connected both the neighborhood and city of Laredo to the newly developing commercial and residential sections of the city that began growing to the east of the creek. Cut off from the historic center of Laredo by Interstate 35 in the late 1970s, [4] Barrio Azteca has retained much of its historic fabric. The ...
City plan for Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, "'Plano de los Dos Laredos' created by E.R. Laroche." [3] [7] 1882 Laredo Seminary [5] and city water works [8] established. County Courthouse built. [8] 1883 - Daily Laredo Times newspaper begins publication. [9] 1888 - Laredo Improvement Company formed. [3] 1889 Street railway begins operating. [3]
After Laredo Air Force Base closed in the mid-1970s, the federal government handed over the old air force base and property to the City of Laredo for a new municipal airport. From the mid-1970s until the mid-1990s, the airport utilized a small terminal for passenger airline service and several old hangars for air cargo and private aircraft.
Webb County was split in 1856. Encinal County was established on February 1, 1856, and was to have consisted of the eastern portion of Webb County. However, Encinal County was never organized and was finally dissolved on March 12, 1899, with its territory returned as part of Webb County.
On the opposite side of the Rio Grande, Downtown Nuevo Laredo is located. Downtown Laredo is roughly bounded by I-35 on the East, the Rio Grande on the South and West and Park Street in the North. This area was the original city of Laredo, founded in 1755 by Don Tomás Sanchez.
The San Agustin de Laredo Historic District is a historical district that covers what was once the original city of Laredo, Texas that was established by Don Tomás Sánchez. Today, the district is located in Downtown Laredo .
LareDOS was an independent monthly newspaper published in Laredo, Texas, and distributed free of charge. The newspaper was widely praised and also criticized for its controversial stories on local politics. LareDOS was founded by Maria Eugenia "Meg" Guerra and Richard Geissler in December 1994.