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Laredo, Texas

November 17, 2023

Laredo (/ləˈreɪdoʊ/ lə-RAY-doh; Spanish: [laˈɾeðo]) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of the former Republic of the Rio Grande, which is now the flag of the city, in addition to the Six Flags of Texas).

Laredo, Texas
City
Downtown Laredo
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
"The Gateway City" and "The City Under Seven Flags"
Laredo
Location within Texas
Laredo
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 27°31′25″N 99°29′25″W / 27.52361°N 99.49028°W / 27.52361; -99.49028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWebb
Metropolitan areaLaredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area
FoundedAugust 25, 1755
Settled asVilla de San Agustín de Laredo
Founded byTomás Sánchez
Named forLaredo, Spain
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorDr. Victor D. Treviño[1]
 • City Council
Members
  • Rudy Gonzalez Jr.
  • Vidal Rodriguez
  • Mercurio Martinez, III
  • Alberto Torres Jr. (D)[2]
  • Ruben Gutierrez, Jr.
  • Dr. Marte A. Martinez
  • Vanessa Perez
  • Alyssa Cigarroa[3]
 • City managerRobert A. Eads
 • Police chiefClaudio Trevino
Area
[4]
 • City107.96 sq mi (279.61 km2)
 • Land106.49 sq mi (275.81 km2)
 • Water1.47 sq mi (3.80 km2)
 • Metro
161.76 sq mi (418.96 km2)
Elevation
438 ft (137.2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City255,205
 • Estimate 
(2021)
256,153
 • Density2,396.5/sq mi (925.3/km2)
 • Urban
251,462 (US: 163rd)[5]
 • Urban density3,916.6/sq mi (1,512.2/km2)
 • Metro
267,114 (US: 186th)
Demonyms
  • Laredoan
  • Laredense
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CST)
ZIP Codes
78040–78046, 78049
Area code956
FIPS code48-41464[6]
GNIS feature ID1339633[7]
Websitelaredotexas.gov

Founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a village to the capital of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the Mexican border. Laredo's economy is primarily based on international trade with the United States' trading partner, Mexico, and as a major hub for three areas of transportation: land, rail, and air cargo. The city is on the southern end of I-35, which connects manufacturers in northern Mexico through Interstate 35 as a major route for trade throughout the U.S. It has four international bridges and one railway bridge.

According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 255,205, making it the 11th-most populous city in Texas and third-most populated U.S. city on the Mexican border, after San Diego, California and El Paso, Texas.[8] Its metropolitan area is the 178th-largest in the U.S. and includes all of Webb County, with a population of 267,114. Laredo is also part of the cross-border Laredo-Nuevo Laredo metropolitan area with an estimated population of 636,516.[9]

Laredo is notable for its high Hispanic proportion, which at 95.15%, is the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans of any city in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.[a][10] It is one of the least ethnically diverse cities in the United States. When economic, household, and social diversity are considered, Laredo is the 19th-least diverse of the 313 largest cities in the nation.[citation needed]Texas A&M International University and Laredo College are in Laredo. Laredo International Airport is within the Laredo city limits, while the Quetzalcoatl International Airport is nearby in Nuevo Laredo on the Mexican side.

The biggest festival, Washington's Birthday Celebration, is held during the later part of January and the majority of February, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists.[citation needed]

History edit

See also: Timeline of Laredo, Texas
 
Map of Laredo in 1892
 
Laredo Center for the Arts in the downtown square
 
Though the facility has been closed since 1999, the marquee of the Plaza Theater in downtown Laredo has been renovated. A citizens committee, including restaurateur Danny Lopez Jr., of the Danny's Restaurant chain, sought without success to establish a private–public partnership to reopen the Plaza as a live-entertainment venue.[11] In 2018, the city council sought private entities, nonprofit organizations, and an architect to make the facility useful again.

The Spanish colonial settlement of Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Tomás Sánchez Barrera, while the area was part of the Nuevo Santander region in the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain. Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was named after Laredo, Cantabria, Spain and in honor of Saint Augustine of Hippo. In 1840, Laredo was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande, set up in opposition to Antonio López de Santa Anna; it was brought back into Mexico by military force.[citation needed]

In 1846 during the Mexican–American War, the town was occupied by the Texas Rangers. After the war, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ceded the land to the United States. A referendum was taken in the town, which voted to petition the American military government in charge of the area to return the town to Mexico. When this petition was rejected, many who had been in the area for generations, moved across the river into Mexican territory, where they founded Nuevo Laredo. Many others, especially original land grantees on the north side of the Rio Grande remained, becoming Texans in the process. In 1849, the United States Army set up Fort McIntosh (originally Camp Crawford). Laredo was rechartered as a city in 1852.

Laredo is one of the oldest crossing points along the Mexico–United States border, and the nation's largest inland port of entry. In 2005, Laredo celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding.

The etymology of the name for the Spanish town of Laredo is unclear. Some scholars say the name stems from glaretum, which means "sandy, rocky place". Others state Laredo stems from a Basque word meaning "beautiful pastures".[12][13] Laredo might also stem from the Latin larida, which means gull.[14]

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his Bach Project to the Juarez–Lincoln International Bridge in April 2019.[15][16]

Geography edit

 
NASA satellite image of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo (2007)

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 102.6 square miles (265.7 km2), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (1.37%) are covered by water.[17]

Location edit

Laredo is on the west end of the Rio Grande Plains, south of the Edwards Plateau, west of the Coastal Plains, and east of the Mexican Mountains. The area consists of a few hills and flat land covered with grasses, oaks, and mesquite.

Bodies of water edit

Notable geographic features are the Rio Grande and Chacon Creek's man-made reservoir, Lake Casa Blanca, in Lake Casa Blanca International State Park. The lake is 371 acres (1.5 km2) of land and 1,650 acres (7 km2) of water. The six major creeks are Chacon Creek, San Ildefonso Creek, San Ygnacio Creek, Santa Isabel Creek, Sombrerillito Creek, and Zacate Creek, all of which drain into the Rio Grande. Several man-made reservoirs include the San Ildefonso Creek Lake (second-largest reservoir), and the Sombrerillito Creek Lake (third-largest reservoir).

Nearby cities edit

City Population Distance (km)
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 373,725 0 mi
Monclova, Coahuila 198,819 124 mi (200 km)
Monterrey, Nuevo León 4,080,329 125 mi (201 km)
Reynosa, Tamaulipas 589,466 130 mi (210 km)
Corpus Christi, Texas 305,215 131 mi (211 km)
San Antonio, Texas 1,927,407 154 mi (248 km)
Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas 449,815 167 mi (269 km)
Brownsville, Texas 183,046 170 mi (270 km)
Saltillo, Coahuila 709,671 181 mi (291 km)

Climate edit

Laredo's climate is semiarid with very hot temperatures in the summer and mild temperatures during the winter. The climate is considered to be hot semiarid (Köppen: BSh). Its weather is affected by the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains to the west, the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and the Chihuahuan Desert of Northern Mexico and West Texas. Moisture from the Pacific is cut off by the Mexican mountain range.

The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 57.6 °F (14.2 °C) in January to 89.1 °F (31.7 °C) in August; official record temperatures range from 11 °F (−12 °C) on December 30, 1983, up to 115 °F (46 °C) on May 7, 1927, June 17, 1908, and June 19, 2023.[18] On average, temperatures reach 100 °F (37.8 °C) or higher on 74.2 days annually, and fall to or below the freezing mark on 4.6 days, although, in five years, the most recent being 2015, the annual minimum temperature was above freezing.[18][19]

Precipitation averages 19.7 in (500 mm) annually, with higher amounts typically occurring from May to October. Although snowfall is rare in Laredo, measurable snow occurred most recently on Christmas Eve 2004, with 1.1 in (2.8 cm), and December 7–8, 2017, with 1.3 in (3.3 cm).[18]

Climate data for Laredo, Texas (1991–2020 normals,[b] extremes 1902–present[c])
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 98
(37) 		103
(39) 		105
(41) 		111
(44) 		115
(46) 		115
(46) 		113
(45) 		111
(44) 		110
(43) 		107
(42) 		101
(38) 		95
(35) 		115
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 86.6
(30.3) 		90.7
(32.6) 		96.9
(36.1) 		102.0
(38.9) 		104.8
(40.4) 		106.1
(41.2) 		106.9
(41.6) 		106.2
(41.2) 		103.3
(39.6) 		98.0
(36.7) 		90.6
(32.6) 		84.9
(29.4) 		109.1
(42.8)
Average high °F (°C) 68.4
(20.2) 		73.9
(23.3) 		80.8
(27.1) 		88.4
(31.3) 		94.1
(34.5) 		99.0
(37.2) 		100.3
(37.9) 		100.8
(38.2) 		94.1
(34.5) 		87.1
(30.6) 		76.5
(24.7) 		68.9
(20.5) 		86.0
(30.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 57.6
(14.2) 		61.9
(16.6) 		69.6
(20.9) 		76.6
(24.8) 		82.8
(28.2) 		87.6
(30.9) 		88.7
(31.5) 		89.1
(31.7) 		83.7
(28.7) 		74.8
(23.8) 		66
(19) 		58.5
(14.7) 		74.7
(23.7)
Average low °F (°C) 46.8
(8.2) 		51.7
(10.9) 		58.3
(14.6) 		64.9
(18.3) 		71.5
(21.9) 		76.2
(24.6) 		77.1
(25.1) 		77.4
(25.2) 		73.1
(22.8) 		65.8
(18.8) 		55.6
(13.1) 		48.0
(8.9) 		63.9
(17.7)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 30.2
(−1.0) 		33.0
(0.6) 		39.0
(3.9) 		48.3
(9.1) 		59.2
(15.1) 		68.9
(20.5) 		70.8
(21.6) 		71.7
(22.1) 		61.7
(16.5) 		45.0
(7.2) 		37.2
(2.9) 		30.5
(−0.8) 		28.0
(−2.2)
Record low °F (°C) 15
(−9) 		16
(−9) 		25
(−4) 		32
(0) 		37
(3) 		56
(13) 		62
(17) 		60
(16) 		45
(7) 		28
(−2) 		21
(−6) 		11
(−12) 		11
(−12)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.77
(20) 		0.65
(17) 		1.34
(34) 		1.30
(33) 		2.82
(72) 		1.81
(46) 		1.86
(47) 		1.58
(40) 		3.87
(98) 		1.66
(42) 		0.97
(25) 		1.05
(27) 		19.68
(501)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.1
(0.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.4 4.7 4.6 3.7 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.5 7.7 4.1 4.4 6.1 59.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Source: NOAA[18][19]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
175785—    
1770185+117.6%
1790708+282.7%
18201,430+102.0%
18302,052+43.5%
18601,256−38.8%
18702,046+62.9%
18803,521+72.1%
189011,319+221.5%
190013,429+18.6%
191014,855+10.6%
192022,710+52.9%
193032,618+43.6%
194039,274+20.4%
195051,910+32.2%
196060,678+16.9%
197069,678+14.8%
198091,449+31.2%
1990122,899+34.4%
2000176,576+43.7%
2010236,091+33.7%
2020263,640+11.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[21]
Texas Almanac: 1850–2010[22][23]
Source: U.S. Decennial Census[24]

2020 census edit

Laredo racial composition[25]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[d]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 9,181 3.6%
Black or African American (NH) 773 0.3%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 131 0.05%
Asian (NH) 1,290 0.51%
Pacific Islander (NH) 25 0.01%
Some other race (NH) 450 0.18%
Mixed/multiracial (NH) 537 0.21%
Hispanic or Latino 242,818 95.15%
Total 255,205

As of the 2020 United States census, 255,205 people, 72,328 households, and 58,294 families resided in the city.

2010 census edit

As of the 2010, Laredo is the 81st-most populous city in the United States and the 10th-largest in Texas. According to the 2010 census[6][27][28] there were 236,091 inhabitants in the city.

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of Laredo was:

Ethnically, the city was:

  • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) – 95.6% (Mexican 86.9%, Puerto Rican 0.4%, Cuban 0.1%, other Hispanic or Latino 8.3%)
 
Map of racial distribution in Laredo, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other

According to respondents' self-identification on the 2010 Census, the vast majority of Laredo's population is of Hispanic origin (95.6%), mostly Mexican (86.9%). Most Hispanics who did not identify themselves as Mexican identified as "other Hispanic or Latino" (8.3% of the total population). About 84.3% of the population identifies as white Hispanic, while only 11.3% identifies as Hispanic but not white; 4.4% of the population was not Hispanic or Latino (3.4% non-Hispanic White, 0.2% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 0.6% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.1% from some other race (non-Hispanic), and 0.1% of two or more races (non-Hispanic)).

The 2005 estimate listed 99,675 males and 108,112 females. The average household contained 3.69 occupants. The population density was 2,250.5 inhabitants per square mile (868.9/km2).

Of the 60,816 households, 56,247 or 92.5% were occupied: 33,832 were owner-occupied units and 22,415 were renter-occupied units. About 62.0% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were not families. Around 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.69, and the average family size was 4.18.

The city's population is distributed as 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% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,019, and for a family was $32,577. The per capita income for the city was $12,269; 29.2% of families were below the poverty line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, at a 2000 census, Laredo was the second-fastest growing city in the United States, after Las Vegas.[29]

In 2016, the violent crime rate in Laredo dropped to 379 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to AreaVibes. The violent crime rate in Dallas was 694 per 100,000 inhabitants. In Houston, it was 967 per 100,000 inhabitants.[citation needed]

Economy edit

 
The Walker Plaza office complex in Laredo was built in the early 1990s by the family of South Texas rancher Gene S. Walker Sr.
 
Laredo Federal Credit Union on McPherson Road
 
The former Cotulla Barbeque on McPherson Road at Taylor Street was closed, razed in 2012, and replaced by office buildings.

South Texas banking institutions in Laredo include Falcon International Bank, International Bank of Commerce, and Texas Community Bank.

Laredo is the largest inland port in the United States, and Nuevo Laredo the largest in Latin America. This is due to their respective locations, served by Interstate Highway 35 / Mexican Federal Highway 85, the effects of NAFTA, dozens of twin assembly plants on the Mexican side, and dozens of import export agencies to expedite trade. In January 2014, the Laredo customs district processed "$20 billion in two-way trade with Mexico", about half that for the entire US with Mexico for the month.[30] Laredo is a shopping destination for Mexican shoppers from Northern Mexico. In 2015, the San Antonio Express-News reported the number of Mexican shoppers has declined due to drug war-related violence in Nuevo Laredo.[31]

Trade edit

 
View across the Rio Grande at Laredo, Texas (postcard, circa 1909)

More than 47% of United States international trade headed for Mexico and more than 36% of Mexican international trade crosses through the Laredo port of entry.[32][33] Laredo's economy revolves around commercial and industrial warehousing, import, and export. As a major player in international trade, the Laredo area benefited from passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has encouraged trade. The Laredo port of entry consists of four international bridges (with a proposed fifth one) crossing the Rio Grande into the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León.

Retail sales edit

Retail sales attract shoppers from Northern Mexico and South Texas.[34] There is one indoor shopping mall in Laredo, Mall del Norte, The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo, and another has not progressed past planning: Laredo Town Center, part of downtown redevelopment. There are dozens of shopping centers. The Streets of Laredo Urban Mall is an association created by businesses on Iturbide Street in the San Agustin historical district to beautify and renovate the area, which has a pedestrian scale.[35]

  • Mall Del Norte 1,198,199 sq ft (111,316.3 m2)
  • The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo[36]
  • Streets of Laredo Urban Mall

Labor market information edit

As of October 2007, Laredo's labor market was in the following industries by percentage of number employed: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (32%), Information (1%), Financial Activity (5%), Professional 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 nonagricultural jobs from 55,100 in January 1996 to 86,600 in October 2007. Laredo has had a higher job growth rate (2%–6.5%) than the state as a whole because of expanded international trade through NAFTA. In 2007, Laredo experienced a job growth rate of 2.5%. As of October 2007, the Laredo unemployment rate was 4.1% or 3,700 unemployed persons, as compared to 3.9% in Texas statewide. This is a significant drop since the mid-1990s, when Laredo's unemployment was over 15%.

Laredo has had positive job market growth since the mid-1990s; setbacks in the mining (oil/gas) industry shifted a few thousand workers to other industries such as international trade and construction. Many large employers in the oil and gas industries shut down operations in Laredo and across Texas, and shifted to foreign countries. The same effect occurred in the garment industry (Levis and Haggar) along the Texas border area. Laredo lost its only garment-producing company (Barry), costing the jobs of about 300 workers. Laredo's strong job growth rate in retail and transportation services limited the adverse effects of long-term unemployment from the few massive layoffs of the late 1990s. Laredo's success with international trade is also a vulnerability; it depends on changes to Mexico's economy, that status of immigration laws (along with daily border crossings: shoppers and commercial trade), and terrorism.[37][38]

Top employers edit

Employer Category Employees
United Independent School District Education 6,179
Laredo Independent School District Education 4,500
City of Laredo Government 2,371
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Immigration 2,000
H-E-B Grocery 1,626
Webb County Government 1,500
Laredo Medical Center Health care 1,300
Texas A&M International University Education 1,215
McDonald's Food 1,200
Walmart Retail 937
Concentrix (formerly Convergys) Call Center 860
Doctors Hospital Health Care 811
International Bank of Commerce Financial Services 661
Stripes Convenience Stores Retail/Convenience 337
Laredo Energy Arena Entertainment 293
Falcon International Bank Financial Services 292

Agriculture edit

Laredo is a major center for the cattle ranching in the state.[39] Cattle here suffer from the cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus microplus (syn. Boophilus microplus).[39] Researchers and ranchers are concerned about pyrethroid resistance developing and spreading here, as it has in nearby areas of the state and neighboring Tamaulipas state.[39] Because the situation is so severe, the main office of the country's Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program is located here.[40] This program is operated by USDA APHIS.[40] The Deutch Strain of this tick was collected here by Davey et al., 1980 and is now a commonly used laboratory strain negative for pyrethroid resistance.[41]

Arts and culture edit

Annual celebrations edit

The Washington's Birthday Celebration,[42] a month-long event that celebrates George Washington's birthday, is the largest annual celebration of its kind in the United States, with 400,000 attendees. It was founded in 1898 by the Improved Order of Red Men, local chapter Yaqui Tribe No. 59. The first celebration was a success, and its popularity grew rapidly; in 1923, it received its state charter. In 1924, the celebration held its first colonial pageant, which featured 13 girls from Laredo, representing the 13 original colonies. The celebration includes parades, a carnival, an air show, fireworks, live concerts, and a citywide prom during which many of Laredo's elite dress in very formal attire. The related Jalapeño Festival is one of the United States' top 10 eating festivals.

Jamboozie is held in late January in downtown Laredo as part of the Washington's birthday celebrations. Similar to New Orleans' Mardi Gras, the Jamboozie is a colorful event, with many people dressed in beads, masks, and flamboyant outfits.

Museums edit

 
Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol Building Museum

The Republic of the Rio Grande Museum[43] is in the downtown historical district next to the historic La Posada Hotel. What was once the Capitol building now showcases memorabilia from the short lived Republic of the Rio Grande. It displays pictures, books, and furniture from the 19th century Laredo area, and offers guided tours for school-aged children and adults year-round. Because of this Republic, Laredo had flown seven flags instead of the traditional Six Flags over Texas.

The Laredo Center for the Arts[44] is located in downtown Laredo. The building houses three galleries: the Goodman Gallery, the Laredo Art League Gallery and the Lilia G. Martinez Gallery. The Center for the Arts, in the former City Hall offices known as "The Mercado", displays regional artwork and provides community events for children and adults. The Laredo Little Theater provides Laredo with live stage performances. The theater also hosts comedians.

Imaginarium of South Texas[45] (formerly Laredo Children's Museum), in Mall del Norte, provides a hands-on experience with science, technology, and art for Laredo's youth. A second museum is planned on the Texas A&M International University campus.[46]

The Nuevo Santander Museum Complex is composed of restored buildings of Fort McIntosh, a historical collection of photographs of the fort, the main guardhouse, which has World War I (1914–1918) memorabilia, and a science and technology museum.

Planetarium edit

The Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center Planetarium[47] is on the Texas A&M International University campus. The planetarium surrounds audiences in a dome with an accurate image of the night sky showing all the motions and cycles of the Sun, Moon, planets, and constellations in the sky.

Library edit

 
The Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library at the intersection of McPherson Road and Calton Street

The Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library[48] was first housed on the second floor of the City Hall, now known as the Market Hall, in 1916. In 1974, the Laredo Public Library moved to the historic Bruni Plaza in downtown Laredo. In 1993, the citizens of Laredo approved the construction of a new main library at McPherson and Calton Roads, which opened on February 1, 1998.[49] The Laredo Public Library has a 60,000 sq ft (6,000 m2). main library and two branches. The main library is in central Laredo; the Bruni Plaza Branch[50] is downtown east of Washington Street, and the Santo Niño Branch is in south Laredo.[51]

Two new libraries opened in 2014, one in northwest Laredo, the Fasken Library on March 14, and another in the south sometime in July.[52]

 
Market Plaza and Flores Avenue, Laredo, Texas (postcard, c. 1907)

Churches and architecture edit

Main article: List of buildings in Laredo, Texas
 
San Agustin Cathedral
 
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
 
Renovated St. Patrick's Catholic Church is on Del Mar Boulevard across from the Laredo Fire Department
 
The First United Methodist Church near the intersection of McClelland and Guadalupe; the cornerstone from the 1916 building on Hidalgo Street downtown was moved to the current location in 1949.

Most of Laredo's architecture is of Spanish Colonial, American, and Mexican flavor. Most of Laredo's Spanish Colonial-style buildings are in downtown Laredo. More modern American architecture can be seen along Interstate Highway 35, as well as in the downtown area[53]

Our Lady of Guadalupe is an imposing structure in Romanesque Revival Lombard (North Italian) style. It was designed by Leo M. J. Dielmann of San Antonio, a popular architect of Catholic buildings, and built for a Mexican-American and Hispanic congregation in the inner city, at 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 did the San Agustin parish school, and may have had a hand in the San Agustin church, itself.[54]

Both the First United Methodist Church, in 1949, and the Christ Church Episcopal, were designed by Henry Steinbomer, a popular and prolific San Antonio architect who is credited with more than 100 churches and related buildings during the 1940s and 50s, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley mostly in South and West Texas, from the Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo to Union Church in Monterrey, Mexico.[55]

Other Laredo churches include Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Assembly of God, Mormon, and nondenominational congregations.

National Register of Historic Places sites edit

List of the tallest buildings edit

 
The former Hamilton Hotel, the tallest building in Laredo
Rank[56] Building Name Height Floors Year Built
01 Hamilton Hotel 150 ft (46 m) 12 1923
02 San Agustin Cathedral 141 ft (43 m) N/A 1872
03 Rio Grande Plaza – 15 1975
04 Holiday Inn Laredo – 14 1984
05 Laredo National Bank – 10 1926
06 Senior Citizens Home – 8 –
07 Laredo Medical Center – 7 1999
08 Gateway Inn – 6 –
09 Rialto Hotel – 6 1925
10 Walker Plaza – 5 1995

Laredo in multimedia edit

Film and television edit

Streets of Laredo is a 1949 Western film starring William Holden, Macdonald Carey, and William Bendix[57] as three outlaws who rescue a young girl, played by Mona Freeman. When they become separated, two reluctantly become Texas Rangers, while the third continues on a life of crime.[58]

In 1958, ABC aired the second episode, "Ambush in Laredo", of the 17-part miniseries, Texas John Slaughter.[59]

The 1959 Western film, Gunmen from Laredo, stars Robert Knapp, Walter Coy, Paul Birch, and Ron Hayes. He winds up in prison on a false murder charge, but the marshal allows him to escape to pursue the man who killed his wife.[60]

The 1983 film Eddie Macon's Run, based on a James McLendon novel, features John Schneider as Eddie Macon, who is wrongly convicted of mostly minor crimes. While performing at a prison rodeo in Huntsville, Texas, he escapes and heads for Laredo, where he hopes to join his family in Mexico. Carl "Buster" Marzack (Kirk Douglas) is a cop in hot pursuit of Eddie. Without transportation, Eddie journeys on foot. He ends up in the woods, where he is nearly killed. He meets Jilly Buck (Lee Purcell), a bored rich girl who agrees to help him.[61]

Lone Star is a 1996 American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in Texas. The ensemble cast features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, and Elizabeth Peña and deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors. The movie was filmed in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Laredo.[62]

The 2011 series, Bordertown: Laredo, is a 10-episode documentary on the Arts and Entertainment Network based on the work of the narcotics unit of the Laredo Police Department.[63]

Music edit

Laredo has been the subject of several songs in popular culture. One of the most popular songs is the "Streets of Laredo", originally known as "A Cowboy's Lament" and written by Frank H. Maynard, who lived mostly 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 a lyrical reference to Laredo in an early song, "Cue Fanfare"), and is even featured in a Charlie's Angels episode ("Pretty Angels all in a Row", season two, episode three). On October 28, 1958, in the episode "The Ghost" of the ABC/WB Western series, Sugarfoot, "The Streets of Laredo" is performed by child actor Tommy Rettig.[64] Another song is Laredo Tornado from the British rock band ELO.

The first song on Marty Robbins' 1966 LP The Drifter was "Meet Me Tonight in Laredo".[65]

From 1959 to 1972, the six-member singing group, The Rondels, dominated the musical scene in Laredo. Carlos Saenz Landin, the lead singer, left the group to work for the Dallas Independent School District, but years later returned to Laredo. Lead guitarist Humberto Donovan served in the United States Marine Corps. The late Roberto Alonzo played the bass guitar. Sammy Ibarra, played the keyboard and composed the song, "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)." He subsequently became a pastor. Singer Noe Adolfo Esparza pursued a college career and became a supervisor for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. As of 2017, he was still performing with the oldies group, Los Fabulosos in Laredo. Joe Lee Vera served in the United States Navy and played drums for The Rondels. Several of Vera's brothers were drummers too. The Rondels packed the Laredo Civic Center Auditorium. Two other songs characteristic of the group are "Ya-Ya" and "All Night Worker". With their disbanding, Juan Cisneros of Laredo recalls The Rondels "left a large void that will never be forgotten."[66]

Sports edit

Current teams edit

Laredo Heat edit

The Laredo Heat is a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League team. The team's home stadium is the Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex. The team was founded in 2004. In the 2006 season, the Laredo Heat finished runner-up, yet made it only to the first round of the Open Cup. In the 2007 season, the Laredo Heat were the Southern Conference champions and won the PDL championship. The Heat were on hiatus for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[67] In November 2017, the Heat announced they will be an expansion team of the National Premier Soccer League in 2018. The Heat recently announced they will also be joining the United Premier Soccer League for the 2020 season. [68][69][70]

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos edit

The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Owls of the Two Laredos) are a Mexican League baseball team based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The team splits their home schedule between Parque la Junta in Nuevo Laredo and Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo.[71]

Defunct teams edit

Club Sport League Venue Championships Years Active
Laredo Apaches Baseball Texas–Louisiana League Veterans Field 0 1995
Laredo Broncos Baseball United League Baseball Veterans Field 0 2006–2010
Laredo Bucks Ice hockey Central Hockey League Laredo Energy Arena 2 2002–2012
Laredo Bucks Ice hockey USA Central Hockey League Sames Auto Arena 0 2018
Laredo Honey Badgers Indoor soccer Professional Arena Soccer League Laredo Energy Arena Never
Laredo Law Arena football AF2 Laredo Energy Arena 0 2003–2004
Laredo Lemurs Baseball AAIPB Uni-Trade Stadium 1 2012–2016
Laredo Lobos Arena football AF2 Laredo Energy Arena 0 2005–2007
Laredo Rattlesnakes Indoor football Lone Star Football League Laredo Energy Arena 0 2011–2013
Laredo Roses Women's Football Sugar N Spice Football League Uni-Trade Stadium 2012–2016
Laredo Swarm Basketball American Basketball Association Laredo Energy Arena 2015–2017
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Baseball Mexican Baseball League Veterans Field 5 1985–2004
Toros de Los Dos Laredos Basketball Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Laredo Energy Arena 2 2007–2013

Laredo Honey Badgers edit

The Laredo Honey Badgers were a proposed professional indoor soccer team that was founded in April 2013, expected to make its debut in the Professional Arena Soccer League with the 2013–2014 season. The team was to play its home games at the Laredo Energy Arena.[72][73] The official name and colors (black and chrome) of the team were decided with fan participation.[74] However, after several delays the team postponed its launch and eventually ceased operations.

Laredo Lemurs edit

The Laredo Lemurs, a professional baseball team, played their first season in the independent American Association in 2012 with home games at Uni-Trade Stadium. They won the South Division in their inaugural season, but were eliminated in the first playoff round. The Lemurs won the league championship in 2015 but ceased operations after the 2016 season.

Laredo Roses edit

The Laredo Roses were a professional women's full contact football team in the South Texas Sugar N Spice Football League[75] that began play in the 2012 season. The Roses played their home games at the Uni-Trade Stadium. The female players used short-shorts and half-cut jerseys during games.[76]

Laredo Swarm edit

Laredo Swarm was a semi-professional basketball in the relaunched American Basketball Association. They started playing in 2015 in Laredo Energy Arena. The team was disbanded before the 2017–2018 season.[77]

Stadiums and arenas edit

Sames Auto Arena edit

 
With the City of Laredo's approval on July 1, 2018, the SMG-managed venue signed a five-year contract with the oldest local dealership Sames Auto Group.

The Sames Auto Arena, is at Loop 20 and Jacaman Road. The Sames Auto Arena was strongly pushed to fruition by former Laredo Mayor Betty Flores. Sames Auto Arena was home to the former Laredo Bucks. The 178,000-square-foot (16,500 m2), $36.5 million facility seats 8,002 people for ice hockey and arena football, and up to 10,000 for concerts. It has fourteen luxury suites, four meeting rooms and a private club for two hundred charter members. It was completed in mid-2002 through an increase in the Laredo sales tax of .25 percent. Sports that can be played at the Sames Auto Arena include ice hockey, arena football, indoor soccer, basketball, wrestling, and boxing. The arena has hosted many events such as The Laredo Hunting and Fishing Show, Miss Texas USA, Laredo Home and Garden Show and the South Texas Collectors Exp's Comic Con. Every year, Laredo College, TAMIU, United ISD and Laredo ISD have their graduation ceremonies at the Sames Auto Arena. Well-known artists and bands that have performed 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, T.I., Ludacris, Cher, Hilary Duff, Monster Jam and WWE.

Uni-Trade Stadium edit

The Uni-Trade Stadium is Laredo's newest baseball field. The stadium is near the Laredo Energy Arena. The project was approved by the city council and was voted in favor of (with 61.32% of the votes in favor 38.68% against) constructing it with money collected since 2004 by a .25 percent sales tax increase. There is a surplus of about $15 million.[78] The stadium was home to the Laredo Lemurs of the independent American Association from 2012 to 2016. Beginning in 2018, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League play half of their home games at the stadium and the other half at Estadio Nuevo Laredo.[71]

Student Activity Complex edit

 
Entrance to the Student Activity Complex

United Independent School District's students use the Student Activity Complex on State Highway 359 for football, soccer, and baseball. Opened in the summer of 2002, it has the city's first artificial grass stadium. The SAC was also the home of the Laredo Heat. The capacity is 8,500 spectators.

Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex edit

Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex (also known as Dustdevil Field and TAMIU Soccer Complex) was built in 2006 and renovated in 2007. The soccer complex is on the Texas A&M International University campus. The complex has two soccer stadiums with a seating capacity of four thousand each. The Dustdevil Field is the new home stadium to the 2007 champion team Laredo Heat member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL) and the TAMIU Dustdevils women and men's soccer teams member of the Lone Star Conference, NCAA Division II.[79]

Shirley Field edit

The original Shirley Field was next to the Civic Center and R&T Martin High School on San Bernardo Avenue. It was built in 1937, along with Martin High School. Shirley Field was the location for outdoor athletics for Laredo Independent School District and also hosts the annual Border Olympics events. It seats up to about 6,000 fans with additional seating at the 2 endzones. Professional Mexican soccer teams have played various exhibition games here, noting the real grass allows for "better" soccer games. The various sports played on the stadium are football, soccer and track & field events. Major renovations are slated for this historic stadium. In November 2009 Shirley Field was demolished and was rebuilt by the 2011 football season. The total cost of the reconstruction was $12,000,000 and it now seats 8,000 fans and features artificial turf.[80]

Krueger Field edit

Krueger Field is in north Laredo and is owned by United Independent School District. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 and is used to play football and soccer high school games. It is home to United High School's football and soccer teams.

Veterans Field edit

Veterans Field is a 5,000 seat baseball park which was known as West Martin Field. Major renovation is happening to update the 1950 ball park. Veterans Field was also the home to the five-time champion Mexican Baseball League team Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos from 1985 to 2003. Veterans Field is also home to the Texas A&M International University's Lone Star Conference NCAA Division II Dustdevils baseball team.

Laredo Civic Center edit

Prior to the construction of the Laredo Energy Arena most major concerts and shows were performed at the Laredo Civic Center. The Laredo Civic Center complex has an auditorium with 1,979 seats and a banquet and exhibit hall with 1,635 seats.[81]

Parks and recreation edit

Lake Casa Blanca edit

Lake Casa Blanca International State Park,[82] on Loop 20, has a 1,680-acre (680 ha) artificial lake along with cooking out, camping, picnicking, lake swimming, skiing, boating, and mountain biking. The most popular recreational use of the lake is fishing. A boat ramp and fishing pier is available on the lake's eastern side. The lake is a popular destination for winter Texans. The park was operated by the City of Laredo and Webb County before it was acquired by the state in 1990 and opened in March 1991.

Golf edit

Laredo has three 18-hole golf courses: the Laredo Country Club,[83] the Casa Blanca Golf Course.[84] and Laredo's newest course Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course.[85] 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 slope rating of 133, and has a par of 72. The country club was designed by Joseph S. Finger and was opened in 1983.[86] The Casa Blanca Golf Course is an 18-hole course with 6,590 yards (6,030 m) of golf. The golf course has a rating of 72.5, a slope rating of 125, and has a par of 72. The golf course was designed by Leon Howard and was opened in 1967.[87] The Max A. Mandel Municipal Golf Course is an 18-hole course with 7,200 yards (6,600 m) of golf. The golf course has a par of 72. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects and was opened in 2012.

Parks, recreational centers, plazas, and baseball fields edit

The City of Laredo owns eight recreational centers, thirty-four developed parks, twenty-two undeveloped parks or under construction, five baseball fields, and four plazas. The parks total area is 618 acres (2.50 km2).[88]

David B. Barkley Plaza edit

 
David B. Barkley Plaza flag

A memorial honoring the forty-one Hispanic soldiers who have received the Medal of Honor was built in Laredo, Texas in 2002. The plaza was named after the only Laredo Medal of Honor recipient David B. Barkley. The David B. Barkley Plaza has a bronze statue of David B. Barkley and an American flag measuring 100 ft by 50 ft and is 308 ft tall making it the tallest flagpole in the United States.[89][90] The memorial is at 27°30′22″N 99°30′8″W / 27.50611°N 99.50222°W / 27.50611; -99.50222 (David B. Barkley Plaza).[91]

City of Laredo Shiloh Trail edit

Government edit

Municipal government edit

 
Administrative headquarters of the Laredo Fire Department are on Del Mar Boulevard across from St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

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 municipal government is administered by the city manager hired by the city council. All city elected offices have a four-year term and are nonpartisan though most officials have a Democratic party preference or affiliation.

City council meetings are held on Mondays and can be viewed on the public-access television cable TV channel or live online at Public Access Channel live stream.[92]

List of mayors of Laredo, Texas
Name Portrait Term start Term end
William Franklin Alexander[93] 1852 1854
Bartolome Garcia 1855 1855
Santos Benavides 1856 1856
Refugio Benavides 1857 1857
Bartolome Garcia 1858 1858
Refugio Benavides 1859 1859
Tomas Treviño 1860 1860
Juan Francisco Farias 1861 1861
Bartolome Garcia 1862 1864
Nicolas Sanchez 1865 1865
Agustin Salinas 1866 1867
Samuel M. Jarvis 1868 1868
Agustin Salinas 1866 1867
Hugh James 1874 1876
Atanacio Vidaurri 1877 1877
Rosendo Garcia 1878 1878
Julian Garcia 1879 1880
Porfirio Benavidez 1881 1882
Dario Sanchez 1883 1883
Porfirio Benavides 1884 1884
Dario Sanchez 1885 1885
E. A. Atlee 1886 1890
C. A. McLane 1891 1894
Andrew Hans Thaison 1895 1895
L. J. Christian 1896 1898
A. E. Vidaurri 1899 1900
Amador Sanchez 1901 1909
Robert McComb 1910 1919
L. Villegas 1920 1925
Albert Martin 1926 1939
Hugh Cluck 1940 1953
J. C. Martin Jr. 1954 1977
Aldo Tatangelo 1978 1990
Saul N. Ramirez Jr. 1990 1997
Betty Flores 1998 2006
Raul G. Salinas   2006 2014
Pete Saenz   2014

The council then named the assistant city manager, Horacio De Leon, as the acting city manager.[94][95] Robert Alexander Eads was selected as City Manager on March 4, 2020,[96]

State and federal representation edit

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Laredo division is a relatively new building adjacent to the Webb County Courthouse.

The United States Border Patrol Laredo Sector Headquarters is 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.[97] Postal branches are downtown and at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard.[98][99]

The Texas Army National Guard armory is at 6001 E. Bob Bullock Loop 20 Laredo, Texas.

The Colburn Memorial United States Army Reserve Center is at 1 W End Washington St, Laredo, Texas.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Laredo Parole Office.[100]

The private prison operator GEO Group runs the Rio Grande Detention Center in Laredo, which opened in 2008 and holds a maximum of 1900 federal detainees.[101]

Education edit

Elementary and secondary edit

 
Newman Elementary School at 1300 Alta Vista Blvd., is named for the late businessman B. P. Newman and his widow, Peggy.

Two school districts, the Laredo Independent School District and the United Independent School District, and eight private schools serve Laredo.

The Laredo Independent School District[102] (LISD) serves the areas in central Laredo. The LISD high schools are Cigarroa High School, Martin High School, J. W. Nixon High School and the Laredo Early College High School. LISD also has three magnet schools: Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School, LISD Magnet for Engineering and Technology Education, and Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts.

The United Independent School District[103] serves the rest of Laredo and northern Webb County. The UISD high schools are John B. Alexander High School, Lyndon B. Johnson High School Laredo Early College 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 the United South Business Magnet. There are thirty-nine schools within UISD and more are under construction or development. United ISD is one of the state's fastest growing districts, serving almost forty thousand students and covering an area the physical size of Rhode Island.

 
Former downtown campus of St. Augustine Parochial School

Several private schools also serve the city:

  • Saint Augustine High School, Catholic school, 9th–12th[104]
  • Laredo Christian Academy, Assemblies of God, Grades PK–12th
  • United Day School, PK–8th
  • Mary Help of Christians School, Catholic school, PK–8th
  • Blessed Sacrament School, Catholic school, PK–7th
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Catholic school, PK–6th
  • St. Peter Memorial School, Catholic school, PK–6th
  • Saint Augustine School, Catholic school, now elementary and middle, PK–8th, established 1928, enrollment 485 (2008)

The city also has several charter schools, including:

Colleges and universities edit

Laredo is home to Laredo College[105] and Texas A&M International University[106] (TAMIU). The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio[107] has a campus in Laredo.

Laredo College is a two-campus institution which offers two-year Associate's degrees. The main campus is at the western 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 community from Indian raids in its early history. Several of the old buildings at the fort were converted into classrooms, but after renovation programs nearly all of the campus structures are now modern. The smaller, newer second campus, Laredo College South Campus, is in south Laredo along U. S. Route 83.

 
Texas A&M International University Library

The Texas A&M International University is a 4/6-year university that offers bachelor's and master's degrees. On April 22, 2004,[108] the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin, Texas approved Texas A&M International University to grant its first PhD in International Business Administration.[109][110] TAMIU's College of Business Administration has been named an outstanding business school in The Princeton Review's "Best 282 Business Schools", 2007 Edition, and ranked third in the nation for the category: "Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students."[111] The university's campus is in Northeast Laredo along Loop 20. The university was an extension of Texas A&I-Kingsville and later the former Laredo State University. Prior to its current location along Bob Bullock Loop 20, the university was housed with the Laredo College downtown campus.

The University of Texas Health Science Center campus is in East Laredo near U.S. Highway 59 and the Laredo Medical Center. The campus is an extension university from UTHSC in San Antonio, Texas. The university offers doctoral degrees in the medical and dental fields.

Media edit

See also: List of newspapers in Texas, List of radio stations in Texas, and List of television stations in Texas

Newspapers edit

Name Frequency Language City
Laredo Morning Times Daily English Laredo
LareDOS (Defunct, 2014[112]) Monthly English Laredo
El Mañana / Laredo Sun Daily Spanish / English Nuevo Laredo/Laredo
El Lider Informativo Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo
El Diario de Nuevo Laredo Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo
Primera Hora Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo
Última Hora Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo

Television edit

According to Nielsen Media Research, the Laredo region (which includes Webb and Zapata counties) is ranked 185th market by population size in the United States.[113] The first station to broadcast in Laredo was KGNS in 1956, followed by KVTV in 1973, then KJTB (now KLDO) in 1985.

The only notable television network missing from Laredo's airwaves is PBS. Laredo had a full-power local The CW affiliate, KGNS-DT2, but on July 3, 2014, the affiliation switched to ABC. Prior to that KJTB channel 27, from January 1985 to October 1988 was Laredo's ABC affiliate. KJTB was later bought by Entravision and affiliated the station to Telemundo and changed its callsign to KLDO. Today KLDO is affiliated to Univision. Before KJTB, KGNS, an NBC affiliate had a secondary affiliation to ABC from its founding in 1956 through KJTB's founding in 1985. On November 6, 2013, KGNS reached an agreement to add the ABC affiliation. The ABC affiliate launched in July 2014 when KGNS dropped The CW programming and added ABC programming.[114] In October 2015 KVTV now KYLX started broadcasting The CW Programming on its digital subchannel 13.2.[115]

In December 2014, all Nuevo Laredo stations turned off analog television broadcasting and started broadcasting digitally only.[116]

VC DT DTV Dish Spectrum Callsign Network Resolution City of License Official Website Notes
1.1 23.1  •  • 98 XHLNA Azteca Uno HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca.com  •
1.2 23.2  •  •  • XHLNA-TDT2 ADN 40 SD 480i Nuevo Laredo adn40.mx  •
2.1 29.1  •  •  • XHLAR Las Estrellas HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo lasestrellas.tv  •
3.1 35.1  •  •  • XHCTNL Imagen Televisión HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo imagentv.com  •
3.4 35.4  •  •  • XHCTNL-TDT4 Excélsior TV SD 480i Nuevo Laredo excelsior.com  •
4.1 25.1  •  • 14 XHBR Televisa Nuevo Laredo HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo televisaregional.com  •
5.1 25.1  •  •  • XHBR-TDT2 Canal 5 SD 480i Nuevo Laredo televisa.com  •
6.1 32.1  •  • 15 XHNAT Multimedios Plus HD 720p Nuevo Laredo multimedios.com  •
6.2 32.2  •  •  • XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio TV SD 480i Nuevo Laredo milenio.com  •
6.3 32.3  •  •  • XHNAT-TDT3 Teleritmo SD 480i Nuevo Laredo multimedios.com  •
6.4 32.4  •  •  • XHNAT-TDT4 MVS TV SD 480i Nuevo Laredo mvstv.com  •
7.1 33.2  •  •  • XHLAT-TDT Azteca 7 HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca.com  •
7.2 33.9  •  •  • XHLAT-TDT2 a+ SD 480i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca.com  •
8.1 8.3 8 8 10 KGNS NBC HD 1080i Laredo kgns.tv  •
8.2 8.4 12 15 9 KGNS-DT2 ABC HD 720p Laredo kgns.tv  •
8.3 8.5  • 16 25 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo HD 720p Laredo telemundolaredo.tv  •
8.5 8.7  •  •  • KGNS-DT5 True Crime Network SD 480i Laredo truecrimenetworktv.com  •
10.1 10.1  • 16 25 KXNU Telemundo HD 720p Laredo telemundolaredo.tv  •
 •  •  •  • 11 KLRN PBS Analog San Antonio klrn.org  •
13.1 13.3 13 13 6 KYLX CBS HD 1080i Laredo cbs.com  •
13.2 13.4 9  • 19 KYLX-LD2 The CW SD 480i Laredo yourcwtv.com  •
15.1 15.1  •  •  • KLMV MeTV SD 480i Laredo metv.com  •
15.2 15.2  •  •  • KLMV-LD2 Estrella TV SD 480i Laredo estrellatv.com  •
15.3 15.3  •  •  • KLMV-LD3 Movies! SD 480i Laredo moviestvnetwork.com  •
15.4 15.4  •  •  • KLMV-LD4 Jewelry TV SD 480i Laredo jtv.com  •
17.1 17.1  •  • 99 XEFE Once TV HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo xefetv.com  •
27.1 19.1  • 27 78.1 KLDO Univision HD 1080i Laredo noticiasya.com  •
27.2 19.2  •  • 1248 KLDO-DT2 LATV SD 480i Laredo latv.com  •
27.3 19.3  •  •  • KLDO-DT3 TBD SD 480i Laredo tbd.com  •
27.4 19.4  •  •  • KLDO-DT4 Stadium SD 480i Laredo watchstadium.com  •
27.5 19.5  •  •  • KLDO-DT5 Court TV SD 480i Laredo courttv.com  •
31.1 31.1 39 39 16 KXOF Fox / MyNet HD 720p Laredo foxnewssouthtexas.com  •
31.2 31.2  •  •  • KXOF-CD2 Grit SD 480i Laredo grittv.com  •
31.3 31.3  •  •  • KXOF-CD3 Laff SD 480i Laredo laff.com  •
39.1 27.1  •  • 77 KETF Unimas HD 720p Laredo  •
39.2 27.2  •  •  • KETF-CD2 Comet SD 480i Laredo comettv.com  •
39.3 27.3  •  •  • KETF-CD3 Charge! SD 480i Laredo watchcharge.com  •
39.4 27.4  •  • 4 KETF-CD4 Azteca America HD 720p Laredo aztecaamerica.com  •

Radio edit

According to Arbitron, the Laredo region (which includes Jim Hogg, Webb, and Zapata counties) is ranked 191st market by population size.[117]

AM radio edit

Frequency Callsign Brand City of License Website Webcast
530 WPMQ285 TxDOT HAR Laredo  •  •
790 XEFE La Mera Ley Nuevo Laredo  • listen live
890 KVOZ Radio Cristiana Laredo  •
960 XEK La Grande Nuevo Laredo listen live
1000 XENLT Radio Formula Nuevo Laredo listen live
1090 XEWL La Romantica Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com listen live
1300 KLAR Radio Poder Laredo feypoder.com listen live
1340 XEBK Mega 95.7 Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com listen live
1370 XEGNK Radio Mexicana Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com
1410 XEAS Ke Buena Nuevo Laredo kebuena.com
1490 KLNT Super Tejano Laredo listen live
1550 XENU La Rancherita Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com
1610 WQA200 CBP Information Laredo  •  •
Long range AM stations edit

The following Clear Channel AM stations can be heard in Laredo:

Frequency Callsign Brand City of License Website Webcast
680 KKYX Country Legends 680 San Antonio kkyx.com
720 KSAH Norteño 720 San Antonio  •  •
740 KTRH Newsradio 740 KTRH Houston ktrh.com
760 KTKR Ticket 760 AM San Antonio ticket760.com
990 XET La T Grande Monterrey  • listen live
1030 KCTA KCTA 1030 AM Corpus Christi kctaradio.com listen live
1050 XEG Ranchera de Monterrey Monterrey rancherademonterrey.com listen live
1140 XEMR MR Deportes Monterrey  •  •
1200 WOAI News Radio 1200 San Antonio radio.woai.com
1210 KUBR Radio Cristiana San Juan  • listen live[permanent dead link]
1530 KGBT La Tremenda 1530 Harlingen  •

FM radio edit

Frequency Callsign Brand Format City of License Website Webcast
88.1 KHOY Catholic Radio Religious Laredo khoy.org listen live
88.9 XHLDO Radio Tamaulipas Public Radio Nuevo Laredo listen live[permanent dead link]
89.9 KBNL Radio Manantial Spanish religious Laredo kbnl.com listen live
91.3 XHNOE Stereo 91 Spanish Contemporary Nuevo Laredo xhnoe.com listen live
92.7 KJBZ Z93 Tejano Laredo z93laredo.com listen live
93.7 "XHNLT"PR Radio Estereo Uncion FM Christian Radio Nuevo Laredo listen live
94.1 XHTLN Imagen / RMX Laredo Talk / Contemporary Nuevo Laredo listen live
94.9 KQUR Digital 94.9 Spanish Pop Laredo listen live
95.3 XHLPZ La Traviesa Spanish Regional Lampazos • •
95.7 XHBK Mega 95.7 Spanish Contemporary Nuevo Laredo radioavanzado.com listen live
96.5 "XHTWO"PR Radio Two Norteño Nuevo Laredo •
97.1 XHNLO La Caliente Norteño Nuevo Laredo mmradio.com
98.1 KRRG Big Buck Country Country Laredo bigbuck98.com September 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine listen live
99.3 XHNK 40 Principales Top 40 Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com
100.1 none The Blitz Classic Rock and Heavy Metal Laredo theblitz.radio12345.com listen live
100.5 KBDR La Ley Tejano Laredo laley1005.com
101.5 XHAS Ke Buena Norteño Nuevo Laredo kebuena.com
102.3 XHMW Stereo Vida AC/Oldies Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com
102.9 nonePR La Guerrera de la Frontera International Nuevo Laredo
103.3 nonePR XRock Classic rock Nuevo Laredo • listen live
104.5 nonePR 2 Beat Electronica Nuevo Laredo • •
104.9 XHNLR Radio UAT University Radio Nuevo Laredo
105.1 nonePR RN Radio Spanish Nuevo Laredo listen live
105.5 nonePR Mas Musica Spanish Nuevo Laredo • •
106.1 KNEX Hot 106.1 Urban / Rhythmic Top 40 Laredo hot1061.com listen live
106.5 nonePR Radio Voz Norteño Nuevo Laredo radiovoz1065.net listen live
107.3 XHGTS 107.3 Me Gusta Spanish Pop Nuevo Laredo xhgts.com
162.55 WXK26 NOAA Weather Radio Weather Laredo noaa.gov  •

PR:Suspected pirate radio stations since they are not licensed with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States or COFETEL in Mexico.[118][119] Some pirate stations are suspected, due to the fact other licensed stations nearby share the same frequency, such as 106.5 Radio Voz and KMAE from nearby Bruni, Texas and 103.3 Radio 33 and XHAHU-FM from nearby Anáhuac, Nuevo León, each city less than 50 miles from Laredo.

Infrastructure edit

Health care edit

 
Laredo Medical Center, formerly Mercy Hospital, is the largest hospital in Laredo.
 
Doctor's Hospital in Laredo
 
Laredo Specialty Hospital, near the Laredo Medical Center, handles certain patients requiring long-term care.

In addition to the University of Texas Health Science Center branch, there are five other principal medical centers in Laredo: the Laredo Medical Center, Doctor's Hospital, Gateway Community Health Center, Providence Surgical & Medical Center, and the Laredo Specialty Hospital.

Doctors Hospital[120] is Laredo's second-largest medical center. The hospital complex is over 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2), with 180 licensed beds on a 58-acre (23 ha) campus. Affiliated with Universal Health Services, it is on Loop 20 in north Laredo. The Doctors Regional Cancer Treatment Center offers comprehensive cancer services.

The Providence Surgical & Medical Center[121] is an ambulatory health care center in north-central Laredo and also owned by Universal Health Services.

The Gateway Community Health Center[122] is the third-largest medical center in Laredo. The health center's main building is 64,000 square feet (5,900 m2). The Medical center moved to its new $11,000,000 building in 2006. The main Gateway Community Health Center is in East Laredo, close to U.S. Highway 59. It also has three branches in the Laredo area: the South Clinic, El Cenizo Community Center, and Quad City Community Center.

Gateway Community Health Center services include:

The Laredo Specialty Hospital[123] is the fourth-largest medical center in Laredo. It is owned by Ernest Health Inc. and was founded by Elmo Lopez Jr. on May 22, 2006. It admitted its first patient within hours of operation. The grand opening took place in March 2007.

Transportation edit

In 2016, 82.3 percent of working Laredo residents commuted by driving alone, 10.2 percent carpooled, 0.9 percent used public transportation, and 1.9 percent walked. About 2 percent of working Laredo residents commuted by all other means, including taxi, bicycle, and motorcycles. About 2.6 percent worked at home.[124]

In 2015, 6.5 percent of city of Laredo households were without a car, which decreased slightly to 5.9 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Laredo averaged 1.85 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.[125]

Air edit

 
Laredo International Airport
 
Tex-Mex Railway International Bridge view from Laredo

Laredo is served by the Laredo International Airport. Daily flights are available to Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) and to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Tri-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 the City of Laredo for a new municipal airport. From the mid-1970s until the mid-1990s, the airport used a small terminal for passenger airline service and several old hangars for air cargo and private aircraft. A new state-of-the art passenger terminal was built along the then newly constructed Loop 20 to accommodate larger jets and to increase passenger air travel through Laredo. Expansion of air cargo facilities, taxiways and aprons, air cargo carriers such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, BAX, and others have responded by adding commercial air cargo jet services. Laredo also has two medical helipads, at Laredo Medical Center and Doctor's Hospital.

Mass transit edit

El Metro is the public transit system that operates 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 vans. The El Metro hub is in downtown Laredo at El Metro Transit Center. The center also houses Greyhound Lines and provides fee-based daily parking for downtown shoppers and workers.

Rural transit edit

Rural transportation is provided by the Webb County operated "El Aguila Rural Transportation" (the Eagle) bus services. El Aguila serves fixed daily routes from rural communities (Bruni, El Cenizo, Mirando City, Oilton, and Rio Bravo) to the downtown El Metro Transit Center.

International bridges edit

Main article: International bridges in Laredo, Texas

Major highways edit

Major highways in Laredo and their starting and ending points:

Major highways in Nuevo Laredo and their starting and ending points:

Notable people edit

Born in Laredo edit

 
Tom DeLay, the Republican House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2006, was born in Laredo.

Other notable people edit

Sister cities edit

During the month of July, Laredo sponsors the Laredo International Sister Cities Festival, which was founded in 2003. The festival is an international business, trade, tourism, and cultural expo. All of Laredo's sister cities are invited to participate. In 2004, the Laredo International Sister Cities Festival received the best overall Program award from the Sister Cities International.[127]

Laredo's sister cities are:[128]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ East Los Angeles, California has a slightly higher Hispanic proportion at 95.16%, but is a census-designated place and not an incorporated city.
  2. ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
  3. ^ Records for Laredo observed at:[20]
    • Fort McIntosh, Texas from November 15, 1902–December 31, 1931
    • Laredo City Weather Bureau Office (precipitation only), January 1932–February 1944
    • Two differing locations, March 1944–December 2009
    • Laredo International Airport since January 2010
  4. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[26]

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Bibliography edit

See also: Bibliography of the history of Laredo, Texas

External links edit

  • City of Laredo Homepage
  • Laredo Chamber of Commerce
  • Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Laredo Development Foundation
  • Laredo, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
  • Historic Photos from the Laredo Public Library hosted by the Portal to Texas History

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Laredo l e ˈ r eɪ d oʊ le RAY doh Spanish laˈɾedo is a city in and the county seat of Webb County Texas United States on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas across from Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags the flag of the former Republic of the Rio Grande which is now the flag of the city in addition to the Six Flags of Texas Laredo TexasCityDowntown LaredoFlagCoat of armsNickname s The Gateway City and The City Under Seven Flags LaredoLocation within TexasShow map of TexasLaredoLocation within the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 27 31 25 N 99 29 25 W 27 52361 N 99 49028 W 27 52361 99 49028CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyWebbMetropolitan areaLaredo Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan AreaFoundedAugust 25 1755Settled asVilla de San Agustin de LaredoFounded byTomas SanchezNamed forLaredo SpainGovernment TypeCouncil manager MayorDr Victor D Trevino 1 City CouncilMembers Rudy Gonzalez Jr Vidal RodriguezMercurio Martinez IIIAlberto Torres Jr D 2 Ruben Gutierrez Jr Dr Marte A MartinezVanessa PerezAlyssa Cigarroa 3 City managerRobert A Eads Police chiefClaudio TrevinoArea 4 City107 96 sq mi 279 61 km2 Land106 49 sq mi 275 81 km2 Water1 47 sq mi 3 80 km2 Metro161 76 sq mi 418 96 km2 Elevation438 ft 137 2 m Population 2020 City255 205 Estimate 2021 256 153 Density2 396 5 sq mi 925 3 km2 Urban251 462 US 163rd 5 Urban density3 916 6 sq mi 1 512 2 km2 Metro267 114 US 186th DemonymsLaredoanLaredenseTime zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CST ZIP Codes78040 78046 78049Area code956FIPS code48 41464 6 GNIS feature ID1339633 7 Websitelaredotexas govFounded in 1755 Laredo grew from a village to the capital of the short lived Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the Mexican border Laredo s economy is primarily based on international trade with the United States trading partner Mexico and as a major hub for three areas of transportation land rail and air cargo The city is on the southern end of I 35 which connects manufacturers in northern Mexico through Interstate 35 as a major route for trade throughout the U S It has four international bridges and one railway bridge According to the 2020 census the city s population was 255 205 making it the 11th most populous city in Texas and third most populated U S city on the Mexican border after San Diego California and El Paso Texas 8 Its metropolitan area is the 178th largest in the U S and includes all of Webb County with a population of 267 114 Laredo is also part of the cross border Laredo Nuevo Laredo metropolitan area with an estimated population of 636 516 9 Laredo is notable for its high Hispanic proportion which at 95 15 is the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans of any city in the United States outside of Puerto Rico a 10 It is one of the least ethnically diverse cities in the United States When economic household and social diversity are considered Laredo is the 19th least diverse of the 313 largest cities in the nation citation needed Texas A amp M International University and Laredo College are in Laredo Laredo International Airport is within the Laredo city limits while the Quetzalcoatl International Airport is nearby in Nuevo Laredo on the Mexican side The biggest festival Washington s Birthday Celebration is held during the later part of January and the majority of February attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Location 2 2 Bodies of water 2 3 Nearby cities 2 4 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 3 2 2010 census 4 Economy 4 1 Trade 4 2 Retail sales 4 3 Labor market information 4 3 1 Top employers 4 4 Agriculture 5 Arts and culture 5 1 Annual celebrations 5 2 Museums 5 3 Planetarium 5 4 Library 5 5 Churches and architecture 5 5 1 National Register of Historic Places sites 5 5 2 List of the tallest buildings 5 6 Laredo in multimedia 5 6 1 Film and television 5 6 2 Music 6 Sports 6 1 Current teams 6 1 1 Laredo Heat 6 1 2 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 6 2 Defunct teams 6 2 1 Laredo Honey Badgers 6 2 2 Laredo Lemurs 6 2 3 Laredo Roses 6 2 4 Laredo Swarm 6 3 Stadiums and arenas 6 3 1 Sames Auto Arena 6 3 2 Uni Trade Stadium 6 3 3 Student Activity Complex 6 3 4 Texas A amp M International University Soccer Complex 6 3 5 Shirley Field 6 3 6 Krueger Field 6 3 7 Veterans Field 6 3 8 Laredo Civic Center 7 Parks and recreation 7 1 Lake Casa Blanca 7 2 Golf 7 3 Parks recreational centers plazas and baseball fields 7 3 1 David B Barkley Plaza 7 3 2 City of Laredo Shiloh Trail 8 Government 8 1 Municipal government 8 2 State and federal representation 9 Education 9 1 Elementary and secondary 9 2 Colleges and universities 10 Media 10 1 Newspapers 10 2 Television 10 3 Radio 10 3 1 AM radio 10 3 1 1 Long range AM stations 10 3 2 FM radio 11 Infrastructure 11 1 Health care 11 2 Transportation 11 2 1 Air 11 2 2 Mass transit 11 2 3 Rural transit 11 2 4 International bridges 11 2 5 Major highways 12 Notable people 12 1 Born in Laredo 12 2 Other notable people 13 Sister cities 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 Bibliography 18 External linksHistory editSee also Timeline of Laredo Texas nbsp Map of Laredo in 1892 nbsp Laredo Center for the Arts in the downtown square nbsp Though the facility has been closed since 1999 the marquee of the Plaza Theater in downtown Laredo has been renovated A citizens committee including restaurateur Danny Lopez Jr of the Danny s Restaurant chain sought without success to establish a private public partnership to reopen the Plaza as a live entertainment venue 11 In 2018 the city council sought private entities nonprofit organizations and an architect to make the facility useful again The Spanish colonial settlement of Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Tomas Sanchez Barrera while the area was part of the Nuevo Santander region in the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was named after Laredo Cantabria Spain and in honor of Saint Augustine of Hippo In 1840 Laredo was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande set up in opposition to Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna it was brought back into Mexico by military force citation needed In 1846 during the Mexican American War the town was occupied by the Texas Rangers After the war the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded the land to the United States A referendum was taken in the town which voted to petition the American military government in charge of the area to return the town to Mexico When this petition was rejected many who had been in the area for generations moved across the river into Mexican territory where they founded Nuevo Laredo Many others especially original land grantees on the north side of the Rio Grande remained becoming Texans in the process In 1849 the United States Army set up Fort McIntosh originally Camp Crawford Laredo was rechartered as a city in 1852 Laredo is one of the oldest crossing points along the Mexico United States border and the nation s largest inland port of entry In 2005 Laredo celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding The etymology of the name for the Spanish town of Laredo is unclear Some scholars say the name stems from glaretum which means sandy rocky place Others state Laredo stems from a Basque word meaning beautiful pastures 12 13 Laredo might also stem from the Latin larida which means gull 14 Cellist Yo Yo Ma brought his Bach Project to the Juarez Lincoln International Bridge in April 2019 15 16 Geography edit nbsp NASA satellite image of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo 2007 According to the United States Census Bureau the city has a total area of 102 6 square miles 265 7 km2 of which 1 5 square miles 3 9 km2 1 37 are covered by water 17 Location edit Laredo is on the west end of the Rio Grande Plains south of the Edwards Plateau west of the Coastal Plains and east of the Mexican Mountains The area consists of a few hills and flat land covered with grasses oaks and mesquite Bodies of water edit Notable geographic features are the Rio Grande and Chacon Creek s man made reservoir Lake Casa Blanca in Lake Casa Blanca International State Park The lake is 371 acres 1 5 km2 of land and 1 650 acres 7 km2 of water The six major creeks are Chacon Creek San Ildefonso Creek San Ygnacio Creek Santa Isabel Creek Sombrerillito Creek and Zacate Creek all of which drain into the Rio Grande Several man made reservoirs include the San Ildefonso Creek Lake second largest reservoir and the Sombrerillito Creek Lake third largest reservoir Nearby cities edit City Population Distance km Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas 373 725 0 miMonclova Coahuila 198 819 124 mi 200 km Monterrey Nuevo Leon 4 080 329 125 mi 201 km Reynosa Tamaulipas 589 466 130 mi 210 km Corpus Christi Texas 305 215 131 mi 211 km San Antonio Texas 1 927 407 154 mi 248 km Heroica Matamoros Tamaulipas 449 815 167 mi 269 km Brownsville Texas 183 046 170 mi 270 km Saltillo Coahuila 709 671 181 mi 291 km Climate edit Laredo s climate is semiarid with very hot temperatures in the summer and mild temperatures during the winter The climate is considered to be hot semiarid Koppen BSh Its weather is affected by the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains to the west the Gulf of Mexico to the east and the Chihuahuan Desert of Northern Mexico and West Texas Moisture from the Pacific is cut off by the Mexican mountain range The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 57 6 F 14 2 C in January to 89 1 F 31 7 C in August official record temperatures range from 11 F 12 C on December 30 1983 up to 115 F 46 C on May 7 1927 June 17 1908 and June 19 2023 18 On average temperatures reach 100 F 37 8 C or higher on 74 2 days annually and fall to or below the freezing mark on 4 6 days although in five years the most recent being 2015 the annual minimum temperature was above freezing 18 19 Precipitation averages 19 7 in 500 mm annually with higher amounts typically occurring from May to October Although snowfall is rare in Laredo measurable snow occurred most recently on Christmas Eve 2004 with 1 1 in 2 8 cm and December 7 8 2017 with 1 3 in 3 3 cm 18 Climate data for Laredo Texas 1991 2020 normals b extremes 1902 present c Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 98 37 103 39 105 41 111 44 115 46 115 46 113 45 111 44 110 43 107 42 101 38 95 35 115 46 Mean maximum F C 86 6 30 3 90 7 32 6 96 9 36 1 102 0 38 9 104 8 40 4 106 1 41 2 106 9 41 6 106 2 41 2 103 3 39 6 98 0 36 7 90 6 32 6 84 9 29 4 109 1 42 8 Average high F C 68 4 20 2 73 9 23 3 80 8 27 1 88 4 31 3 94 1 34 5 99 0 37 2 100 3 37 9 100 8 38 2 94 1 34 5 87 1 30 6 76 5 24 7 68 9 20 5 86 0 30 0 Daily mean F C 57 6 14 2 61 9 16 6 69 6 20 9 76 6 24 8 82 8 28 2 87 6 30 9 88 7 31 5 89 1 31 7 83 7 28 7 74 8 23 8 66 19 58 5 14 7 74 7 23 7 Average low F C 46 8 8 2 51 7 10 9 58 3 14 6 64 9 18 3 71 5 21 9 76 2 24 6 77 1 25 1 77 4 25 2 73 1 22 8 65 8 18 8 55 6 13 1 48 0 8 9 63 9 17 7 Mean minimum F C 30 2 1 0 33 0 0 6 39 0 3 9 48 3 9 1 59 2 15 1 68 9 20 5 70 8 21 6 71 7 22 1 61 7 16 5 45 0 7 2 37 2 2 9 30 5 0 8 28 0 2 2 Record low F C 15 9 16 9 25 4 32 0 37 3 56 13 62 17 60 16 45 7 28 2 21 6 11 12 11 12 Average precipitation inches mm 0 77 20 0 65 17 1 34 34 1 30 33 2 82 72 1 81 46 1 86 47 1 58 40 3 87 98 1 66 42 0 97 25 1 05 27 19 68 501 Average snowfall inches cm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 1 0 25 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 5 4 4 7 4 6 3 7 5 2 4 7 4 4 4 5 7 7 4 1 4 4 6 1 59 5Average snowy days 0 1 in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Source NOAA 18 19 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 175785 1770185 117 6 1790708 282 7 18201 430 102 0 18302 052 43 5 18601 256 38 8 18702 046 62 9 18803 521 72 1 189011 319 221 5 190013 429 18 6 191014 855 10 6 192022 710 52 9 193032 618 43 6 194039 274 20 4 195051 910 32 2 196060 678 16 9 197069 678 14 8 198091 449 31 2 1990122 899 34 4 2000176 576 43 7 2010236 091 33 7 2020263 640 11 7 U S Decennial Census 21 Texas Almanac 1850 2010 22 23 Source U S Decennial Census 24 2020 census edit Laredo racial composition 25 NH Non Hispanic d Race Number PercentageWhite NH 9 181 3 6 Black or African American NH 773 0 3 Native American or Alaska Native NH 131 0 05 Asian NH 1 290 0 51 Pacific Islander NH 25 0 01 Some other race NH 450 0 18 Mixed multiracial NH 537 0 21 Hispanic or Latino 242 818 95 15 Total 255 205As of the 2020 United States census 255 205 people 72 328 households and 58 294 families resided in the city 2010 census edit As of the 2010 Laredo is the 81st most populous city in the United States and the 10th largest in Texas According to the 2010 census 6 27 28 there were 236 091 inhabitants in the city According to the 2010 U S Census the racial composition of Laredo was Whites 87 7 non Hispanic Whites 3 86 Black or African American 0 5 Native American 0 4 Asian 0 6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 00 Two or more races 1 5 other races 9 3 Ethnically the city was Hispanic or Latino of any race 95 6 Mexican 86 9 Puerto Rican 0 4 Cuban 0 1 other Hispanic or Latino 8 3 nbsp Map of racial distribution in Laredo 2010 U S Census Each dot is 25 people White Black Asian Hispanic OtherAccording to respondents self identification on the 2010 Census the vast majority of Laredo s population is of Hispanic origin 95 6 mostly Mexican 86 9 Most Hispanics who did not identify themselves as Mexican identified as other Hispanic or Latino 8 3 of the total population About 84 3 of the population identifies as white Hispanic while only 11 3 identifies as Hispanic but not white 4 4 of the population was not Hispanic or Latino 3 4 non Hispanic White 0 2 non Hispanic Black or African American 0 6 non Hispanic Asian 0 1 from some other race non Hispanic and 0 1 of two or more races non Hispanic The 2005 estimate listed 99 675 males and 108 112 females The average household contained 3 69 occupants The population density was 2 250 5 inhabitants per square mile 868 9 km2 Of the 60 816 households 56 247 or 92 5 were occupied 33 832 were owner occupied units and 22 415 were renter occupied units About 62 0 were married couples living together 18 7 had a female householder with no husband present and 14 7 were not families Around 12 7 of all households were made up of individuals and 5 2 had someone living alone who was 65 or older The average household size was 3 69 and the average family size was 4 18 The city s population is distributed as 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 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 27 years For every 100 females there were 92 2 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87 2 males The median income for a household in the city was 32 019 and for a family was 32 577 The per capita income for the city was 12 269 29 2 of families were below the poverty line According to the United States Census Bureau at a 2000 census Laredo was the second fastest growing city in the United States after Las Vegas 29 In 2016 the violent crime rate in Laredo dropped to 379 per 100 000 inhabitants according to AreaVibes The violent crime rate in Dallas was 694 per 100 000 inhabitants In Houston it was 967 per 100 000 inhabitants citation needed Economy edit nbsp The Walker Plaza office complex in Laredo was built in the early 1990s by the family of South Texas rancher Gene S Walker Sr nbsp Laredo Federal Credit Union on McPherson Road nbsp The former Cotulla Barbeque on McPherson Road at Taylor Street was closed razed in 2012 and replaced by office buildings South Texas banking institutions in Laredo include Falcon International Bank International Bank of Commerce and Texas Community Bank Laredo is the largest inland port in the United States and Nuevo Laredo the largest in Latin America This is due to their respective locations served by Interstate Highway 35 Mexican Federal Highway 85 the effects of NAFTA dozens of twin assembly plants on the Mexican side and dozens of import export agencies to expedite trade In January 2014 the Laredo customs district processed 20 billion in two way trade with Mexico about half that for the entire US with Mexico for the month 30 Laredo is a shopping destination for Mexican shoppers from Northern Mexico In 2015 the San Antonio Express News reported the number of Mexican shoppers has declined due to drug war related violence in Nuevo Laredo 31 Trade edit nbsp View across the Rio Grande at Laredo Texas postcard circa 1909 More than 47 of United States international trade headed for Mexico and more than 36 of Mexican international trade crosses through the Laredo port of entry 32 33 Laredo s economy revolves around commercial and industrial warehousing import and export As a major player in international trade the Laredo area benefited from passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement which has encouraged trade The Laredo port of entry consists of four international bridges with a proposed fifth one crossing the Rio Grande into the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon Retail sales edit Retail sales attract shoppers from Northern Mexico and South Texas 34 There is one indoor shopping mall in Laredo Mall del Norte The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo and another has not progressed past planning Laredo Town Center part of downtown redevelopment There are dozens of shopping centers The Streets of Laredo Urban Mall is an association created by businesses on Iturbide Street in the San Agustin historical district to beautify and renovate the area which has a pedestrian scale 35 Mall Del Norte 1 198 199 sq ft 111 316 3 m2 The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo 36 Streets of Laredo Urban MallLabor market information edit As of October 2007 Laredo s labor market was in the following industries by percentage of number employed Trade Transportation and Utilities 32 Information 1 Financial Activity 5 Professional 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 nonagricultural jobs from 55 100 in January 1996 to 86 600 in October 2007 Laredo has had a higher job growth rate 2 6 5 than the state as a whole because of expanded international trade through NAFTA In 2007 Laredo experienced a job growth rate of 2 5 As of October 2007 the Laredo unemployment rate was 4 1 or 3 700 unemployed persons as compared to 3 9 in Texas statewide This is a significant drop since the mid 1990s when Laredo s unemployment was over 15 Laredo has had positive job market growth since the mid 1990s setbacks in the mining oil gas industry shifted a few thousand workers to other industries such as international trade and construction Many large employers in the oil and gas industries shut down operations in Laredo and across Texas and shifted to foreign countries The same effect occurred in the garment industry Levis and Haggar along the Texas border area Laredo lost its only garment producing company Barry costing the jobs of about 300 workers Laredo s strong job growth rate in retail and transportation services limited the adverse effects of long term unemployment from the few massive layoffs of the late 1990s Laredo s success with international trade is also a vulnerability it depends on changes to Mexico s economy that status of immigration laws along with daily border crossings shoppers and commercial trade and terrorism 37 38 Top employers edit Employer Category EmployeesUnited Independent School District Education 6 179Laredo Independent School District Education 4 500City of Laredo Government 2 371Laredo Sector Border Patrol Immigration 2 000H E B Grocery 1 626Webb County Government 1 500Laredo Medical Center Health care 1 300Texas A amp M International University Education 1 215McDonald s Food 1 200Walmart Retail 937Concentrix formerly Convergys Call Center 860Doctors Hospital Health Care 811International Bank of Commerce Financial Services 661Stripes Convenience Stores Retail Convenience 337Laredo Energy Arena Entertainment 293Falcon International Bank Financial Services 292Agriculture edit Laredo is a major center for the cattle ranching in the state 39 Cattle here suffer from the cattle fever tick Rhipicephalus microplus syn Boophilus microplus 39 Researchers and ranchers are concerned about pyrethroid resistance developing and spreading here as it has in nearby areas of the state and neighboring Tamaulipas state 39 Because the situation is so severe the main office of the country s Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program is located here 40 This program is operated by USDA APHIS 40 The Deutch Strain of this tick was collected here by Davey et al 1980 and is now a commonly used laboratory strain negative for pyrethroid resistance 41 Arts and culture editAnnual celebrations edit The Washington s Birthday Celebration 42 a month long event that celebrates George Washington s birthday is the largest annual celebration of its kind in the United States with 400 000 attendees It was founded in 1898 by the Improved Order of Red Men local chapter Yaqui Tribe No 59 The first celebration was a success and its popularity grew rapidly in 1923 it received its state charter In 1924 the celebration held its first colonial pageant which featured 13 girls from Laredo representing the 13 original colonies The celebration includes parades a carnival an air show fireworks live concerts and a citywide prom during which many of Laredo s elite dress in very formal attire The related Jalapeno Festival is one of the United States top 10 eating festivals Jamboozie is held in late January in downtown Laredo as part of the Washington s birthday celebrations Similar to New Orleans Mardi Gras the Jamboozie is a colorful event with many people dressed in beads masks and flamboyant outfits Museums edit nbsp Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol Building MuseumThe Republic of the Rio Grande Museum 43 is in the downtown historical district next to the historic La Posada Hotel What was once the Capitol building now showcases memorabilia from the short lived Republic of the Rio Grande It displays pictures books and furniture from the 19th century Laredo area and offers guided tours for school aged children and adults year round Because of this Republic Laredo had flown seven flags instead of the traditional Six Flags over Texas The Laredo Center for the Arts 44 is located in downtown Laredo The building houses three galleries the Goodman Gallery the Laredo Art League Gallery and the Lilia G Martinez Gallery The Center for the Arts in the former City Hall offices known as The Mercado displays regional artwork and provides community events for children and adults The Laredo Little Theater provides Laredo with live stage performances The theater also hosts comedians Imaginarium of South Texas 45 formerly Laredo Children s Museum in Mall del Norte provides a hands on experience with science technology and art for Laredo s youth A second museum is planned on the Texas A amp M International University campus 46 The Nuevo Santander Museum Complex is composed of restored buildings of Fort McIntosh a historical collection of photographs of the fort the main guardhouse which has World War I 1914 1918 memorabilia and a science and technology museum Planetarium edit The Lamar Bruni Vergara Science Center Planetarium 47 is on the Texas A amp M International University campus The planetarium surrounds audiences in a dome with an accurate image of the night sky showing all the motions and cycles of the Sun Moon planets and constellations in the sky Library edit nbsp The Joe A Guerra Laredo Public Library at the intersection of McPherson Road and Calton StreetThe Joe A Guerra Laredo Public Library 48 was first housed on the second floor of the City Hall now known as the Market Hall in 1916 In 1974 the Laredo Public Library moved to the historic Bruni Plaza in downtown Laredo In 1993 the citizens of Laredo approved the construction of a new main library at McPherson and Calton Roads which opened on February 1 1998 49 The Laredo Public Library has a 60 000 sq ft 6 000 m2 main library and two branches The main library is in central Laredo the Bruni Plaza Branch 50 is downtown east of Washington Street and the Santo Nino Branch is in south Laredo 51 Two new libraries opened in 2014 one in northwest Laredo the Fasken Library on March 14 and another in the south sometime in July 52 nbsp Market Plaza and Flores Avenue Laredo Texas postcard c 1907 Churches and architecture edit Main article List of buildings in Laredo Texas nbsp San Agustin Cathedral nbsp Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church nbsp Renovated St Patrick s Catholic Church is on Del Mar Boulevard across from the Laredo Fire Department nbsp The First United Methodist Church near the intersection of McClelland and Guadalupe the cornerstone from the 1916 building on Hidalgo Street downtown was moved to the current location in 1949 Most of Laredo s architecture is of Spanish Colonial American and Mexican flavor Most of Laredo s Spanish Colonial style buildings are in downtown Laredo More modern American architecture can be seen along Interstate Highway 35 as well as in the downtown area 53 Our Lady of Guadalupe is an imposing structure in Romanesque Revival Lombard North Italian style It was designed by Leo M J Dielmann of San Antonio a popular architect of Catholic buildings and built for a Mexican American and Hispanic congregation in the inner city at 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 did the San Agustin parish school and may have had a hand in the San Agustin church itself 54 Both the First United Methodist Church in 1949 and the Christ Church Episcopal were designed by Henry Steinbomer a popular and prolific San Antonio architect who is credited with more than 100 churches and related buildings during the 1940s and 50s from the Lower Rio Grande Valley mostly in South and West Texas from the Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo to Union Church in Monterrey Mexico 55 Other Laredo churches include Baptist Presbyterian Lutheran Assembly of God Mormon and nondenominational congregations National Register of Historic Places sites edit Barrio Azteca Historic District Fort McIntosh San Agustin de Laredo Historic District Hamilton Hotel architects Atlee B Ayers and Robert Ayers the tallest building in Laredo U S Post Office Court House and Custom House Webb County Courthouse finished 1909 to designs in the Beaux Arts style by renowned architect Alfred GilesList of the tallest buildings edit nbsp The former Hamilton Hotel the tallest building in LaredoRank 56 Building Name Height Floors Year Built01 Hamilton Hotel 150 ft 46 m 12 192302 San Agustin Cathedral 141 ft 43 m N A 187203 Rio Grande Plaza 15 197504 Holiday Inn Laredo 14 198405 Laredo National Bank 10 192606 Senior Citizens Home 8 07 Laredo Medical Center 7 199908 Gateway Inn 6 09 Rialto Hotel 6 192510 Walker Plaza 5 1995Laredo in multimedia edit Film and television edit Streets of Laredo is a 1949 Western film starring William Holden Macdonald Carey and William Bendix 57 as three outlaws who rescue a young girl played by Mona Freeman When they become separated two reluctantly become Texas Rangers while the third continues on a life of crime 58 In 1958 ABC aired the second episode Ambush in Laredo of the 17 part miniseries Texas John Slaughter 59 The 1959 Western film Gunmen from Laredo stars Robert Knapp Walter Coy Paul Birch and Ron Hayes He winds up in prison on a false murder charge but the marshal allows him to escape to pursue the man who killed his wife 60 The 1983 film Eddie Macon s Run based on a James McLendon novel features John Schneider as Eddie Macon who is wrongly convicted of mostly minor crimes While performing at a prison rodeo in Huntsville Texas he escapes and heads for Laredo where he hopes to join his family in Mexico Carl Buster Marzack Kirk Douglas is a cop in hot pursuit of Eddie Without transportation Eddie journeys on foot He ends up in the woods where he is nearly killed He meets Jilly Buck Lee Purcell a bored rich girl who agrees to help him 61 Lone Star is a 1996 American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in Texas The ensemble cast features Chris Cooper Kris Kristofferson Matthew McConaughey and Elizabeth Pena and deals with a sheriff s investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors The movie was filmed in Del Rio Eagle Pass and Laredo 62 The 2011 series Bordertown Laredo is a 10 episode documentary on the Arts and Entertainment Network based on the work of the narcotics unit of the Laredo Police Department 63 Music edit Laredo has been the subject of several songs in popular culture One of the most popular songs is the Streets of Laredo originally known as A Cowboy s Lament and written by Frank H Maynard who lived mostly 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 a lyrical reference to Laredo in an early song Cue Fanfare and is even featured in a Charlie s Angels episode Pretty Angels all in a Row season two episode three On October 28 1958 in the episode The Ghost of the ABC WB Western series Sugarfoot The Streets of Laredo is performed by child actor Tommy Rettig 64 Another song is Laredo Tornado from the British rock band ELO The first song on Marty Robbins 1966 LP The Drifter was Meet Me Tonight in Laredo 65 From 1959 to 1972 the six member singing group The Rondels dominated the musical scene in Laredo Carlos Saenz Landin the lead singer left the group to work for the Dallas Independent School District but years later returned to Laredo Lead guitarist Humberto Donovan served in the United States Marine Corps The late Roberto Alonzo played the bass guitar Sammy Ibarra played the keyboard and composed the song Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero The More I Love You He subsequently became a pastor Singer Noe Adolfo Esparza pursued a college career and became a supervisor for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company As of 2017 he was still performing with the oldies group Los Fabulosos in Laredo Joe Lee Vera served in the United States Navy and played drums for The Rondels Several of Vera s brothers were drummers too The Rondels packed the Laredo Civic Center Auditorium Two other songs characteristic of the group are Ya Ya and All Night Worker With their disbanding Juan Cisneros of Laredo recalls The Rondels left a large void that will never be forgotten 66 Sports editCurrent teams edit Laredo Heat edit The Laredo Heat is a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League team The team s home stadium is the Texas A amp M International University Soccer Complex The team was founded in 2004 In the 2006 season the Laredo Heat finished runner up yet made it only to the first round of the Open Cup In the 2007 season the Laredo Heat were the Southern Conference champions and won the PDL championship The Heat were on hiatus for the 2016 and 2017 seasons 67 In November 2017 the Heat announced they will be an expansion team of the National Premier Soccer League in 2018 The Heat recently announced they will also be joining the United Premier Soccer League for the 2020 season 68 69 70 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos edit The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Owls of the Two Laredos are a Mexican League baseball team based in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Mexico The team splits their home schedule between Parque la Junta in Nuevo Laredo and Uni Trade Stadium in Laredo 71 Defunct teams edit Club Sport League Venue Championships Years ActiveLaredo Apaches Baseball Texas Louisiana League Veterans Field 0 1995Laredo Broncos Baseball United League Baseball Veterans Field 0 2006 2010Laredo Bucks Ice hockey Central Hockey League Laredo Energy Arena 2 2002 2012Laredo Bucks Ice hockey USA Central Hockey League Sames Auto Arena 0 2018Laredo Honey Badgers Indoor soccer Professional Arena Soccer League Laredo Energy Arena NeverLaredo Law Arena football AF2 Laredo Energy Arena 0 2003 2004Laredo Lemurs Baseball AAIPB Uni Trade Stadium 1 2012 2016Laredo Lobos Arena football AF2 Laredo Energy Arena 0 2005 2007Laredo Rattlesnakes Indoor football Lone Star Football League Laredo Energy Arena 0 2011 2013Laredo Roses Women s Football Sugar N Spice Football League Uni Trade Stadium 2012 2016Laredo Swarm Basketball American Basketball Association Laredo Energy Arena 2015 2017Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Baseball Mexican Baseball League Veterans Field 5 1985 2004Toros de Los Dos Laredos Basketball Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Laredo Energy Arena 2 2007 2013Laredo Honey Badgers edit The Laredo Honey Badgers were a proposed professional indoor soccer team that was founded in April 2013 expected to make its debut in the Professional Arena Soccer League with the 2013 2014 season The team was to play its home games at the Laredo Energy Arena 72 73 The official name and colors black and chrome of the team were decided with fan participation 74 However after several delays the team postponed its launch and eventually ceased operations Laredo Lemurs edit The Laredo Lemurs a professional baseball team played their first season in the independent American Association in 2012 with home games at Uni Trade Stadium They won the South Division in their inaugural season but were eliminated in the first playoff round The Lemurs won the league championship in 2015 but ceased operations after the 2016 season Laredo Roses edit The Laredo Roses were a professional women s full contact football team in the South Texas Sugar N Spice Football League 75 that began play in the 2012 season The Roses played their home games at the Uni Trade Stadium The female players used short shorts and half cut jerseys during games 76 Laredo Swarm edit Laredo Swarm was a semi professional basketball in the relaunched American Basketball Association They started playing in 2015 in Laredo Energy Arena The team was disbanded before the 2017 2018 season 77 Stadiums and arenas edit Sames Auto Arena edit nbsp With the City of Laredo s approval on July 1 2018 the SMG managed venue signed a five year contract with the oldest local dealership Sames Auto Group The Sames Auto Arena is at Loop 20 and Jacaman Road The Sames Auto Arena was strongly pushed to fruition by former Laredo Mayor Betty Flores Sames Auto Arena was home to the former Laredo Bucks The 178 000 square foot 16 500 m2 36 5 million facility seats 8 002 people for ice hockey and arena football and up to 10 000 for concerts It has fourteen luxury suites four meeting rooms and a private club for two hundred charter members It was completed in mid 2002 through an increase in the Laredo sales tax of 25 percent Sports that can be played at the Sames Auto Arena include ice hockey arena football indoor soccer basketball wrestling and boxing The arena has hosted many events such as The Laredo Hunting and Fishing Show Miss Texas USA Laredo Home and Garden Show and the South Texas Collectors Exp s Comic Con Every year Laredo College TAMIU United ISD and Laredo ISD have their graduation ceremonies at the Sames Auto Arena Well known artists and bands that have performed 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 T I Ludacris Cher Hilary Duff Monster Jam and WWE Uni Trade Stadium edit The Uni Trade Stadium is Laredo s newest baseball field The stadium is near the Laredo Energy Arena The project was approved by the city council and was voted in favor of with 61 32 of the votes in favor 38 68 against constructing it with money collected since 2004 by a 25 percent sales tax increase There is a surplus of about 15 million 78 The stadium was home to the Laredo Lemurs of the independent American Association from 2012 to 2016 Beginning in 2018 the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League play half of their home games at the stadium and the other half at Estadio Nuevo Laredo 71 Student Activity Complex edit nbsp Entrance to the Student Activity ComplexUnited Independent School District s students use the Student Activity Complex on State Highway 359 for football soccer and baseball Opened in the summer of 2002 it has the city s first artificial grass stadium The SAC was also the home of the Laredo Heat The capacity is 8 500 spectators Texas A amp M International University Soccer Complex edit 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 soccer complex is on the Texas A amp M International University campus The complex has two soccer stadiums with a seating capacity of four thousand each The Dustdevil Field is the new home stadium to the 2007 champion team Laredo Heat member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League PDL and the TAMIU Dustdevils women and men s soccer teams member of the Lone Star Conference NCAA Division II 79 Shirley Field edit The original Shirley Field was next to the Civic Center and R amp T Martin High School on San Bernardo Avenue It was built in 1937 along with Martin High School Shirley Field was the location for outdoor athletics for Laredo Independent School District and also hosts the annual Border Olympics events It seats up to about 6 000 fans with additional seating at the 2 endzones Professional Mexican soccer teams have played various exhibition games here noting the real grass allows for better soccer games The various sports played on the stadium are football soccer and track amp field events Major renovations are slated for this historic stadium In November 2009 Shirley Field was demolished and was rebuilt by the 2011 football season The total cost of the reconstruction was 12 000 000 and it now seats 8 000 fans and features artificial turf 80 Krueger Field edit Krueger Field is in north Laredo and is owned by United Independent School District The stadium has a capacity of 5 000 and is used to play football and soccer high school games It is home to United High School s football and soccer teams Veterans Field edit Veterans Field is a 5 000 seat baseball park which was known as West Martin Field Major renovation is happening to update the 1950 ball park Veterans Field was also the home to the five time champion Mexican Baseball League team Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos from 1985 to 2003 Veterans Field is also home to the Texas A amp M International University s Lone Star Conference NCAA Division II Dustdevils baseball team Laredo Civic Center edit Prior to the construction of the Laredo Energy Arena most major concerts and shows were performed at the Laredo Civic Center The Laredo Civic Center complex has an auditorium with 1 979 seats and a banquet and exhibit hall with 1 635 seats 81 Parks and recreation editLake Casa Blanca edit Lake Casa Blanca International State Park 82 on Loop 20 has a 1 680 acre 680 ha artificial lake along with cooking out camping picnicking lake swimming skiing boating and mountain biking The most popular recreational use of the lake is fishing A boat ramp and fishing pier is available on the lake s eastern side The lake is a popular destination for winter Texans The park was operated by the City of Laredo and Webb County before it was acquired by the state in 1990 and opened in March 1991 Golf edit Laredo has three 18 hole golf courses the Laredo Country Club 83 the Casa Blanca Golf Course 84 and Laredo s newest course Max A Mandel Municipal Golf Course 85 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 slope rating of 133 and has a par of 72 The country club was designed by Joseph S Finger and was opened in 1983 86 The Casa Blanca Golf Course is an 18 hole course with 6 590 yards 6 030 m of golf The golf course has a rating of 72 5 a slope rating of 125 and has a par of 72 The golf course was designed by Leon Howard and was opened in 1967 87 The Max A Mandel Municipal Golf Course is an 18 hole course with 7 200 yards 6 600 m of golf The golf course has a par of 72 The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects and was opened in 2012 Parks recreational centers plazas and baseball fields edit The City of Laredo owns eight recreational centers thirty four developed parks twenty two undeveloped parks or under construction five baseball fields and four plazas The parks total area is 618 acres 2 50 km2 88 David B Barkley Plaza edit nbsp David B Barkley Plaza flagA memorial honoring the forty one Hispanic soldiers who have received the Medal of Honor was built in Laredo Texas in 2002 The plaza was named after the only Laredo Medal of Honor recipient David B Barkley The David B Barkley Plaza has a bronze statue of David B Barkley and an American flag measuring 100 ft by 50 ft and is 308 ft tall making it the tallest flagpole in the United States 89 90 The memorial is at 27 30 22 N 99 30 8 W 27 50611 N 99 50222 W 27 50611 99 50222 David B Barkley Plaza 91 City of Laredo Shiloh Trail editGovernment editMunicipal government edit nbsp Administrative headquarters of the Laredo Fire Department are on Del Mar Boulevard across from St Patrick s Catholic Church 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 municipal government is administered by the city manager hired by the city council All city elected offices have a four year term and are nonpartisan though most officials have a Democratic party preference or affiliation City council meetings are held on Mondays and can be viewed on the public access television cable TV channel or live online at Public Access Channel live stream 92 List of mayors of Laredo TexasName Portrait Term start Term endWilliam Franklin Alexander 93 1852 1854Bartolome Garcia 1855 1855Santos Benavides 1856 1856Refugio Benavides 1857 1857Bartolome Garcia 1858 1858Refugio Benavides 1859 1859Tomas Trevino 1860 1860Juan Francisco Farias 1861 1861Bartolome Garcia 1862 1864Nicolas Sanchez 1865 1865Agustin Salinas 1866 1867Samuel M Jarvis 1868 1868Agustin Salinas 1866 1867Hugh James 1874 1876Atanacio Vidaurri 1877 1877Rosendo Garcia 1878 1878Julian Garcia 1879 1880Porfirio Benavidez 1881 1882Dario Sanchez 1883 1883Porfirio Benavides 1884 1884Dario Sanchez 1885 1885E A Atlee 1886 1890C A McLane 1891 1894Andrew Hans Thaison 1895 1895L J Christian 1896 1898A E Vidaurri 1899 1900Amador Sanchez 1901 1909Robert McComb 1910 1919L Villegas 1920 1925Albert Martin 1926 1939Hugh Cluck 1940 1953J C Martin Jr 1954 1977Aldo Tatangelo 1978 1990Saul N Ramirez Jr 1990 1997Betty Flores 1998 2006Raul G Salinas nbsp 2006 2014Pete Saenz nbsp 2014 The council then named the assistant city manager Horacio De Leon as the acting city manager 94 95 Robert Alexander Eads was selected as City Manager on March 4 2020 96 State and federal representation edit The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Laredo division is a relatively new building adjacent to the Webb County Courthouse The United States Border Patrol Laredo Sector Headquarters is 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 97 Postal branches are downtown and at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard 98 99 The Texas Army National Guard armory is at 6001 E Bob Bullock Loop 20 Laredo Texas The Colburn Memorial United States Army Reserve Center is at 1 W End Washington St Laredo Texas The Texas Department of Criminal Justice TDCJ operates the Laredo Parole Office 100 The private prison operator GEO Group runs the Rio Grande Detention Center in Laredo which opened in 2008 and holds a maximum of 1900 federal detainees 101 Education editElementary and secondary edit nbsp Newman Elementary School at 1300 Alta Vista Blvd is named for the late businessman B P Newman and his widow Peggy Two school districts the Laredo Independent School District and the United Independent School District and eight private schools serve Laredo The Laredo Independent School District 102 LISD serves the areas in central Laredo The LISD high schools are Cigarroa High School Martin High School J W Nixon High School and the Laredo Early College High School LISD also has three magnet schools Dr Dennis D Cantu Health Science Magnet School LISD Magnet for Engineering and Technology Education and Vidal M Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts The United Independent School District 103 serves the rest of Laredo and northern Webb County The UISD high schools are John B Alexander High School Lyndon B Johnson High School Laredo Early College 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 the United South Business Magnet There are thirty nine schools within UISD and more are under construction or development United ISD is one of the state s fastest growing districts serving almost forty thousand students and covering an area the physical size of Rhode Island nbsp Former downtown campus of St Augustine Parochial SchoolSeveral private schools also serve the city Saint Augustine High School Catholic school 9th 12th 104 Laredo Christian Academy Assemblies of God Grades PK 12th United Day School PK 8th Mary Help of Christians School Catholic school PK 8th Blessed Sacrament School Catholic school PK 7th Our Lady of Guadalupe School Catholic school PK 6th St Peter Memorial School Catholic school PK 6th Saint Augustine School Catholic school now elementary and middle PK 8th established 1928 enrollment 485 2008 The city also has several charter schools including Gateway Academy K 12Colleges and universities edit Laredo is home to Laredo College 105 and Texas A amp M International University 106 TAMIU The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 107 has a campus in Laredo Laredo College is a two campus institution which offers two year Associate s degrees The main campus is at the western 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 community from Indian raids in its early history Several of the old buildings at the fort were converted into classrooms but after renovation programs nearly all of the campus structures are now modern The smaller newer second campus Laredo College South Campus is in south Laredo along U S Route 83 nbsp Texas A amp M International University LibraryThe Texas A amp M International University is a 4 6 year university that offers bachelor s and master s degrees On April 22 2004 108 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin Texas approved Texas A amp M International University to grant its first PhD in International Business Administration 109 110 TAMIU s College of Business Administration has been named an outstanding business school in The Princeton Review s Best 282 Business Schools 2007 Edition and ranked third in the nation for the category Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students 111 The university s campus is in Northeast Laredo along Loop 20 The university was an extension of Texas A amp I Kingsville and later the former Laredo State University Prior to its current location along Bob Bullock Loop 20 the university was housed with the Laredo College downtown campus The University of Texas Health Science Center campus is in East Laredo near U S Highway 59 and the Laredo Medical Center The campus is an extension university from UTHSC in San Antonio Texas The university offers doctoral degrees in the medical and dental fields Media editSee also List of newspapers in Texas List of radio stations in Texas and List of television stations in Texas Newspapers edit Name Frequency Language CityLaredo Morning Times Daily English LaredoLareDOS Defunct 2014 112 Monthly English LaredoEl Manana Laredo Sun Daily Spanish English Nuevo Laredo LaredoEl Lider Informativo Daily Spanish Nuevo LaredoEl Diario de Nuevo Laredo Daily Spanish Nuevo LaredoPrimera Hora Daily Spanish Nuevo LaredoUltima Hora Daily Spanish Nuevo LaredoTelevision edit According to Nielsen Media Research the Laredo region which includes Webb and Zapata counties is ranked 185th market by population size in the United States 113 The first station to broadcast in Laredo was KGNS in 1956 followed by KVTV in 1973 then KJTB now KLDO in 1985 The only notable television network missing from Laredo s airwaves is PBS Laredo had a full power local The CW affiliate KGNS DT2 but on July 3 2014 the affiliation switched to ABC Prior to that KJTB channel 27 from January 1985 to October 1988 was Laredo s ABC affiliate KJTB was later bought by Entravision and affiliated the station to Telemundo and changed its callsign to KLDO Today KLDO is affiliated to Univision Before KJTB KGNS an NBC affiliate had a secondary affiliation to ABC from its founding in 1956 through KJTB s founding in 1985 On November 6 2013 KGNS reached an agreement to add the ABC affiliation The ABC affiliate launched in July 2014 when KGNS dropped The CW programming and added ABC programming 114 In October 2015 KVTV now KYLX started broadcasting The CW Programming on its digital subchannel 13 2 115 In December 2014 all Nuevo Laredo stations turned off analog television broadcasting and started broadcasting digitally only 116 VC DT DTV Dish Spectrum Callsign Network Resolution City of License Official Website Notes1 1 23 1 98 XHLNA Azteca Uno HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca com 1 2 23 2 XHLNA TDT2 ADN 40 SD 480i Nuevo Laredo adn40 mx 2 1 29 1 XHLAR Las Estrellas HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo lasestrellas tv 3 1 35 1 XHCTNL Imagen Television HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo imagentv com 3 4 35 4 XHCTNL TDT4 Excelsior TV SD 480i Nuevo Laredo excelsior com 4 1 25 1 14 XHBR Televisa Nuevo Laredo HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo televisaregional com 5 1 25 1 XHBR TDT2 Canal 5 SD 480i Nuevo Laredo televisa com 6 1 32 1 15 XHNAT Multimedios Plus HD 720p Nuevo Laredo multimedios com 6 2 32 2 XHNAT TDT2 Milenio TV SD 480i Nuevo Laredo milenio com 6 3 32 3 XHNAT TDT3 Teleritmo SD 480i Nuevo Laredo multimedios com 6 4 32 4 XHNAT TDT4 MVS TV SD 480i Nuevo Laredo mvstv com 7 1 33 2 XHLAT TDT Azteca 7 HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca com 7 2 33 9 XHLAT TDT2 a SD 480i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca com 8 1 8 3 8 8 10 KGNS NBC HD 1080i Laredo kgns tv 8 2 8 4 12 15 9 KGNS DT2 ABC HD 720p Laredo kgns tv 8 3 8 5 16 25 KGNS DT3 Telemundo HD 720p Laredo telemundolaredo tv 8 5 8 7 KGNS DT5 True Crime Network SD 480i Laredo truecrimenetworktv com 10 1 10 1 16 25 KXNU Telemundo HD 720p Laredo telemundolaredo tv 11 KLRN PBS Analog San Antonio klrn org 13 1 13 3 13 13 6 KYLX CBS HD 1080i Laredo cbs com 13 2 13 4 9 19 KYLX LD2 The CW SD 480i Laredo yourcwtv com 15 1 15 1 KLMV MeTV SD 480i Laredo metv com 15 2 15 2 KLMV LD2 Estrella TV SD 480i Laredo estrellatv com 15 3 15 3 KLMV LD3 Movies SD 480i Laredo moviestvnetwork com 15 4 15 4 KLMV LD4 Jewelry TV SD 480i Laredo jtv com 17 1 17 1 99 XEFE Once TV HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo xefetv com 27 1 19 1 27 78 1 KLDO Univision HD 1080i Laredo noticiasya com 27 2 19 2 1248 KLDO DT2 LATV SD 480i Laredo latv com 27 3 19 3 KLDO DT3 TBD SD 480i Laredo tbd com 27 4 19 4 KLDO DT4 Stadium SD 480i Laredo watchstadium com 27 5 19 5 KLDO DT5 Court TV SD 480i Laredo courttv com 31 1 31 1 39 39 16 KXOF Fox MyNet HD 720p Laredo foxnewssouthtexas com 31 2 31 2 KXOF CD2 Grit SD 480i Laredo grittv com 31 3 31 3 KXOF CD3 Laff SD 480i Laredo laff com 39 1 27 1 77 KETF Unimas HD 720p Laredo ketftv com 39 2 27 2 KETF CD2 Comet SD 480i Laredo comettv com 39 3 27 3 KETF CD3 Charge SD 480i Laredo watchcharge com 39 4 27 4 4 KETF CD4 Azteca America HD 720p Laredo aztecaamerica com Radio edit According to Arbitron the Laredo region which includes Jim Hogg Webb and Zapata counties is ranked 191st market by population size 117 AM radio edit Frequency Callsign Brand City of License Website Webcast530 WPMQ285 TxDOT HAR Laredo 790 XEFE La Mera Ley Nuevo Laredo listen live890 KVOZ Radio Cristiana Laredo lanuevaradiocristiana com 960 XEK La Grande Nuevo Laredo xek com listen live1000 XENLT Radio Formula Nuevo Laredo radioformula com listen live1090 XEWL La Romantica Nuevo Laredo radiorama com listen live1300 KLAR Radio Poder Laredo feypoder com listen live1340 XEBK Mega 95 7 Nuevo Laredo radiorama com listen live1370 XEGNK Radio Mexicana Nuevo Laredo radiorama com listen live1410 XEAS Ke Buena Nuevo Laredo kebuena com listen live1490 KLNT Super Tejano Laredo klnt1490 com listen live1550 XENU La Rancherita Nuevo Laredo radiorama com listen live1610 WQA200 CBP Information Laredo Long range AM stations edit The following Clear Channel AM stations can be heard in Laredo Frequency Callsign Brand City of License Website Webcast680 KKYX Country Legends 680 San Antonio kkyx com listen live720 KSAH Norteno 720 San Antonio 740 KTRH Newsradio 740 KTRH Houston ktrh com listen live760 KTKR Ticket 760 AM San Antonio ticket760 com listen live990 XET La T Grande Monterrey listen live1030 KCTA KCTA 1030 AM Corpus Christi kctaradio com listen live1050 XEG Ranchera de Monterrey Monterrey rancherademonterrey com listen live1140 XEMR MR Deportes Monterrey 1200 WOAI News Radio 1200 San Antonio radio woai com listen live1210 KUBR Radio Cristiana San Juan listen live permanent dead link 1530 KGBT La Tremenda 1530 Harlingen latremenda1530 com FM radio edit Frequency Callsign Brand Format City of License Website Webcast88 1 KHOY Catholic Radio Religious Laredo khoy org listen live88 9 XHLDO Radio Tamaulipas Public Radio Nuevo Laredo tamaulipas gob listen live permanent dead link 89 9 KBNL Radio Manantial Spanish religious Laredo kbnl com listen live91 3 XHNOE Stereo 91 Spanish Contemporary Nuevo Laredo xhnoe com listen live92 7 KJBZ Z93 Tejano Laredo z93laredo com listen live93 7 XHNLT PR Radio Estereo Uncion FM Christian Radio Nuevo Laredo uncionfeypoder com listen live94 1 XHTLN Imagen RMX Laredo Talk Contemporary Nuevo Laredo rmx com mx listen live94 9 KQUR Digital 94 9 Spanish Pop Laredo digital949 com listen live95 3 XHLPZ La Traviesa Spanish Regional Lampazos 95 7 XHBK Mega 95 7 Spanish Contemporary Nuevo Laredo radioavanzado com listen live96 5 XHTWO PR Radio Two Norteno Nuevo Laredo listen live97 1 XHNLO La Caliente Norteno Nuevo Laredo mmradio com listen live98 1 KRRG Big Buck Country Country Laredo bigbuck98 com Archived September 21 2011 at the Wayback Machine listen live99 3 XHNK 40 Principales Top 40 Nuevo Laredo radiorama com listen live100 1 none The Blitz Classic Rock and Heavy Metal Laredo theblitz radio12345 com listen live100 5 KBDR La Ley Tejano Laredo laley1005 com listen live101 5 XHAS Ke Buena Norteno Nuevo Laredo kebuena com listen live102 3 XHMW Stereo Vida AC Oldies Nuevo Laredo radiorama com listen live102 9 nonePR La Guerrera de la Frontera International Nuevo Laredo laguerrera mx listen live103 3 nonePR XRock Classic rock Nuevo Laredo listen live104 5 nonePR 2 Beat Electronica Nuevo Laredo 104 9 XHNLR Radio UAT University Radio Nuevo Laredo uat mx listen live105 1 nonePR RN Radio Spanish Nuevo Laredo rn105 com listen live105 5 nonePR Mas Musica Spanish Nuevo Laredo 106 1 KNEX Hot 106 1 Urban Rhythmic Top 40 Laredo hot1061 com listen live106 5 nonePR Radio Voz Norteno Nuevo Laredo radiovoz1065 net listen live107 3 XHGTS 107 3 Me Gusta Spanish Pop Nuevo Laredo xhgts com listen live162 55 WXK26 NOAA Weather Radio Weather Laredo noaa gov PR Suspected pirate radio stations since they are not licensed with Federal Communications Commission FCC in the United States or COFETEL in Mexico 118 119 Some pirate stations are suspected due to the fact other licensed stations nearby share the same frequency such as 106 5 Radio Voz and KMAE from nearby Bruni Texas and 103 3 Radio 33 and XHAHU FM from nearby Anahuac Nuevo Leon each city less than 50 miles from Laredo Infrastructure editHealth care edit nbsp Laredo Medical Center formerly Mercy Hospital is the largest hospital in Laredo nbsp Doctor s Hospital in Laredo nbsp Laredo Specialty Hospital near the Laredo Medical Center handles certain patients requiring long term care In addition to the University of Texas Health Science Center branch there are five other principal medical centers in Laredo the Laredo Medical Center Doctor s Hospital Gateway Community Health Center Providence Surgical amp Medical Center and the Laredo Specialty Hospital Doctors Hospital 120 is Laredo s second largest medical center The hospital complex is over 250 000 square feet 23 000 m2 with 180 licensed beds on a 58 acre 23 ha campus Affiliated with Universal Health Services it is on Loop 20 in north Laredo The Doctors Regional Cancer Treatment Center offers comprehensive cancer services The Providence Surgical amp Medical Center 121 is an ambulatory health care center in north central Laredo and also owned by Universal Health Services The Gateway Community Health Center 122 is the third largest medical center in Laredo The health center s main building is 64 000 square feet 5 900 m2 The Medical center moved to its new 11 000 000 building in 2006 The main Gateway Community Health Center is in East Laredo close to U S Highway 59 It also has three branches in the Laredo area the South Clinic El Cenizo Community Center and Quad City Community Center Gateway Community Health Center services include The Laredo Specialty Hospital 123 is the fourth largest medical center in Laredo It is owned by Ernest Health Inc and was founded by Elmo Lopez Jr on May 22 2006 It admitted its first patient within hours of operation The grand opening took place in March 2007 Transportation edit In 2016 82 3 percent of working Laredo residents commuted by driving alone 10 2 percent carpooled 0 9 percent used public transportation and 1 9 percent walked About 2 percent of working Laredo residents commuted by all other means including taxi bicycle and motorcycles About 2 6 percent worked at home 124 In 2015 6 5 percent of city of Laredo households were without a car which decreased slightly to 5 9 percent in 2016 The national average was 8 7 percent in 2016 Laredo averaged 1 85 cars per household in 2016 compared to a national average of 1 8 per household 125 Air edit nbsp Laredo International Airport nbsp Tex Mex Railway International Bridge view from LaredoLaredo is served by the Laredo International Airport Daily flights are available to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Tri 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 the City of Laredo for a new municipal airport From the mid 1970s until the mid 1990s the airport used a small terminal for passenger airline service and several old hangars for air cargo and private aircraft A new state of the art passenger terminal was built along the then newly constructed Loop 20 to accommodate larger jets and to increase passenger air travel through Laredo Expansion of air cargo facilities taxiways and aprons air cargo carriers such as DHL FedEx UPS BAX and others have responded by adding commercial air cargo jet services Laredo also has two medical helipads at Laredo Medical Center and Doctor s Hospital Mass transit edit El Metro is the public transit system that operates 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 vans The El Metro hub is in downtown Laredo at El Metro Transit Center The center also houses Greyhound Lines and provides fee based daily parking for downtown shoppers and workers Rural transit edit Rural transportation is provided by the Webb County operated El Aguila Rural Transportation the Eagle bus services El Aguila serves fixed daily routes from rural communities Bruni El Cenizo Mirando City Oilton and Rio Bravo to the downtown El Metro Transit Center International bridges edit Main article International bridges in Laredo Texas Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juarez Lincoln International Bridge World Trade International Bridge commercial traffic only Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Texas Mexican Railway International BridgeMajor highways edit Major highways in Laredo and their starting and ending points nbsp Interstate 35 Laredo Duluth nbsp Interstate 69W Laredo Victoria following I 69 to Port Huron nbsp Interstate 2 is proposed to be extended to Laredo following US 83 If it is extended I 2 s terminus would be I 69W It would also serve as the southern end of I 35 Interstate 27 is proposed to be extended to Laredo from Lubbock Tx following various routes till it meets with US 83 If it is extended I 27 terminus would be I 35 at marker 18 in north Webb County nbsp U S Highway 59 Laredo Lancaster Included on the I 69W corridor nbsp U S Highway 83 Brownsville Laredo Westhope nbsp State Highway 255 Laredo Colombia nbsp State Highway 359 Laredo Skidmore nbsp State Loop 20 Loop around Laredo nbsp Farm to Market Road 1472 Laredo Colombia Solidarity International BridgeMajor highways in Nuevo Laredo and their starting and ending points nbsp Mexican Federal Highway 85 Nuevo Laredo Mexico City nbsp Mexican Federal Highway 2 Matamoros Nuevo Laredo Colombia Ciudad Acuna Tamaulipas State Highway 1 Nuevo Laredo Monterrey Nuevo Leon State Highway Spur 1 Colombia AnahuacNotable people editBorn in Laredo edit nbsp Tom DeLay the Republican House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2006 was born in Laredo Pedro Pete Astudillo composer David Barkley Cantu first Mexican American to be awarded the Medal of Honor Freddie Benavides former professional baseball player Santos Benavides Confederate States of America colonel Esther Buckley 1948 2013 member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1983 to 1992 Laredo educator Kaleb Canales born 1978 assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association Quico Canseco Republican U S Representative representing Texas s 23rd congressional district from 2010 to 2012 Orlando Canizales professional boxer Career W 50 L 5 D 1 Francisco G Cigarroa chancellor of University of Texas System Henry R Cuellar Democrat U S Representative from Texas s 28th congressional district since 2005 former Texas Secretary of State 2001 and state representative 1987 2001 Tony Dalton actor and screenwriter Elizabeth De Razzo born 1980 actress Tom DeLay former U S Representative for Texas s 22nd congressional district former House Majority Leader Republican from Sugar Land Texas Ramon H Dovalina born 1943 educator president of Laredo Community College from 1995 to 2007 Elma Salinas Ender born 1953 first Hispanic woman state court judge in Texas served on the 341st District Court from 1983 until her retirement in 2012 Audrey Esparza born 1986 actress Megan Frazee born 1987 women s professional basketball player 2009 Betty Flores born 1944 first woman mayor of Laredo 1998 2006 Alfonso Gomez Rejon born 1973 film and television director Carla Gonzalez born 2001 professional wrestler known as Rok C and Roxanne Perez Armando Hinojosa born 1944 sculptor designed Tejano Monument in Austin and Among Friends There Are No Borders at the Laredo International Airport Jovita Idar 1885 1946 was a Mexican American journalist political activist and civil rights worker who fought for the rights of Mexican Americans and women John King Professional baseball pitcher for The Texas Rangers Rodney Lewis born 1954 oil and natural gas industrialist based in San Antonio Sebastian Ligarde born 1954 actor Thomas C Mann 1912 1999 Pointman for Latin America policy for President Lyndon Johnson Jose C Pepe Martin Jr 1913 1998 mayor of Laredo from 1954 to 1978 convicted federal felon popularly known as el patron Cesar A Martinez born 1944 artist prominent in the Chicano world of art Alicia Dickerson Montemayor Democratic political activist and educator Amado Maurilio Pena Jr born 1943 American visual artist and art educator Federico Pena former mayor of Denver former U S Secretary of Transportation and former U S Secretary of Energy Democrat William Merriweather Pena 1919 2018 architect Roel Ramirez born 1995 professional baseball player Ana Rodriguez Miss USA finalist finished third runner up 2011 Johnny Rodriguez Tex Mex Country singer Pete Saenz born 1951 mayor of Laredo since November 12 2014 former trustee of Laredo Community College and Laredo lawyer Poncho Sanchez born 1951 conga player Latin jazz bandmaster amp salsa singer Antonio R Tony Sanchez Jr oilman and banker 2002 Democratic nominee for governor of Texas Edgar Valdez Villarreal born 1973 nicknamed La Barbie Mexican American drug lord and former leader of Los Negros 126 Kathleen King von Alvensleben architect Peggy Webber born 1925 actress Jack Wheeler 1944 2010 co founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund aide to U S Presidents Reagan George H W Bush and George W Bush Judith Zaffirini born 1946 First Latina elected to the Texas State Senate Other notable people edit Steve Asmussen born 1965 horse breeder who won three legs of the Triple Crown Norma Elia Cantu born 1947 Chicana postmodernist writer and a professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio Thomas Haden Church actor in film Sideways and sitcom Wings Edmund J Davis 1827 1883 governor of Texas from 1869 to 1873 resided in Laredo during parts of the 1850s Ned Kock information systems professor affiliated with Texas A amp M International University Jack Lanza ex professional wrestler now WWE producer Juan L Maldonado born 1948 sixth president of Laredo Community College Saul N Ramirez Jr mayor of Laredo from 1990 to 1998 Richard Pena Raymond state representative from Webb County since 2001 previously represented Duval County Jerry D Thompson born 1943 historian affiliated with Texas A amp M International University Jeremy Vuolo born 1987 is an American former soccer player for Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League Robert G Whitehead 1916 2007 businessman artist who marketed Blue Star first aid ointment Roger L Worsley born 1937 president of Laredo Community College 1985 to 1995Sister cities editDuring the month of July Laredo sponsors the Laredo International Sister Cities Festival which was founded in 2003 The festival is an international business trade tourism and cultural expo All of Laredo s sister cities are invited to participate In 2004 the Laredo International Sister Cities Festival received the best overall Program award from the Sister Cities International 127 Laredo s sister cities are 128 nbsp Acambaro Mexico 2004 nbsp Campeche Mexico nbsp Cerralvo Mexico nbsp Chenzhou China 2001 nbsp Cienega de Flores Mexico 1987 nbsp Ciudad Valles Mexico nbsp La Cruz Costa Rica nbsp Cuernavaca Mexico nbsp General Escobedo Mexico nbsp General Teran Mexico nbsp Guadalajara Mexico nbsp Guadalupe Mexico 2000 nbsp Los Herreras Mexico nbsp Hutt New Zealand nbsp Jerez Mexico 1987 nbsp Lampazos de Naranjo Mexico 2000 nbsp Laredo Spain 1978 nbsp Lazaro Cardenas Mexico nbsp Leon Mexico nbsp Mexticacan Mexico 2002 nbsp Monclova Mexico 2003 nbsp Montemorelos Mexico nbsp Murray Bridge Australia 1984 nbsp Nuevo Laredo Mexico 1986 nbsp Papantla Mexico nbsp San Antonio de Areco Argentina nbsp San Miguel de Allende Mexico 2001 nbsp Tainan Taiwan nbsp Tepatitlan de Morelos Mexico nbsp Tijuana Mexico nbsp Tlahualilo Mexico 1988 nbsp Tonala Mexico nbsp Torreon Mexico 2004 nbsp Veracruz Mexico 1992 nbsp Wenzhou China nbsp Wuwei China 2004 nbsp Zixing China 2002 See also edit nbsp Geography portal nbsp North America portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Texas portalLaredo Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo Webb County TexasNotes edit East Los Angeles California has a slightly higher Hispanic proportion at 95 16 but is a census designated place and not an incorporated city Mean monthly maxima and minima i e the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020 Records for Laredo observed at 20 Fort McIntosh Texas from November 15 1902 December 31 1931 Laredo City Weather Bureau Office precipitation only January 1932 February 1944 Two differing locations March 1944 December 2009 Laredo International Airport since January 2010 Note the US Census treats Hispanic Latino as an ethnic category This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category Hispanics Latinos can be of any race 26 References edit Dr Victor D Trevino Mayor Term December 2022 to November 2026 City of Laredo January 3 2022 Democratic Party who filed for the March 2020 primary elections www kgns tv Retrieved March 26 2020 Government City of Laredo Retrieved April 29 2022 2019 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 7 2020 List of 2020 Census Urban Areas census gov United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 7 2023 a b U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 QuickFacts Laredo city Texas Census gov United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 7 2023 World Gazetteer America largest cities per 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