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“Laredo is like the goose that lays the golden eggs,” says Alec Martinez, a local resident who has worked in city government. “Everyone is interested in the eggs, but no

Residents of Laredo, Texas, and other towns at the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande, get left by the wayside in state and national policy.

Residents of Laredo, Texas, and other towns at the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande, get left by the wayside in state and national policy.

Residents surprised and confused after the president promised to halt construction of a wall.

Residents surprised and confused after the president promised to halt construction of a wall.

Soldiers patrolling border communities with assault rifles is the latest escalation in Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.

Allowing soldiers to patrol border communities with assault rifles is the latest escalation in Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.

In response to the city’s evaluation regarding the November TCEQ investigation report...

Skip to main content Pair of Laredo water plant employees appeal termination, believe they were fall guys for boil water notice July 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Water Treatment Supervisor Tony Moreno gives a tour of a resevoir treating the raw water at the El Pico Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less 2of5 The El Pico Water Treatment Plant is pictured in 2017.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times fileShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4...

Whistleblower discuses how he uncovered water issues that led to boil notice July 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 On the right is a new water filter, and on the left is how Federico Martin Reyes discovered the same filters just two weeks later before he alerted authorities.Courtesy / Federico Martin ReyesShow MoreShow Less 6of6 It was the courage of one man to use his expertise to find out there was a problem with the water of the city. Federico Martin Reyes, a local contract welder, caused ...