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Martha Washington Society and city enter five-year agreement
May 24, 2021
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Society of Martha Washington debutantes and their escorts get ready for a dress rehearsal, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at the Sames Auto Arena.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning Times
The Society of Martha Washington and the City of Laredo have entered into a five-year sponsorship agreement that will allow the 501c4 to make use of Sames Auto Arena as a way to address the financial burden that resulted from the 2020 Colonial Ball.
In 2020, the SMW hosted their ball at the arena which SMW representative Veronica Castillon touted a 1,200-guest attendance with 600 out-of-city visitors including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman.
TAMIU celebrates graduates amid pandemic recovery
May 15, 2021
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TAMIU Student Government Association Student Body President Mariana Rodriguez speaks on behalf of the gradutes in a video played on screen at the TAMIU Spring Commencement Ceremony, Friday, May 14, 2021 at the Sames Auto Arena. The ceremony is TAMIU s first in person commencement since December 2019.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning Times
Over a thousand graduates began the two-day gathering at Sames Auto Arena starting Friday night for the 2021 TAMIU Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes.
This in-person commencement was the first held since December 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.