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La Unión del Pueblo Unido's headquarters in San Juan, Texas in January 2021. Many parts of the South Texas border didn't see the heavy snowfall reported across the state, but the extended cold temperatures and icing are dealing a blow to communities and industries in the area. Some South Texans lost power from Monday to Wednesday, but almost 6,500 AEP Energy customers in Laredo and Zapata still lacked power beyond the middle of the week, as did more than 16,500 customers in the Rio Grande Valley, according to the company’s outage map. Residents in Alamo and part of Laredo are also now faci...

AEP explains why some Laredoans have experienced prolonged blackouts Feb. 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Motorists navigate through the Arkansas Avenue and East Saunders Street intersection during a black out affecting multiple parts of Laredo, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as Laredo experiences freezing temperatures following a winter storm.Danny Zaragoza/Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Laredo Police officers monitor the intersection of Bob Bullock Loop and Highway 359, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, as Laredo continues to experience a black out throughout parts of the city.Danny Zaragoz...

Outages could last for days longer in Laredo area Feb. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Fountains outside the Laredo Center for the Arts partially freeze, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as Laredo experiences temperatures in the low 20s following a winter storm.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning Times As tens of thousands of Laredoans entered day three without electricity, and tens of thousands more with no water, it was not made clear when either of these essential services would be restored. Tony Arce, manager of community affairs for American Electric Power, noted that on Wednesday mo...

Rep. Cuellar announces $1.4M in federal funds to Laredo International Airport Courtesy of Rep. Henry Cuellar's Office Feb. 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Passengers line up for their tickets for the inaugural flight for AeroMar at Laredo International Airport on Oct. 5, 2020.Cuate Santos / Laredo Morning Times Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced Saturday $1,430,318 in federal funds to the Laredo International Airport. This funding, awarded through the Federal Aviation Commission’s (FAA) Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program (ACRGP), will be used to provide economic relief for th...

'A travesty': Laredo officials highlight disparity of vaccine allocation to Webb County amid outbreak Feb. 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 A COVID-19 particle is pictured in this image provided by the CDC. A study published in the Lanced medical journal examined the case of a man who became infected with two different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in less than two months. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)CDC, HO / TNSShow MoreShow Less 2of5 3of5 4of5 FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, a passenger wears personal protective equipment on a Delta Airlines flight after landin...