Vera Cindy Liendo Espinoza . According to the 2. Received an elite rank by becoming a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Department of Family Medicine achieved a level 3 PCMH rating by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Bolachas Now Playing, 25/2016 (#75): Dawes - One Of Us Dawes - When The Tequila Runs Out Dawes - For No Good Reason Natural Child - Juanita The Growlers - City Club Allah-Las - Could Be You Eagulls - White Lie Lullabies. Texas and 3rd most populated on the United States- Mexican border, after San Diego and El Paso. Most major transportation companies have a facility in Laredo. The city's location on the southern end of I- 3. Mexico promotes its vital role in trade between the two nations. Laredo International Airport is within the Laredo city limits, while the Quetzalcoatl International Airport is nearby in Nuevo Laredo on the Mexican side. Founded in 1. 75. Laredo grew from a villa to the capital of the brief Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the United States- Mexican Border. Today, it has four international bridges and one railway bridge. Texas A& M International University and Laredo Community College are located in Laredo. South Texas Luncheon, an air show, and two major parades are all held in conjunction with the Washington's birthday events. A citizens committee, including the restaurateur Danny Lopez, Jr., is seeking to establish a private- public partnership to reopen the Plaza as a live entertainment venue. The plans call for $8 to $1. Villa de San Agustin de Laredo got its name from Laredo, Cantabria, Spain and in honor of Saint Augustine of Hippo. In 1. 84. 0, Laredo was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande, set up in opposition to Antonio L. In 1. 84. 6, 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. This petition was rejected, and the bulk of the population moved over the river into Mexican territory to found Nuevo Laredo. In 1. 84. 9, the military set up Fort Mc. Intosh (originally Camp Crawford). Laredo was rechartered as a city in 1. In 2. 00. 5, Laredo celebrated the 2. Some scholars say the name stems from Glaretum which means . Others state that Laredo stems from a Basque word meaning . The lake is 3. 71 acres (1. There are six major creeks 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). The climate is considered to be hot semi- arid (K. Gabriela expresses full support for Sugar Mercado #LabananAngAbuso pic.twitter.com/Ea861reIUp — Gabriela WomensParty (@GabrielaWomenPL) November 6, 2015. MANILA - Former SexBomb Girls member Sugar Mercado is seeking a court. 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. As Laredo sometimes undergoes drought, a water conservation ordinance was implemented in 2. According to the 2. Census, the racial composition of Laredo was as follows. Ethnically, the city was. According to the 2. Census, the vast majority of Laredo's population is ethnically of Hispanic (of any race) origin, with 9. Only 4. 4% of the population was of non- Hispanic/Latino (3. Hispanic White, 0. Hispanic Black or African American, 0. Hispanic Asian, 0. Hispanic) and 0. 1% of two or more races (non- Hispanic)). The average household contained 3. The population density was 2,2. The average household size was 3. The city's population is 3. The median age was 2. For every 1. 00 females there were 9. For every 1. 00 females age 1. The per capita income for the city was $1. Bush visited the establishment when he was in town. Laredo has four South Texas banking institutions based out of the city: Falcon International Bank, International Bank of Commerce, BBVA Compass, and Texas Community Bank. As a major player of international trade, Laredo benefited from the passing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 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. The Streets of Laredo Urban Mall is an association created by businesses on Iturbide St. Laredo has experienced a higher job growth rate (2%- 6. North American Free Trade Agreement. In 2. 00. 7, Laredo experienced a job growth rate of 2. As of October 2. 00. Laredo unemployment rate was 4. Texas statewide. This is a significant drop since the mid- 1. Laredo's unemployment was over 1. 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, but Laredo experienced the closing of the one and only garment- producing company (Barry) of about three hundred workers. Laredo's vulnerability continue to exist in international trade due to unforeseen changes to Mexico's economy, immigration laws (along with daily border crossings: shoppers and commercial trade) and terrorism as the result of September 1. The gender pay gap in Laredo increased 2. Only the wealthy city of Frisco in the Dallas- Fort Worth metroplex, had a greater pay gap within Texas than did Laredo. According to census reports, Laredo has a 3. Laredo households with children under the age of eighteen headed by women have a 5. It is the largest annual celebration of its kind in the United States, with 4. It was founded in 1. Improved Order of Red Men, local chapter Yaqui Tribe #5. The first celebration was a success, and its popularity grew rapidly; in 1. In 1. 92. 4, the Celebration held its first Colonial Pageant, which featured 1. Laredo, representing the 1. Similar to New Orleans' Mardi Gras, the Jamboozie is a colorful event, with many people dressed in beads, masks, and flamboyant outfits. A march, organized by the local League of United Latin American Citizens, is held downtown the last Saturday morning of March to remember Chavez for United Farm Workers, which in the 1. 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 1. Laredo area, and offers guided tours for school- age children and adults year- round. The building houses three galleries: the Goodman Gallery, the Laredo Art League Gallery and the Lilia G. The Center for the Arts, located in the former City Hall offices known as . The Laredo Little Theater provides Laredo with live stage performances. The theater also hosts comedians. A second museum is planned 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. In 1. 97. 4, the Laredo Public Library moved to the historic Bruni Plaza in downtown Laredo. In 1. 99. 3, the citizens of Laredo approved the construction of a new main library, which opened its doors on February 1, 1. The Laredo Public Library, which still uses the Dewey decimal system, has a 6. The main library is located in central Laredo; the Bruni Plaza Branch. Some of these places include Agave Azul, Cosmos, Old No. Lima Sol. This area has proven to be especially popular with the college crowd. Most of Laredo's Spanish Colonial style buildings are located in downtown Laredo. More modern American architecture can be seen along Interstate Highway 3. The oldest congregation, now San Agustin Cathedral, on the downtown historic plaza, dates to the founding of the city in 1. It was designed by Leo M. 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. He also did the San Agustin parish school, and may have had a hand in the San Agustin church itself. John Neumann Church at Hillside Road and Springfield Avenue, San Martin de Porres at 1. Sandman Street near the municipal water tower, and the large St. Patrick Catholic Church on Del Mar Boulevard, founded in 1. The Catholic diocese office, the headquarters of Bishop James Tamayo, is located on Corpus Christi Street north of Guadalupe Street. San Luis Rey Catholic Church at the intersection of Sanders and San Jose opened on September 1. Outside is a flowered prayer shrine. Its building is another work by Leo M. J. Ayers and Robert Ayers. U. S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom House. Webb County Courthouse, finished 1. Beaux- Arts style by renowned architect Alfred Giles. List of the tallest buildings. Edit. The former Hamilton Hotel, the tallest building in Laredo. Laredo in multimedia. Edit. Film and television. Edit. Streets of Laredo is a 1. William Holden, Macdonald Carey and William Bendix. When they become separated, two reluctantly become Texas Rangers, while the third continues on a life of crime. The episode stars Henry Rowland, Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., Karl Swenson, and Pierre Watkin. 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. Mc. Canles gang, played by Arthur Hunnicutt, L. Q. Jones, Harry Dean Stanton, and Anita Sands. In the story line, the gang arrives suddenly in Laramie. A spinoff of The Virginian, Laredo, with elements of comedy, focuses on Texas Rangers in the border country. It is available on DVD. Eastern on weekdays on the Encore Westerns Channel, having filled the time slot previously occupied by double episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers series, Lawman, which also co- stars Peter Brown. While performing at a prison rodeo in Huntsville, Texas, he escapes and heads for Laredo, where he hopes to join his family in Mexico. 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. The ensemble cast features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew Mc. Conaughey, and Elizabeth Pe. The movie was filmed in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Laredo. Maynard, who lived mostly in Colorado. Ex- Sex. Bomb Girl seeks court protection order vs husband. MANILA - Former Sex. Bomb Girls member Sugar Mercado is seeking a court protection order against her estranged husband, Kristofer Jay Go, and his parents. Mercado also filed a criminal case against Go for violation of the Republic Act 9. Anti- Violence Against Women and Children Act before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court on Friday afternoon. She was accompanied by her legal counsel, Atty. Minerva Lopez of the Gabriela Women's Party. Based on the documents submitted to the court, Lopez said that Mercado claimed that she has been receiving . Oo, natakot po ako nung una pero ngayon po ay lalaban ako kasi may mga mabubuting taong tumutulong po sa akin.
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