Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Laredo

One day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press spent 24 hours in five cities on Texas’ border with Mexico to measure the impact of a dramatic drop in migrant crossings

The Independent UK

Many Americans say immigration is out of control, but 24 hours on the Texas-Mexico border showed a new reality. Will it last?

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press visited five locations along the 1,254-mile span to separate the facts from the political narrative during a heated election year.

The Texas Tribune

A Texas Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The State Says That's No Big Deal.

Opposing Priscilla Villarreal's petition for Supreme Court review, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton portrays basic journalism as "incitement."

Reason

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Two 12-year-old girls arrested in Texas over threats to commit school shooting

‘We know what happened in Georgia. And we’re not gonna let it happen here,’ police chief says in Laredo, Texas

The Independent UK

This Texas Woman Was Jailed for Her Journalism. Is She the Future of Media?

Priscilla Villarreal, known as "Lagordiloca," is suing law enforcement for violating her First Amendment rights. She is appealing to the Supreme Court.

Reason

Mexico's largest convenience store chain will reopen 191 stores in border city hit by gang threats

Mexico’s largest convenience store chain says it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed last week because of drug cartel threats

The Independent UK

17 migrants rescued from a locked trailer near the Texan city of Laredo

Border Patrol agents found the group at night near Encinal, Texas

Latin Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Laredo, East LA and Hialeah, among the Latino-heavy cities with the highest poverty rates in the U.S.

An analysis of 10 communities with the largest share of Latino residents showed an average poverty rate of 18.7%, higher than the national average

Latin Times

Laredo mayor says passenger train lines to Mexican border cities will boost tourism, security

New Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, revealed plans to boost Mexico's rail network with around 1,850 miles of new track

Latin Times

Henry Cuellar’s corruption trial delayed until after election

The Laredo Democrat faces allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government.

The Texas Tribune

These Strange Bedfellows Want SCOTUS To Remind the 5th Circuit That Journalism Is Not a Crime

An ideologically diverse mix of individuals and organizations supports a Texas journalist who was arrested for asking questions.

Reason

Navy veteran Jay Furman will face indicted U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in South Texas congressional race

Furman won the Republican nomination in a runoff against Lazaro Garza. Cuellar’s criminal charges have suddenly made it a high-profile race.

The Texas Tribune

Want to Build a Wall? Don’t Try It in Her Town.

Tricia Cortez and her scrappy Laredo environmental group have fought back against powerful interests in South Texas.

Texas Observer

Laredo's Juárez-Lincoln Bridge to experience temporary traffic shift for drainage improvement project

In a typical year, more than 3 million vehicles cross the bridge

Latin Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Texas Observer

‘You are the best El Jefe!’: Henry Cuellar’s Alleged Brazen Foreign Bribery Schemes

The powerful Laredo congressman is indicted for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank in exchange for at least $600,000 in bribes.

The Texas Tribune

Two political consultants plead guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery case

The Laredo Democrat faces federal charges of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government.

The Texas Tribune

Texans in Congress stay silent on Cuellar indictment, unlike with Santos and Menendez before him

Some Texans called on Sen. Bob Menendez and former Rep. George Santos to resign amid their own scandals, but have been silent about the Laredo Democrat.

The Texas Tribune

With indictment, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s deep South Texas ties will again be tested

Cuellar was expected to cruise to reelection. Now he’ll need to rely on support from local and national Democratic leaders to help him overcome scandal.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reason

A Texas Reporter Busted for Asking Questions Asks SCOTUS To Reject the Criminalization of Journalism

Priscilla Villarreal is appealing a 5th Circuit decision that dismissed her First Amendment lawsuit against Laredo police and prosecutors.

The Texas Tribune

As Senate race heats up, Ted Cruz pitches himself as the better bipartisan

Cruz rose to fame as a right-wing fighter, but he hopes to highlight his unsung accomplishments as he faces Rep. Colin Allred.

The Texas Tribune

New EPA rule to slash cancer-causing emissions from sterilization facilities

Laredo residents who live near a sterilization plant say the new federal limits on the pollutant will improve air quality and reduce their city’s high cancer risk.

Reason

The 5th Circuit Says Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional

The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.

Texas Observer

The Judges Who Ruled Against La Gordiloca Are Criminalizing Watchdog Journalism

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a lawsuit by Laredo’s most famous citizen journalist, Priscilla Villarreal, aka La Gordiloca.

Latin Times

From Hospital Bed to Hashtag Hero: 'La Gordiloca' Returns with Mask Message

The Facebook influencer is currently awaiting legal review after suing Laredo County officials in 2019 for intimidation

Texas Observer

La Gordiloca Goes to Court

An unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested.

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

the House Ethics Committee

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.