The future home of the Laredo Heat Soccer Club Youth Academy and the NPSL club, featuring a FIFA-certified turf field, will be named PEG Energy Stadium.
WBCA Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular The annual Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular is set to be bigger than ever in 2023 with an added dedication to a local legend that took the name of the city to the moon. In addition to the thrilling aviation show, which will include performances from three different military and civilian jet acts, this year’s event will have some added significance with the air show planning to honor Laredo’s own Arturo Campos, the legendary NASA engineer who played a major role in devising a solution to the emergency that arose during the Apollo 13 mission.
Port Laredo, which sits about 90 miles northeast of the Rio Grande Valley on the Mexico-U.S. border, is touting its services as a strategic crossing point for produce heading from or to Mexico.