Webb County considers $200K purchase of ambulance bus
Jan. 27, 2021
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An Ambulance Bus is pictured from the San Antonio Fire Department in 2012. Webb County is discussing possibly purchasing an AMBUS of its own, which could hold up to 22 non-critical patients in the event of a mass casualty incident.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-News file
Webb County Commissioners Court on Monday voted to enter into a memorandum of understanding in consideration of purchasing an ambulance bus, or “AMBUS,” for $200,000.
Webb County Emergency Management Coordinator Steve Landin explained that this bus can hold up to 22 non-critical patients in the event of a mass casualty incident in the area.
Commissioners Court recognizes LMT photographer Santos for 39 years of service
Jan. 12, 2021
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Former Laredo Morning Times chief photographer Cuate Santos photographs Webb County Constable Rudy Rodriguez’s Angel of Hope event on Monday, Dec. 14 behind Dovalina Elementary School.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
Recently-retired LMT photographer Cuate Santos was recognized by the Webb County Commissioners Court on Monday for his 39 years of service to the community.
Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina lauded Santos for always being himself kind, good-humored, low-key and professional.
“You’re all heart and you’re all love,” Tijerina said.
Commissioner Wawi Tijerina said she and Santos go back a long way, having grown up together in Colonia Guadalupe.
Webb County approves border wall moratorium resolution
Dec. 15, 2020
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Members of the U.S. military install concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande Nov. 16, 2018 in Laredo. Plans to begin construction of the border wall locally remain up in the air.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Photos show what the U.S.-Mexico border has looked like over the years.Laredo Morning Times Show MoreShow Less
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Migrants, including a pregnant woman, wait for inspection to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, circa 1950s.Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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The U.S. established an official border patrol in 1924 with the goal of securing the U.S.-Mexico border. In the photo below, American guards pat down Mexicans who wish to enter the U.S.Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
Webb Commissioners Court to discuss tax abatements, border wall resolution
Dec. 14, 2020
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Border Patrol agent Justin Castrejon speaks in front of newly replaced border wall sections Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, near Tecate, Calif. Top Trump administration officials will visit South Texas five days before Election Day to announce they have completed 400 miles of U.S.-Mexico border wall, attempting to show progress on perhaps the president s best-known campaign promise four years ago. But most of the wall went up in areas that already had smaller barriers.Gregory Bull /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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