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==Local politics==

==Local politics==

From 1960 to 1976, during the administration of [[Mayor]] [[J. C. Martin (Texas politician)|J. C. "Pepe" Martin, Jr.]], Arguindegui was a member of the Laredo City Council, a nominally nonpartisan but heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] body under Texas law which then operated under the mayor-council form of government. In 1982, six years after Arguindegui left the council, the city switched to the current city manager format. During Arguindegui's time on the council, the city established the Laredo Civic Center on San Bernardo Street, erected the Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge over the [[Rio Grande]], and converted the former Laredo Air Force Base into the now previous site of Laredo International Airport.<ref name=lmt>Louis San Miguel, "Well known Laredoan dies: Burial Mass set for St. Patrick's Church," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' August 6, 2014, pp. 1, 12A.</ref> Salo Otero, a former sports editor for ''The Laredo Morning Times'' recalled Arguindegui as a "big, big voice on the city council ... He would say, 'Remember: I'm only one vote I cannot change Laredo by myself.'"<ref name=lmt/>

From 1960 to 1976, during the administration of [[Mayor]] [[J.C. Martin (Texas politician)|J. C. "Pepe" Martin, Jr.]], Arguindegui was a member of the Laredo City Council, a nominally nonpartisan but heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] body under Texas law which then operated under the mayor-council form of government. In 1982, six years after Arguindegui left the council, the city switched to the current city manager format. During Arguindegui's time on the council, the city established the Laredo Civic Center on San Bernardo Street, erected the Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge over the [[Rio Grande]], and converted the former Laredo Air Force Base into the now previous site of Laredo International Airport.<ref name=lmt>Louis San Miguel, "Well known Laredoan dies: Burial Mass set for St. Patrick's Church," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' August 6, 2014, pp. 1, 12A.</ref> Salo Otero, a former sports editor for ''The Laredo Morning Times'' recalled Arguindegui as a "big, big voice on the city council ... He would say, 'Remember: I'm only one vote I cannot change Laredo by myself.'"<ref name=lmt/>

===Civic affairs===

===Civic affairs===

Saul Otero called Arguindegui  "a great family man and businessman ... a great promoter and ambassador of Laredo".<ref name=lmt/> In 2009, [[U.S. Representative]] Henry Roberto Cuellar of Texas's 28th congressional district hailed the Arguindegui family in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, having noted its business success and commitment to philanthropy.<ref name=hrcuellar>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HsCh8Mj2XlYC&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=Peter+R.+Arguindegui&source=bl&ots=6FmT22AFT9&sig=ehWoZ01sbXaz2IsFLfbVe7Pv7_s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oEXiU4-dLM34oASGuYBA&ved=0CFgQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=Peter%20R.%20Arguindegui&f=false|title=Recognizing the Family Business, AOC Holding Company|author=Henry Roberto Cuellar|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=''[[Congressional Record]]''|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref>

Saul Otero called Arguindegui  "a great family man and businessman ... a great promoter and ambassador of Laredo".<ref name=lmt/> In 2009, [[U.S. Representative]] Henry Roberto Cuellar of Texas's 28th congressional district hailed the Arguindegui family in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, having noted its business success and commitment to philanthropy.<ref name=hrcuellar>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HsCh8Mj2XlYC&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=Peter+R.+Arguindegui&source=bl&ots=6FmT22AFT9&sig=ehWoZ01sbXaz2IsFLfbVe7Pv7_s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oEXiU4-dLM34oASGuYBA&ved=0CFgQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=Peter%20R.%20Arguindegui&f=false|title=Recognizing the Family Business, AOC Holding Company|author=Henry Roberto Cuellar|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=''[[Congressional Record]]''|accessdate=August 6, 2014}}</ref>

 

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