Difference between revisions of "Laredo, Texas"
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From 1954 to 1978, the municipal mayor was [[J. C. Martin, Jr.]], known as "el patron", a regional political boss who performed small favors for constituents in return for being maintained in office. Facing legal problems, Martin did not run in 1978 and was succeeded by the "reformer", Aldo Tatangelo, a native of [[Rhode Island]]. In 1982, Laredo replaced its mayor-council form of municipal government with that of the council-manager. | From 1954 to 1978, the municipal mayor was [[J. C. Martin, Jr.]], known as "el patron", a regional political boss who performed small favors for constituents in return for being maintained in office. Facing legal problems, Martin did not run in 1978 and was succeeded by the "reformer", Aldo Tatangelo, a native of [[Rhode Island]]. In 1982, Laredo replaced its mayor-council form of municipal government with that of the council-manager. | ||
| − | Laredo has been represented since 2005 in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by the popular Democrat Henry Roberto Cuellar (born 1955). One of its best-known [[journalist]]s was [[Odie Arambula]], who gained recognition as a philanthropist as well. [[Stanley Keilson]] was a well-regarded community theatre arts figure and a professor of speech and drama at Laredo College, originally Laredo Junior College. | + | Laredo has been represented since 2005 in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by the popular Democrat Henry Roberto Cuellar (born 1955). One of its best-known [[journalist]]s was [[Odie Arambula]], who gained recognition as a philanthropist as well. [[Stanley Keilson]] was a well-regarded community theatre arts figure and a professor of speech and drama at Laredo College, originally Laredo Junior College. [[Ernest Barton]], a Laredo native, launched the first [[Spanish language]] [[radio]] station in Lubbock in `1967. |
''Laredo'' is the name of a 1965-1967 [[NBC]] [[television]] western series based on fictional Texas Rangers assigned to the border country in the late 19th century. | ''Laredo'' is the name of a 1965-1967 [[NBC]] [[television]] western series based on fictional Texas Rangers assigned to the border country in the late 19th century. | ||
[[Category:Texas Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:Texas Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 18:17, January 2, 2019
Laredo, a city in south Texas located on the Mexican border, has a population of 235,000. It is the seat of Webb County. Laredo is heavily Hispanic in ethnicity and Democratic in political orientation. It has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee without exception apparently since the victory of Woodrow Wilson in 1912.
Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Thomas Sanchez. One of Sanchez's descendants, the Latino sculptor Armando Hinojosa, designed the Tejano Monument, located on the capitol grounds in Austin. The monument, unveiled in March 2012, honors the contributions of Hispanics to the history and culture of Texas.
From 1954 to 1978, the municipal mayor was J. C. Martin, Jr., known as "el patron", a regional political boss who performed small favors for constituents in return for being maintained in office. Facing legal problems, Martin did not run in 1978 and was succeeded by the "reformer", Aldo Tatangelo, a native of Rhode Island. In 1982, Laredo replaced its mayor-council form of municipal government with that of the council-manager.
Laredo has been represented since 2005 in the United States House of Representatives by the popular Democrat Henry Roberto Cuellar (born 1955). One of its best-known journalists was Odie Arambula, who gained recognition as a philanthropist as well. Stanley Keilson was a well-regarded community theatre arts figure and a professor of speech and drama at Laredo College, originally Laredo Junior College. Ernest Barton, a Laredo native, launched the first Spanish language radio station in Lubbock in `1967.
Laredo is the name of a 1965-1967 NBC television western series based on fictional Texas Rangers assigned to the border country in the late 19th century.