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Laredo (/ l ə ˈ r eɪ d oʊ / lə-RAY-doh; Spanish:) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Webb County, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
In 1973, the Texas Family Code was amended by House Bill 103 to explicitly state that a marriage license may only be issued to a man and a woman. HB 103 became effective on January 1, 1974. [23] In 1997, Texas banned the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The Texas Legislature’s approval of SB 907 in 2021 allowed county clerks to issue marriage licenses remotely. Here’s how to apply in Tarrant County.
The Texas tourism travel station is located at the intersection of Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 83 north of Laredo. Typical Webb County ranch road north of Texas State Highway 359 (2012) Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. [1] [2] Its county seat is Laredo. [3]
Jovita Idar was born in Laredo, Texas, in 1885. [7] She was one of eight children of Jovita Vivero Gómez and Nicasio Idar [ 7 ] [ 8 ] who strove to advance the civil rights of Mexican-Americans. The Idar family were part of the gente decente , who had better access to good education and opportunities than many méxico-tejano families had.
In November 2009, Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a candidate for Texas Attorney General, claimed that the amendment, because it was poorly drafted, outlawed all marriage in Texas. [22] The Williams Institute projected that legalizing same-sex marriage in Texas would add $182.5 million to the state's economy in the first three years. [23]
The bridge and streetcar connected both the neighborhood and city of Laredo to the newly developing commercial and residential sections of the city that began growing to the east of the creek. Cut off from the historic center of Laredo by Interstate 35 in the late 1970s, [4] Barrio Azteca has retained much of its historic fabric. The ...
Laredo: Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks 8: San Jose de Palafox Historic/Archeological District: San Jose de Palafox Historic/Archeological District: July 24, 1973 : Address restricted [5] Laredo: 9: U.S. Inspection Station - Laredo, Texas: U.S. Inspection Station - Laredo, Texas