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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.
Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States.It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898.
Map of Laredo in 1892. Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Tomas Sanchez while the area was part of a region called Nuevo Santander in the Spanish colony of New Spain.
Webb County was split in 1856. Encinal County was established on February 1, 1856, and was to have consisted of the eastern portion of Webb County. However, Encinal County was never organized and was finally dissolved on March 12, 1899, with its territory returned as part of Webb County.
On June 19, 1999, Texas Senate Bill 1288, authored by Judith Zaffirini and sponsored by Henry Cuellar, was passed during the 76th Texas Legislature which established the University of Texas(UT) Health San Antonio Laredo Regional Campus from the existing Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center(MRGB-AHEC). [9]
The Sames Auto Arena (formerly known as the Laredo Entertainment Center and Laredo Energy Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Laredo, Texas.It is located next to Bob Bullock Loop (US 59/Loop 20), on the northeastern side of Laredo.
The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
Prior to 1963, the LISD board room was the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Laredo.. Laredo Independent School District is a public school district based in Laredo in Webb County, Texas, United States.