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Raul G. Salinas. Personal details. Born. Elizabeth Garcia. Political party. Democratic. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Betty Flores. Elizabeth G. "Betty" Flores (born December 28, 1944) is an American banker and former mayor of Laredo, Texas. She was the first Latina woman to be mayor in Laredo's 240 year history.
As of the 2010, Laredo is the 81st-most populous city in the United States and the 10th-largest in Texas. According to the 2010 census [ 6 ][ 28 ][ 29 ] there were 236,091 inhabitants in the city. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of Laredo was: Whites: 87.7%, non-Hispanic Whites: 3.86%.
1908 - Discovery of natural gas in vicinity of Laredo. [5] 1909 - Webb County Courthouse built. 1910 - Population: 14,855. [5] 1911 - Liga Femenil Mexicanista (women's group) founded in Laredo. [11] 1915 - Laredo public library active (approximate date). [12] 1920 Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge opened. Population: 22,710. 1922
Jovita Idar Vivero (September 7, 1885 – June 15, 1946) was an American journalist, teacher, political activist, and civil rights worker who championed the cause of Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants. [2][3] Against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, which lasted a decade from 1910 through 1920, she worked for a series of newspapers ...
LAREDO, Texas—"They figured that this would shut me down," says Priscilla Villarreal. "But what they did was create a monster." Villarreal is a journalist here in the Texas border town of Laredo.
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Died. April 17, 1955. (1955-04-17) (aged 78) Mexico City, Mexico. Nationality. Mexican. Leonor Villegas de Magnón (June 12, 1876 – April 17, 1955) was a Mexican-American political activist, teacher, and journalist who founded a brigade of the international Mexican American relief service, La Cruz Blanca (the White Cross ...
The Society of Martha Washington was formed in 1939, in Laredo, Texas. The Society hosts the Colonial Ball, which is an annual debutante ball where young women make their debut into society. The Colonial Ball is held at the Laredo Civic Center and is a part of a citywide festival called the Washington's Birthday Celebration, which takes place ...
Campus. 300 acres (1.2 km 2) Nickname. Dustdevils. Website. www.tamiu.edu. Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is a public university in Laredo, Texas. It is part of the Texas A&M University System and home to over 8,500 students each academic semester. TAMIU offers over 70 undergraduate and graduate degrees in four colleges.