Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 18th of September.
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🏘️ Community
Registration is open for the United Way Laredo 5K run and walk, honoring America’s 250th birthday.
The race will take place Saturday, Oct. 10 at North Central Park (registration is $25), awarding medals to the top finishers while asking all participants to wear red, white, and blue.
🎓 Education
Students at Perez Elementary were relocated today after its air conditioning system failed.
School officials say repairs are underway + temporary measures keep students safe until full repairs can be completed.
Texas A&M International University opened a new Clinical Health Sciences Center on campus with six labs and 33 health spaces where students in kinesiology, public health, and communication disorders learn skills locally to serve Laredo.
Dean Ramirez said the facility marks a leap forward for community health.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Sept.
17 that five Laredo elementary schools (Heights, J.C. Martin Junior, Leyendecker, Ryan, and United ISD's San Isidro) earned the 2026 Lone Star Ribbon Award for maintaining an A rating.
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