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Laredo, Texas Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Could new aquifer rules drive up Laredo’s future water costs?
  • How TAMIU quietly slashed water use by millions of gallons
  • How a deadly Laredo rail discovery may expose wider smuggling network

Also on today's calendar: Teen S.T.E.A.M. Saturday and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 96 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 96, low: 71.
  • Friday: Some brightening; breezy, hot, with a high of 98 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City, county leaders prepare appeal over aquifer planning decisions (star-telegram.com) — Laredo and Webb County leaders are preparing legal appeals over regional groundwater planning decisions they say could sharply limit the city’s access to Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer water and future funding. Officials stress there’s no immediate water emergency, but warn the disputed allocations could affect long-term diversification away from sole reliance on the Rio Grande and potentially influence future water rates and project costs for local residents.
   

2. How universities are saving water (highereddive.com) — Texas A&M International University in Laredo has cut campus utility use by a third and is saving nearly 25 million gallons of water a year through a long-running partnership with Schneider Electric. Smart meters, upgraded chillers, and improved irrigation controls are central to the effort, putting Laredo’s hometown university on the map alongside other campuses nationwide tackling drought and conservation.
   

3. Deadly Texas train car tied to far-reaching human smuggling operation (newsnationnow.com) — Six people were found dead in a shipping container at a Laredo rail yard, and federal and local authorities now suspect the case is part of a wider human smuggling operation using Union Pacific trains. Investigators are linking the Laredo deaths to another body found near San Antonio and a person of interest in Del Rio, while working with consulates to identify the victims and notify families.
   

4. Illegal border crossings, gotaways continue, disputing Trump narrative (borderreport.com) — Six people were found dead in a shipping container at a Union Pacific railyard in Laredo, and local police are still investigating how they died and whether smuggling was involved. Federal agents have recently surged to the Laredo Sector amid a sharp rise in migrant encounters and ongoing concerns about illegal crossings and “gotaways” along the Rio Grande border.
   

5. Officials: ‘Strong plan in place' as hantavirus risk remains ‘very low' (cnn.com) — National TV clips include a short report that six people were found dead in a Union Pacific cargo train in Laredo near the US-Mexico border. The package mainly focuses on a hantavirus outbreak and other international stories, but Laredo’s train deaths are highlighted as a notable border incident.
   

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    Thursday May 14
  • Storytime at MOS →
    Sophie Christen McKendrick, Francisco Ochoa, and Fernando A. Salinas Branch Library, 1920 Palo Blanco St, Laredo
    11:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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