Laredo City Council

Just as I suspected the texting ban wording matches the San Antonio ban almost to a T.

Here is Laredo's text:
amending Chapter 9, Article

Public hearing and introductory ordinance

VII of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Laredo, Texas, by adding

Section 19-224 prohibiting the use of a hand-held mobile communication

device to send, read, or write a text message or engage in any other use of

the device besides dialing telephone numbers or talking to another person,

while operating a moving motor vehicle; and providing for a fine of up to

$200.00 per violation.

Here is the San Antonio version:

The City Clerk read the following Ordinance:

2010-10-07-0853

Item 4. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE VII OF THE CITY CODE, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A HAND-HELD MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO SEND, READ, OR WRITE A TEXT MESSAGE, OR ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER USE OF THE DEVICE BESIDES DIALING TELEPHONE NUMBERS OR TALKING TO ANOTHER PERSON, WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND PROVIDING FOR A FINE OF UP TO $200.00 Pe R VIOLATION.

Take a look at the front of my webpage to see, illegal and legal activities, and go figure out for yourself if this ban make sense.

Noise Abatement-More Room for Fraud

The city council will be asked to approve $4,000,000.00 for airport noise abatement.  Who is this money going too?  Whose houses will be bought at a high price and the owner get to move to a new larger home.  Will the houses that get the money be in Winfield, Alexander Estates?  I will bet you $100.00 that no city council person will ask these questions.  What a waste of money and rip off of the US taxpayer.

2011-R-15 Authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the(Approved Operations Committee)

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Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of $4,000,000.00 for the

Noise Abatement Program at the Laredo International Airport and

authorizing the execution of all necessary documents resulting from the

award. The purpose of the grant is to provide funding for acquisition,

soundproofing of residential structures and for the acquisition of aviation

easements. The City's local match in the amount of $210,526.32 (5%) is

available through the Airport's Construction Fund.