Alberto Torres said : “We also want the public to know that we are taking every precaution possible to ensure that the fair is safe despite that we still have a pandemic. We will be taking all protocol procedures at the indoor arena, and we will be requiring mask at any indoor event but for the most part 90 to 95% of the fair is outdoors,” “We will also have numerous handwashing stations, hand sanitizing stations and temperature checks to ensure that we have a clean and sanitize facility for the family to enjoy safely”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Many people were asking will the Laredo fair be canceled, and that is exactly why we waited up to one month before the fair starts to make the announcement,” “We were being very cautious in ensuring that we wouldn’t know something had to be canceled, so we were in a position where we essentially could move forward, and hopefully we have no extreme reason of why it should be canceled”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We are also making this a very affordable and convenient price for people to enjoy these events as in the past we would charge a daily rate. Obviously, the days when there were concerts the price was higher than the non-concert days,” “But the board decided to make an all-inclusive $50 bracelet. Obviously if people wait until the last minute and show up just on Friday at the door then it would be $25 to enter. Friday and Saturday if they wanted to go to the concert it would be $75”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We ask the community to come together and enjoy this family event, so they can come out with their family and enjoy the carnival, enjoy the different livestock shows and take advantage of this great week, as we have fair food and everything that people can imagine,”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Municipal Housing actually helps the hard working middle class, those people that are working day in and day out, to ensure that they provide to their families, to ensure that they are contributing to our local economy, to ensure that they are contributing to a better community,”

lmtonline Thursday, December 9, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Laredo is fortunately geographically situated to share the border with two Mexican states, Nuevo León being one of them,” “Nuevo León is ready to work with Texas and the City of Laredo to strengthen the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge so that Laredo can remain as the No. 1 inland port along the US-Mexico border”

lmtonline Tuesday, October 5, 2021 6:18:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Mayor Saenz's statement is contradicting and inaccurate to the multiple Resolutions the City Council has unanimously passed,” “As a City Councilmember, with a Mayor whose job is to be ‘the official representative of the City,’ per charter, (when he) makes his statement (it is) simply his personal opinion, rather than the opinion or voice of the people. Do we have a problem at the border? Yes — no doubt about that. Is a physical wall the solution? Absolutely not”

lmtonline Sunday, October 3, 2021 11:55:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “It takes a lot of time, patience and also criticism,” “But at the end of the day, we knew that aside from all those challenges and obstacles, it had to get done. And you all never stepped back from the responsibility”

lmtonline Thursday, June 10, 2021 12:04:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said ( about Ruddy Gonzalez ) : “I’ve worked alongside Councilmember Gonzalez since I was elected,”

lmtonline Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:58:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “The most important thing attributed to this mural is the integration of the family values that portray but also send a strong family value message of what Laredo signifies, so we are very happy,”

lmtonline Friday, April 23, 2021 5:55:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We want to have people see that animal cruelty is not taken lightly,”

lmtonline Saturday, February 20, 2021 6:19:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “For us, it is vital to bring in our products,”

laht Saturday, February 20, 2021 5:53:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “On a personal note, Judge Hale and I are currently working on establishing a therapy program that involves training LAPS dogs to serve as courtroom therapy dogs to assist and comfort victims of abuse,”

lmtonline Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:07:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Mrs. Quintanilla. Her valuable contributions to this city made a positive impact in our community,” “Her leadership and advocacy for fighting crime and the expansion of public resources for those in need while serving in different capacities mentoring local, state, and federal government officials will always be reminisced. I treasured our friendship, and she will always be remembered as a kind, humble, community-minded and hard-working woman. My thoughts and prayers are with her family”

lmtonline Thursday, December 24, 2020 4:49:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “I feel comfortable with the idea that’s being proposed to us,” “The voters are now saying that if the city wants to do it, we can. It’s not a mandate but an amendment”

lmtonline Wednesday, December 23, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “The city manager we have right now could be telling us one thing, but another city manager could do another and come in and say, ‘I’m eliminating the department and only leaving the collector,’” “We trust what (City Manager Robert Eads) says and what he thinks would be needed now as personnel, but that could also change on his end and his team down the road”

lmtonline Wednesday, December 23, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “This large-scale public mural will celebrate Laredo’s history and ecological diversity with detailed, colorful depictions of our ancestors and capture some of the beauty of the flora and fauna we find here,” “I’m so pleased to be able to bring this to my constituents in partnership with RGISC. Public art represents a commitment from Council to Laredo residents to brighten their daily lives, and I hope to see more projects like this throughout our dynamic city”

lmtonline Thursday, December 17, 2020 7:37:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We had a very well-funded and strategic campaign going for us, but I never stopped working grassroots. I never stopped visiting with my people, answering my phone calls, as I always have. I never stopped listening to their concerns, and addressing them and bringing solutions to them,”

lmtonline Friday, November 6, 2020 12:40:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “It’s an opportunity to personally reassure my constituency that I am accountable to the people who have elected me to office. It’s an opportunity to lead by example, to show the people that I care and that I have nothing to hide,”

lmtonline Thursday, October 8, 2020 6:40:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres dijo ( about Richard Chamberlain ) : “Siempre admiraré la forma en que te comunicas, Richard, porque eres muy abierto. Das la bienvenida a las críticas constructivas, das la bienvenida a la opinión pública. No te resistes a trabajar con nadie”

lmtonline Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:55:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said ( about Richard Chamberlain ) : “I will always admire the way you communicate, Richard, because you’re very welcoming. You welcome constructive criticism, you welcome public opinion. You do not resist working with anybody,”

lmtonline Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:09:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We also want the public to know that we are taking every precaution possible to ensure that the fair is safe despite that we still have a pandemic. We will be taking all protocol procedures at the indoor arena, and we will be requiring mask at any indoor event but for the most part 90 to 95% of the fair is outdoors,” “We will also have numerous handwashing stations, hand sanitizing stations and temperature checks to ensure that we have a clean and sanitize facility for the family to enjoy safely”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Many people were asking will the Laredo fair be canceled, and that is exactly why we waited up to one month before the fair starts to make the announcement,” “We were being very cautious in ensuring that we wouldn’t know something had to be canceled, so we were in a position where we essentially could move forward, and hopefully we have no extreme reason of why it should be canceled”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We are also making this a very affordable and convenient price for people to enjoy these events as in the past we would charge a daily rate. Obviously, the days when there were concerts the price was higher than the non-concert days,” “But the board decided to make an all-inclusive $50 bracelet. Obviously if people wait until the last minute and show up just on Friday at the door then it would be $25 to enter. Friday and Saturday if they wanted to go to the concert it would be $75”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We ask the community to come together and enjoy this family event, so they can come out with their family and enjoy the carnival, enjoy the different livestock shows and take advantage of this great week, as we have fair food and everything that people can imagine,”

lmtonline Monday, February 7, 2022 8:12:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Municipal Housing actually helps the hard working middle class, those people that are working day in and day out, to ensure that they provide to their families, to ensure that they are contributing to our local economy, to ensure that they are contributing to a better community,”

lmtonline Thursday, December 9, 2021 6:27:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Laredo is fortunately geographically situated to share the border with two Mexican states, Nuevo León being one of them,” “Nuevo León is ready to work with Texas and the City of Laredo to strengthen the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge so that Laredo can remain as the No. 1 inland port along the US-Mexico border”

lmtonline Tuesday, October 5, 2021 6:18:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “Mayor Saenz's statement is contradicting and inaccurate to the multiple Resolutions the City Council has unanimously passed,” “As a City Councilmember, with a Mayor whose job is to be ‘the official representative of the City,’ per charter, (when he) makes his statement (it is) simply his personal opinion, rather than the opinion or voice of the people. Do we have a problem at the border? Yes — no doubt about that. Is a physical wall the solution? Absolutely not”

lmtonline Sunday, October 3, 2021 11:55:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “It takes a lot of time, patience and also criticism,” “But at the end of the day, we knew that aside from all those challenges and obstacles, it had to get done. And you all never stepped back from the responsibility”

lmtonline Thursday, June 10, 2021 12:04:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said ( about Ruddy Gonzalez ) : “I’ve worked alongside Councilmember Gonzalez since I was elected,”

lmtonline Sunday, May 30, 2021 11:58:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “The most important thing attributed to this mural is the integration of the family values that portray but also send a strong family value message of what Laredo signifies, so we are very happy,”

lmtonline Friday, April 23, 2021 5:55:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We want to have people see that animal cruelty is not taken lightly,”

lmtonline Saturday, February 20, 2021 6:19:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “For us, it is vital to bring in our products,”

laht Saturday, February 20, 2021 5:53:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “On a personal note, Judge Hale and I are currently working on establishing a therapy program that involves training LAPS dogs to serve as courtroom therapy dogs to assist and comfort victims of abuse,”

lmtonline Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:07:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Mrs. Quintanilla. Her valuable contributions to this city made a positive impact in our community,” “Her leadership and advocacy for fighting crime and the expansion of public resources for those in need while serving in different capacities mentoring local, state, and federal government officials will always be reminisced. I treasured our friendship, and she will always be remembered as a kind, humble, community-minded and hard-working woman. My thoughts and prayers are with her family”

lmtonline Thursday, December 24, 2020 4:49:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “I feel comfortable with the idea that’s being proposed to us,” “The voters are now saying that if the city wants to do it, we can. It’s not a mandate but an amendment”

lmtonline Wednesday, December 23, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “The city manager we have right now could be telling us one thing, but another city manager could do another and come in and say, ‘I’m eliminating the department and only leaving the collector,’” “We trust what (City Manager Robert Eads) says and what he thinks would be needed now as personnel, but that could also change on his end and his team down the road”

lmtonline Wednesday, December 23, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “This large-scale public mural will celebrate Laredo’s history and ecological diversity with detailed, colorful depictions of our ancestors and capture some of the beauty of the flora and fauna we find here,” “I’m so pleased to be able to bring this to my constituents in partnership with RGISC. Public art represents a commitment from Council to Laredo residents to brighten their daily lives, and I hope to see more projects like this throughout our dynamic city”

lmtonline Thursday, December 17, 2020 7:37:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “We had a very well-funded and strategic campaign going for us, but I never stopped working grassroots. I never stopped visiting with my people, answering my phone calls, as I always have. I never stopped listening to their concerns, and addressing them and bringing solutions to them,”

lmtonline Friday, November 6, 2020 12:40:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said : “It’s an opportunity to personally reassure my constituency that I am accountable to the people who have elected me to office. It’s an opportunity to lead by example, to show the people that I care and that I have nothing to hide,”

lmtonline Thursday, October 8, 2020 6:40:00 PM EAT

Alberto Torres dijo ( about Richard Chamberlain ) : “Siempre admiraré la forma en que te comunicas, Richard, porque eres muy abierto. Das la bienvenida a las críticas constructivas, das la bienvenida a la opinión pública. No te resistes a trabajar con nadie”

lmtonline Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:55:00 AM EAT

Alberto Torres said ( about Richard Chamberlain ) : “I will always admire the way you communicate, Richard, because you’re very welcoming. You welcome constructive criticism, you welcome public opinion. You do not resist working with anybody,”

lmtonline Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:09:00 PM EAT