State and Federal Representation
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Laredo Parole Office in Laredo.
There is an office too on Arkansas Avenue of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. At the previous location of the commission on Casa Blanca Road, a tragedy occurred on December 5, 2011, when a 38-year-old woman, Rachelle Grimmer, mortally wounded her two children and then committed suicide after she was initially denied food stamp, now Lone Star Card, benefits. Grimmer took two social workers hostage before a supervisor, Robert Reyes, offered himself in place of the employees. The Grimmer tragedy was voted the No. 1 news story in Laredo for 2011 by the Laredo Morning Times.
The U.S. District Court is based downtown in a relatively new building next to the Webb County Courthouse. The United States Postal Service operates its main Post Office at 2700 East Saunders Street south of Laredo International Airport. Postal branches are located downtown and at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard.
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