Miscellaneous

Medical Facilities
Number of Hospitals: 3
Number of Clinics: 28
Number of Nursing Homes: 4


Parks
Number of Blocks Maintained: 58  
Number of Parks: 24  
Number of Plazas: 4  
Baseball & Softball Fields: 12  
Number of Swimming Pools: 6  
Number of Soccer Fields: 19  
Number of Tennis Court Facilities: 4 locations with a total of 22
individual courts
Number of Raquetball Facilities: 2  


Libraries
Number of Public Libraries:1
Number of Volumes:124,256
Circulation Transactions:160,718
Circulation per Capita:.94
New Library Cards Issued:7,610
Library Cards in Force:24,852
Number of Subscriptions:260
Number of Titles:110,000
Number of Library Visits:253,008
Number of Materials Used:67,856
Library Programs Presented:583
Number Attending Library Programs:16,033
Bookmobiles:1
Branches and Outlets:2


Communications
Number of Newspapers:1
Number of Radio Stations:10
Number of Cable Television Companies:1
Number of TV Stations:3


Cemetery
City: 1
Catholic: 1
Private: 1
Burials Served: 196 (1995 - 1996)
  261 (2002 - 2003)
Cemetery Lots Sold: 87 (1995-1996)
  123 (2002 - 2003)


Lodging Meeting Facilities
Number of Motels:30
Meeting Facilities:14


Major Attractions
Number of Rodeo Arenas:1
Number of Museums:3
Number of Golf Courses:2
Number of Tennis Courts:22
Number of Malls:2
Number of Bowling Alleys:1
Number of Indoor Movie Screens:28
Number of Country Clubs:1
Annual Festivities:

Washington Birthday Celebration in February
Border Olympics & Life International Fair
and Exposition in March
Expomex of Nuevo Laredo in September
Laredo International Sister Cities Festival held in February



Civic Center
Auditoriums:1, with 1,979 Seats
Banquet and Exhibit Hall:20,440 Sq. Ft. (1,635 seats)
Meeting Rooms:4 Meeting Rooms with capacity of
60-80 persons per room, or a single
with 277 person capacity (4,140 sq. ft.).


Churches
Catholic Churches:18, including 2 Missions
Synagogues:1
Other Churches:43