To promote citizen participation in the expansion, enhancement, and delivery of quality services to the community through the concerted efforts of both city staff and volunteers. Under the City of Laredo Social Media Policy, the City reserves the right to remove inappropriate comments including those that have obscene language or sexual content, threaten or defame any person or organization, violate the legal ownership interest of another party, support or oppose political candidates or ballot propositions, promote illegal activity, promote commercial services or products or are not topically related to the particular posting. The purpose of this site is to present matters of public interest in the City of Laredo, Texas. If you submit comments, note that this is not a traditional public forum. Comments posted by others don’t necessarily reflect the views or position of the City.
“Follows” from a City social media account do not reflect endorsements. The City of Laredo’s social media accounts are designated/limited forums. In addition, the City’s PIO reserves the right to use its discretion to enforce the rules contained in its Social Media Policy. Any of the following content and comments are subject to being hidden or removed:
•Comments or videos that are not related to the post topic;
•Content that violates the Social Media Platform’s terms of service;
•Information about official city business that is legally deemed confidential and should not be made public;
•Profane, sexual, pornographic or obscene comments or submissions;
•Discriminatory comments regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, political beliefs, or any other form of discrimination directed toward a person, people, or group based on a protected class as per Title VI, Civil Rights Law;
•Attacks on specific groups or any comments meant to harass, threaten, or abuse an individual;
•Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
•Solicitations of commerce and advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency;
•Political advocacy or commentary;
•Comments that suggest or encourage violence, illegal activity, or threaten any person;
•Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party;
•Content that includes personally identifiable information within their comments, including addresses, telephone numbers or email addresses; or
•Spam, link baiting, or files containing viruses.
