Brenda Camacho
MMJ / Anchor/ Producer
Laredo, TX
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Brenda Camacho was born and raised in Laredo, TX. She graduated from Alexander High School, Class of 2012. She then went to Laredo Community College for two years, then transferred to Texas State University where she graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in 2016.
After graduating, Brenda joined the KGNS Team as an Associate Producer, and then worked her way up to a Multimedia Journalist / Producer / Anchor.
During the weekdays you can find her out on the streets getting video and interviews with our elected officials or community members. You can catch her stories on the KGNS New Early Edition, KGNS News Evening Edition and KGNS News at Ten.
On Sunday, Brenda anchors and produces. You can watch her at 5 and 10 giving the news and weather.
Brenda is grateful for the opportunity to get to know the community, and inform them on what’s going on.
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Many Zapata residents came together over the weekend to hold their commissioners accountable after they voted in favor of a pay raise for themselves and other officials despite their million dollar shortfall.
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While pediatric cases are shifting downward, the health authority is saying that there are still children being impacted by the virus.
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The Laredo health authority was there to provide an update on the current state of COVID and even Laredo’s state representative Richard Raymond stopped by.
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During the press conference, Cruz mentioned that the migrants contributed to an increase of COVID infections in Laredo but the mayor says that is simply not true.
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Doctor Claire Cigarroa told KGNS that a team from Driscoll Children’s Hospital is in town meeting with Laredo Medical Center to assist in identifying infrastructure, supplies, and what is needed to run a functioning pediatric ICU.
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At an emergency called meeting on Saturday, both Laredo school districts explained why they were defying the health authority's quarantine order.
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UISD’s deputy superintendent for administrations and operations Gloria Rendon announced the official launch of their COVID dashboard on the KGNS Digital News Desk.
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According to Laredo health authority Doctor Victor Trevino, Laredo not only needs equipment to handle pediatric ICU patients, but also highly specialized staff to manage it.
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The Laredo city council approved project plans for a multi-million dollar sports complex in the south.
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Medical officials are now trying to remedy the situation by planning for a pediatric overflow unit and adding state nurses to help at local hospitals.
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The plan, which Mayor Pete Saenz said is unsustainable for a long period of time, is already costing the city thousands of taxpayers’ dollars.
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Saenz says some of the topics discussed included establishing moratorium on migrant transfers, creating more efficiency in processing migrants, providing more resources to Border Patrol, and reopening bridges to non-essential travel.
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As far as an update on the taxpayer dollars being spent to bus migrants to north Texas communities, Mayor Saenz says they have been in talks with FEMA and there is a strong likelihood that they will be reimbursed.
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As a Hispanic woman from the gateway city, Victoria Rendon encourages others to always follow their passion.
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Current U.S. Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz made a stop in the Laredo sector to meet with the city and county along with non-governmental organizations to talk about the migrant influx in the area.
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The City of Laredo is still fighting in court for transfers to be halted once again, but if that can’t be accomplished, what will they do next?
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During a meeting with the newly formed Port of Entry Advisory Committee, the topic of insufficient funds at toll booths shed light on one issue impacting the flow of traffic.
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The smell of chlorine in our water could be sticking around a little while longer.
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There was a bombshell reveal that city officials attempted to limit the release of public health information.
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Chief Border Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak emphasizes that this will not be a detention center and will be isolated and secured.
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Because of undocumented immigrants being brought in from elsewhere for processing and release, the county is resorting to issuing a disaster declaration to keep it from getting worse.
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A former ethics commissioner and local pastor were found to have violated the city’s ethics code by lobbying for a business without being registered to do so.
The Holding Institute will remain under quarantine for another ten days as they reportedly have over a hundred positive COVID cases.
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Commissioners court granted CBP entry to the fairgrounds property on Monday morning to survey the land for the project.
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The Health Authority is sharing tips on how to stay safe during the boil water notice.
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In a special commissioners court meeting that was for the majority of the time spent behind closed doors, commissioners were able to share some of the things they envision for the fairgrounds project.
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A citizen complaint about the water was made to the TCEQ, and they responded immediately and verified low chlorine levels.
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After visiting the wall, the former president and Governor Abbott will take part in a town hall on border security.
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Renovations to the former H-E-B building in downtown Laredo are set to begin.
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In order to attract more visitors and businesses, the area’s Representative Alyssa Cigarroa is initiating a change to parking.
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For all you book lovers out there, the city is happy to announce that the public libraries are now open and ready to enjoy.
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Denzo, who recently passed away, was a member of the Webb County Sheriff’s canine unit.
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It was mentioned in Thursday’s briefing that flights from Mexico City have skyrocketed since the program started.
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The consulate is also working with Webb County to obtain another 10,000 vaccines for people who work in the maquila and trucking industries.
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After allegations of favoritism and cheating within a recent Laredo Fire Department hiring process were dismissed by the city, KGNS requested the investigation documents.
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It all stems from a May 17th meeting in which Hector Lee Patino, a church pastor and former ethics commissioner, approached city council about a project that had been denied in the past.
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While Eads believes Navarro is the right man for the job, council members Alyssa Cigarroa and Vanessa Perez didn’t agree.
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The city has inked an agreement with West Pak Avocado Inc. who will build an $18 million facility, creating over 140 new full time jobs.
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Cheating, favoritism, and unfair practices... those are some of the allegations being made against the Laredo Fire Department when it comes to its practices in hiring cadets.
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Saenz fears that if no plan is set in place after these policies are lifted, then there will be an influx at the border.
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In a Digital News Desk interview last Friday, Eads maintained his disappointment over the situation but said he agrees with the decision.
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All you need to do is post a picture of yourself next to your favorite mural, publish it on Facebook and hashtag “Hola Laredo” and “Laredo Fridays,” then send a screenshot of the post to the City of Laredo Government page via message.
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He believes the Biden administration’s immigration policy change has only gave cartels the incentive to bring more people into the country.
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Metro Planning Organization to gain independence from city
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Don Tomas sculpture raises questions at City Council meeting
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As the city searches for what the population needs, we asked a local homeless man what he thought.
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Mayor Saenz wants to understand whether they can afford a list of things, including: The cost of new hires, cost of equity in wage disparities with current and new positions, the impact of giving a 3% raise.
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New York City is already offering tourists vaccines and now the City of Laredo is exploring that option, too.