LareDOS is an independent monthly newspaper published in Laredo, Texas

Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

 and is distributed free of charge. LareDOS was founded by Maria Eugenia Guerra and Richard Geissler in December 1994. The newspaper takes pride that it is 100% owned by a Latina

Latina

Latina is the feminine form of the term Latino.Latina may also refer to:*Province of Latina, a province in Latium , Italy**Latina, Lazio, the capital of the province of Latina**Latina Nuclear Power Plant*Latina , a district of Madrid...

 since Maria Guerra bought out Richard Geissler in 1996. LareDOS uses the branding of "A Journal of the bordelands."

In April 2011, "LareDOS" publisher Maria Eugenia Guerra received the First Amendment Community Watchdog Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Fort Worth Chapter for two stories concerning the state of living in the colonias near Laredo, Texas, and damage done to the National Historic Landmark, Fort Treviño in San Ygnacio, Texas, when city workers accidentally sprayed tar all over the walls of the historic building when they were paving a road.