Lou Meier

“It's basically a Democrat city and has been forever. Going back to [President Lyndon B. Johnson] and before that, the Democrat party nationally could always count on getting the votes from South Texas,”

Lou Meier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-14

Meier, who returned to Laredo to retire, described the city's long-standing Democratic political culture and the surprise of Trump's support there.