DoubleTree Hotel Emergency Declaration

At a glance

• What: Council member requests on the November 2, 2026 agenda: item 26-C-191 asks to extend an existing emergency declaration for stabilization of the DoubleTree Hotel, and item 26-C-188 asks for a report on the Fire Department response to the DoubleTree and Hidden Lane fires and its funding.
• Emergency flag: The agenda refers to an existing declaration and seeks an extension. The scope of the declaration, the length of the extension and the outcome of the vote are not recorded in the sources found so far.
• Where it stands: Both items were on the November 2 agenda; votes are not in the agenda.

Sources

• City Council agenda, November 2, 2026 (Swagit PDF): https://swagit-attachments.granicus.com/uploads/video/agenda_file/405700/11-2_Laredo.pdf
• City Council agenda, November 2, 2026 (Legistar): https://cityoflaredo.legistar1.com/cityoflaredo/meetings/2026/11/1337_A_City_Council_26-11-02_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.pdf
• Video of the meeting: https://laredotx.new.swagit.com/videos/405700

Emergency news

• Drone Helps Assess Structure in Laredo, Texas, Hotel Fire (Laredo Morning Times via GovTech, 2026-10-08): the 14-story DoubleTree at 800 Garden St was deemed structurally unsafe after a three-alarm fire, and the mayor declared a local state of disaster.
• Hotel fire displaces service members on border mission (Stars and Stripes, 2026-10-08): the fire began about 12:52 a.m. on October 7; 203 guests were in the hotel, and about 80 firefighters responded.
• Hilton Hotel Faces Collapse Risk After Fire as Texas City Extends Emergency Closure (RusTourismNews, 2026-10-18): reports an extension signed October 16 running to October 23, keeping a collapse zone with barriers and road closures. This outlet appears to restate the city notice.

Log

2026-11-02 - City Council

Listed under Council member requests: 26-C-191 (extend the DoubleTree Hotel stabilization emergency declaration) and 26-C-188 (Fire Department response to the DoubleTree and Hidden Lane fires, and funding). Outcome not recorded.