NC river turns to gray sludge after coal ash spill
February 6th, 2014By: Michael Biesecker of Associated Press ON THE DAN RIVER, N.C. — Canoe guide Brian Williams dipped his paddle downstream from where thousands of tons of coal ash has been spewing for days into the Dan River, turning the wooden blade flat to bring up a lump of gray sludge….
Dos Republicas Coal Partnership seeks to amend Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
February 6th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. Dos Republicas Coal Partnership, which operates the open surface coal mine known as the Eagle Pass Mine, has applied with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in Austin, Texas to amend Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit…
11 Persons Nominated for Citizen of the Year
February 6th, 2014The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its 87th annual banquet where, among other features, the Chamber will present the 2013 Citizen of the Year award. The event will be held Wednesday, February 12th, at the Eagle Pass International Center for Trade starting at 7:00 p.m. “We are…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $880,000 Worth of Marijuana
February 6th, 2014Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,100 pounds of narcotics in recent weeks. On Jan. 29, agents from the Eagle Pass South Station were conducting linewatch operations in an area known for human and illegal narcotics smuggling when they observed several…
Report: Water Availability a Risk for Oil, Gas Drillers
February 6th, 2014by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Feb. 5, 2014 A new national report on hydraulic fracturing and water use suggests that oil and gas companies are at risk of running short on the precious resource — especially in South Texas, where the drilling boom took off just two years ago…
Eagle Pass Water Works System to honor Ignacio Madera, Jr. on February 6th
February 6th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. The City of Eagle Pass Water Works and Sewer System will hold the new City of Eagle Pass Waste Water Treatment Plant Inauguration Ceremony on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at 3061 Rosita Valley Road in Eagle…
New Farm Bill Spells Big Changes for Texas Ag
February 6th, 2014by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Feb. 5, 2014 The nearly $1 trillion farm bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after years of contentious political fights will bring about major changes for Texas farmers and ranchers, eliminating direct payments to producers in favor of programs that will only…
Telephone Bomb Threat closes Eagle Pass International Bridges temporarily
February 6th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An anonymous telephone call threatening a bomb on one of the Eagle Pass International Bridges and requesting a $4,000 ransom in exchange for diffusing the alleged bomb caused the two City of Eagle Pass International Bridges to be closed…
Armed Robbery at Game Stop store in Eagle Pass, Suspect flees through rear door
February 5th, 2014By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc. An armed robber with a knife robbed the Game Stop store located on 432 South Bibb Avenue Ste 200 in Eagle Pass, Texas on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, between the hours of 11 A.M.-11:15 A.M. According to preliminary investigation…
Why Texans Are Hearing a ‘Loud Boom’ During Earthquakes
February 4th, 2014By: Mose Buchele A Very Different Oil and Gas ‘Boom’ Comes to Texas “You might think you were in Iraq or Afghanistan,” Greg Morrison told a panel of state officials in Azle, Texas recently. “It feels like a semi truck hitting your house with a bomb going off.” He was…
