Update: State Oil and Gas Regulators Still Spread Thin
February 8th, 2013By: Abrahm Lustgarten The U.S. relies on state and federal regulators to make sure that oil and gas drilling is done safely, and that trillions of gallons of toxic waste injected into underground disposal wells do not contaminate water supplies. Today, ProPublica is updating its database on oversight of production…
Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink
February 8th, 2013By: Abrahm Lustgarten Mexico City plans to draw drinking water from a mile-deep aquifer, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The Mexican effort challenges a key tenet of U.S. clean water policy: that water far underground can be intentionally polluted because it will never be used. U.S….
County Commissioner Rudy Heredia denied bond second time
February 8th, 2013
By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Maverick County Commissioner Rodolfo “Rudy” Bainet Heredia appeared for a preliminary and detention hearings today, Friday, February 8, 2013, before United States Magistrate Judge Collis White of the United States District Court for the Western District Court, Del Rio Division, in Del…
Analyst: Apprehension Data Doesn’t Tell Full Story on Border Security
February 8th, 2013by Julián Aguilar As the debate over federal immigration reform ramps up — and the border security component continues to be a major factor — statistics on border apprehensions are often used as a barometer to measure how effective security policies are. Such data tells only part of the story,…
Governor Perry and Texas Republicans hurting Texans by refusing to participate in Medicaid expansion
February 8th, 2013OPINION/EDITORIAL Texas Governor Rick Perry and the super majority Republican Texas Legislature are hurting at least 6.1 million Texans who are uninsured by refusing to participate in the expansion of Medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which the United States Supreme Court upheld in 2012. Texas has…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents seize $1.2 million worth of marijuana
February 7th, 2013Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $1.2 million, recent days. Thursday, Jan. 31, agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Border Patrol Station encountered foot sign heading north from the…
Four Eagle Passans arrested for aggravated assault
February 7th, 2013By: Jose G. Landa Eagle Pass Business Journal© Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that four Eagle Passans were arrested on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, for aggravated assault stemming from a fight at a local dance hall in December of 2012. Among the four persons arrested are David Lopez, Seco…
Family Pet Rescued From Island On The Rio Grande
February 7th, 2013– Project Companion After 6 days of being trapped on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande, a small dog named Vakita is going home. The family, from Piedras, reached out to their local Mexican agencies but did not receive much help. They then requested assistance from the…
Pepe Aguilar Concert to be held Sunday, February 10th
February 7th, 2013By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Business Journal Mexico’s King of Mariachi, Pepe Aguilar, will appear in concert in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade, located at 3295 Bob Rogers Drive, announced William “Billy” Davis…
Food Service Manager Certification Training and Examination Seminar to be held February 21st
February 7th, 2013By: Ricardo E. Calderon Eagle Pass Business Journal© The Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College Small Business Development Center is offering a two day course for Food Service Manager Certification Training and Examination on Thursday and Friday, February 21-22, 2013, with registration starting at 8:30 a.m. on February 21st at…
