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Prepping for the BIG 1-5-0Downtown park part of the sesquicentennial celebration
Plans for Zapata County sesquicentennial celebration are coming together, as work progresses on the downtown park that will commemorate the celebration.
Since April 1, three Budweiser ShareLunkers have been added to the Texas Parks and Wildlife big bass hatchery program. via Dallas Morning News
Three Dead, At Least 14 Hurt in Texas in Wreck of Truck Crammed with Suspected Illegal Immigrants
“There were bodies all over the place”
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN / Associated Press Writer PENITAS, TX -- A pickup truck crammed with suspected illegal immigrants collided with an SUV near the Mexican border Thursday, killing three people and injuring ... via KSDK NewsChannel 5
Alleged Immigrant Smuggle Try Turns Deadly
“There were bodies all over the place”
Illegal immigrants wait to be transported by U.S. Border Patrol officers at the scene of a triple fatality car accident near the Texas-Mexico border on U.S. Highway 83 in Penitas, Texas, Thursday morning, March ... via CBS News
Three people were killed in a Texas-Mexico border wreck
Three people are dead and others are injured after a major accident near the Texas-Mexico border. via Abc13.com
Cattle Raisers applaud added funds to fight fever ticks
"Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association applauds the decision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make an additional $5.2 million available in the fight against cattle fever ticks," said Jon ... via North Texas e-News
In Texas, slur carries baggage of history
“It was a derogatory term used to demean”
As he sought to quiet the furor last week over his use of the slur "wetback" and to defend himself against charges that he was espousing racism, Mustang Ridge City Council Member Charles Laws argued that he ... via Austin American-Statesman
Commissioner Staples supports fever tick eradication program
“I congratulate the Texas Animal Health Commission for its diligent work to defend Texas cattlemen against the harm this pest can do to their herds and ultimately the Texas economy”
"I am pleased to report that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has responded to our state's critical needs," Commissioner Staples said. via North Texas e-News
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA Authorizes Funds To Fight La Perla Fire
“Fire conditions in Zapata County are extreme. The La Perla Fire covered 1,000 acres and threatened 75 homes and 300 residents when the state requested federal aid”
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency this morning authorized the use of federal funds to help fight the La Perla Fire in Zapata County following a request from the ... via Federal Emergency Management Agency
Poetry: 'A Song for Autumn Sun (aka raulrsalinas)'
You live in every trenza , piedra de turquesa Silver hoop or bebop, hip hop poetry flow You caught me falling so many years ago Fed me tacos from Dos Hermanos and a Steady diet of revolutionary literature to go ... via MySanAntonio.com
Top spellers set for regional showdown
“You could get a hard word or an easy word.”
The 51 top spellers who will compete in Saturday's 20th annual Rio Grande Valley Regional Spelling Bee have at least this much in common -- they've studied long and hard to qualify for the contest, and they're ... via The Brownsville Herald
The Rio Grande Valley is one of North America's best birding areas, since it is in the northernmost part of the range for many Mexican birds, including Green Jay, Plain Chachalaca, Altamira Oriole, Olive ... via The Birdchaser
Canada-Mexico Road Trip - Matamoros, Mexico
The most convenient route from North Dakota to Matamoros, Mexico is U.S. Highway 83. via TravelPod.com Recent Updates
Democratic Senate candidate to visit Brownsville today
Democratic Senate candidate Rick Noriega is scheduled to make a stop in Brownsville today at a breakfast hosted by District Attorney Armando Villalobos at the law office of Trey Martinez, 1201 E. Van Buren St. via The Brownsville Herald
Marriage licenses filed in the Angelina County county clerk's office: * Michael Winter, 25, and Umeko Rodriguez-Motomochi, 17. via The Lufkin Daily News
“It was basically in a canyon of a big ranch”
Photo courtesy of Rocky Rocchio DOUSING A FIRE - A Texas Forest Service Black Hawk helicopter dumps water on a brush fire about four miles north of Leakey Monday as firefighters on the ground struggle to get ... via Uvalde Leader News