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Nieto returns to school board with Muñiz, Franco, and Saenz joining trustees
May 16th, 2013
By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
PRESIDIO – On Saturday, May 11, citizens of the city of Presidio re-elected long-time school board President Carlos Nieto with 303 votes (14.78% of the electorate) and ousted two incumbents in a highly contested school board election.
A fourth seat, left vacant by outgoing trustee Marco Baeza, was also up for grabs in …
Presidio cattlemen fight for livelihood in Austin meeting
May 16th, 2013
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
PRESIDIO, AUSTIN – Far West Texas State Sen. Jose Rodriguez of El Paso hosted a meeting Thursday, May 16 at the state capitol to discuss a recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy that local businesses say has negatively impacted Presidio cattlemen.
Big Bend Now reported in late 2012 that …
Development projects successful, according to DCOP/PMDD
May 9th, 2013
By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
PRESIDIO – The Presidio Municipal Development District (PMDD)/Development Corporation of Presidio (DCOP) met for a regular meeting last week at the Presidio Activity Center.
The board discussed and approved a contract that will be discussed by Presidio County officials to lease a hangar at Presidio Lely International Airport. The county is expected to …
Elections are Saturday in Presidio and Alpine
May 9th, 2013
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
PRESIDIO, ALPINE – The non-partisan election for city and school board positions is this Saturday.
Contested races are taking place only in Presidio and Alpine in the area, as other city and school boards drew little participation.
Three candidates are seeking the office of Presidio mayor. Candidates are current appointed Mayor Obed Escontrias, former …
Pope assigns new bishop to area
May 9th, 2013
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
VATICAN CITY, FAR WEST TEXAS – With just two months into his papacy, Pope Francis has named a new bishop for the Catholic Diocese of El Paso: Bishop Mark Joseph Seitz, who received his orders from the Vatican in Rome this week.
The appointment makes Seitz the sixth bishop for the diocese.
The El …
Gallego gets Brewster County passport services reinstated
May 9th, 2013
ALPINE – After intervention from the office of Congressman Pete Gallego, the Department of State has decided to reinstate passport services in Brewster County, which were originally terminated on April 15.
“Without Congressman Gallego’s intervention and assistance, our passport office would still be shuttered,” said Brewster County Judge Val Beard. “To the Congressman, we say thank …
State sale of 100 Longhorns stirs debate, and proposed law, on breed’s future
May 9th, 2013
By CODY PERMENTER
The Texas Tribune
FAR WEST TEXAS – The resilient longhorn, able to survive on sparse foliage and water, has endured in Texas for more than 100 years. But the recent sale of about 100 longhorns by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has spurred debate about the breed’s future in the state.
Texas Parks and …
Security firm for feds ends Marfa operations
May 9th, 2013
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
FAR WEST TEXAS – The global private security firm G4S will cease its operations in Marfa this week.
G4S is a federal government contractor, working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Big Bend area to transport detainees.
According to G4S Director Danny Montoya in Tucson, Arizona, “Marfa is being downsized to the …
México arresta al suegro de Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán
May 2nd, 2013
La policía de México ha arrestado al suegro del hombre más buscado del país, el capo de la droga Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Inés Coronel cultivaba marihuana en el estado norteño de Sonora para pasarla como contrabando a los Estados Unidos, según dijeron las autoridades.
El padre de la tercera esposa de Guzmán fue supuestamente detenido con …
Texas ranchers meet in Washington; immigration top agenda item
May 2nd, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) gathered in Washington, D.C. this week to meet with lawmakers and regulatory officials to discuss issues critical to the cattle industry. The meetings concluded today and were in conjunction with a legislative conference hosted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).
One of …
