Eagle Pass

Approximately 50,000 people in Ciudad Acuña were without long distance telephone service because thieves had cut and removed a fiber optic cable between Acuña and Piedras Negras.

Congressman Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX-23) today plans to vote in the full House of Representatives for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 6022) to direct the President to temporarily suspend the fill of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) through the end of the year.

Big Telecom and cable companies like AT&T and Time Warner cable have competition for high speed Internet in Del Rio and Eagle Pass.

In conjunction with Earth Day, April 22, Rio Grande Electric Co-op will debut CFL Recycling Collection Stations in each of its six area offices. This service is available to not only RGEC member-consumers, but anyone who has used, unbroken CFL bulbs.

When it comes to child abuse in all its sinister forms, Baptist Child & Family Services representatives say it’s imperative that communities in their five-county region understand the ramifications and reporting responsibilities. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, and BCFS is making a push to broaden comprehension of the tragic ramifications of maltreatment of children who are helpless to defend themselves.

Local lenders and real estate professionals maintain optimistic, though cautious, views on property values and mortgage practices in Del Rio and Eagle Pass, despite dire warnings and flourishing foreclosures plaguing most of the country. Mortgage insurers have clustered refusals to secure loans in California and Arizona, but the nearest county so affected in Texas is Taylor (Abilene).

Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Randy Hill addressed Del Rio Rotarians recently, seeking clarified understanding and broad support for his plans to erect no more than five miles of fence in his sprawling area of responsibility along the U.S.-Mexico border. Hill said that penetrations of border security in urban settings are often effected by known, dangerous criminals. To the Rotarians, Hill explained his plans to deal with the issues.

Eagle Pass, TX—Congressman Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX-23) today visited Eagle Pass with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services Nancy Montanez Johner to discuss the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).  CACFP serves nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults who are enrolled for care at participating child and adult care centers, day care homes, and adult day care centers.

Fiesta Brava Weekend is nearly here, and event organizers in Ciudad Acuña have made big plans for the popular series of Friday through Saturday activities. Running Las Vacas is the centerpiece, but for a real taste of Mexican culture, you may want to consider the hospitality offered at more tranquil venues for food, beverages, music, and celebration.

Two U.S. congressmen visited the border Saturday, with discussions culminating at Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio.  About 16 local officials and civic leaders spend time with David Obey, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and his host for the past few days, Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez.  Rodriguez has been persistent in getting public officials out of their mahogany and walnut-paneled offices in Washington D.C. to get acquainted with a taste of the real world on the U.S.-Mexico border.  In the last year, they have included Rep. David Price, chairman, Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Bob Filner, chairman, Veterans Affairs Committee, and Rep. Nick Rahall, chairman, House Committee on Natural Resources.