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Mexico Wants More Texas Natural Gas. December 27, 2016. The export of U.S. natural gas is climbing and much of it is coming from Texas shale fields and bound for power plants in Mexico. It’s a trend that shows no signs of slowing, even as Mexico moves to increase its own oil and gas production, according to Antonio Garza Jr., a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President George W. Bush and a former chairman of the state’s oil and gas regulator, the Texas Railroad Commission. More than half of U....
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Big Bend Community Profiles. Celebrating the Founding of Presidio’s Sister City Ojinaga. June 3, 2016. OJINAGA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO Last Thursday kicked off the Ojinaga Regional Fair 2016, inaugurated by Municipal Administrator Orvil Ramos Rodríguez, who attended on behalf of the Mayor of Ojinaga, Miguel Carreon, and was accompanied by schoolteacher and city secretary Carmen Franco, as well as other dignitaries. Photos by DIANA AGUIRRE ARMENDARIZ). The history of the founding of the city of Ojinaga dates b...
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Congress Promoting New Cross Border Trade Bill | Big Bend Newswire
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Congress Promoting New Cross Border Trade Bill. December 14, 2016. By Luis Montoya – Rio Grande Guardian. US Sen. John Cornyn and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar will be in Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday, Dec. 15, to promote the passage of the. Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act. The legislation, which the two legislators authored, promotes public-private partnerships to boost staffing and make infrastructure improvements at U.S. ports of entry without adding to the national deficit. If there’s mor...
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Presidio to Get a Paint Job | Big Bend Newswire
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Presidio to Get a Paint Job. December 19, 2016. By Cameron Dodd – Presidio International. The Presidio Municipal Development District is ironing out the details of a new renovation assistance program that would reimburse business owners for exterior painting costs. We’re excited about the prospect of painting Presidio, PMDD Executive Director Brad Newton told the Presidio International. We want our businesses to be more attractive to local shoppers and more inviting for tourists. Although the program doe...
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Transportation | Big Bend Newswire
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A Dream Deferred: La Entrada al Pacifico. August 10, 2016. By James C. Moore. The vision is quite fantastic. Goods are shipped across the Pacific from the Australasia basin to the Mexican deepwater port of Topolabambo and are loaded onto trucks and trains. The overland route moves up from sea level to the Sierra Madre Occidental ranges through great tunnels and into the majestic Copper Canyon, a gorge as beautiful and daunting at Arizona’s Grand Canyon. The larger goal for Presidio and Ojinaga is increas...
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Education | Big Bend Newswire
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Presidio High Band Director Wins Prestigious Music Award. February 29, 2016. When longtime Presidio Independent School District Band Director Lucy Ferguson heard she had won the prestigious Marcia McEntye Zoffuto Hero Award, it was quite unexpected. In her 27th year with Presidio ISD, Ferguson said some of the people she was up against had a lot more contest experience and had won awards. We also have a pretty thriving jazz band in the spring, she added. The group enter solo ensemble in the region co...
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Lifestyle | Big Bend Newswire
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A Walk Along the Border. November 8, 2016. Is opening up about his personal immigrant experience and why all Americans should embrace and celebrate their cultural identities, not hide them. The most beautiful thing you can be is an immigrant, Valderrama, 36, says. A fearless brave individual that embraces their heritage is a special thing. The star of a new Johnnie Walker. I’m all about the positivity and making sure we celebrate the goodness of immigration, the former. He wanted to give me and my sister...
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Energy | Big Bend Newswire
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Mexico Wants More Texas Natural Gas. December 27, 2016. The export of U.S. natural gas is climbing and much of it is coming from Texas shale fields and bound for power plants in Mexico. It’s a trend that shows no signs of slowing, even as Mexico moves to increase its own oil and gas production, according to Antonio Garza Jr., a former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President George W. Bush and a former chairman of the state’s oil and gas regulator, the Texas Railroad Commission. More than half of U....
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More News | Big Bend Newswire
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What Big Ben Leaton Left. December 18, 2014. Fort Leaton serves as the western Visitor Center for Big Bend Ranch State Park. Permits for backpacking and camping (no hookups) at Big Bend Ranch State Park can be obtained at Fort Leaton or the Barton Warnock Visitor Center. On the eastern edge of the park near Lajitas. Visitors can also purchase river-use permits, licenses, and information about the Big Bend region. More Info on Fort Leaton. Big Bend Newswire Twitter Feed. Search Big Bend Newswire. Presidio...
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Sports | Big Bend Newswire
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A 160 Mile Foot Race Through Big Bend? September 17, 2015. Running season is gearing up, and to celebrate, we’re highlighting two races: one that’s long and full of blisters and cactus thorns, and another that’s short and lined with cheering fans and music. The Trans-Pecos Ultra Marathon covers 160 miles of rugged terrain at Big Bend Ranch State Park in six stages. The Trans-Pecos Ultra Marathon covers 160 miles of rugged terrain at Big Bend Ranch State Park in six stages. He couldn’t forget the image of...
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