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A.D. Ibarra
-MCHD Conference Room
The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Trustees held a meeting on Tuesday in order to finalize the 2015-2016 Tax Rate.
Interim Board Chairman Juan Manuel Farias informed us of the details of Tuesday's meeting.
"There were two items on the agenda today including the discussion and possible action of adopting the 2015-2016 Maverick County Hospital District tax rate. Dr. Hixson proposed a $.09 per $100.00 value of your property as a motion. I stepped down and seconded the motion, Mr. Duran took over, took the vote and it passed 2-1, so we are increasing taxes by one cent."
According to Farias, the one cent increase will alleviate having to go into their reserves in order to essentially balance a budget as it has been done in years prior.
"This will give us the opportunity to make a tremendous dent on the deficit. We always have a balanced budget because we do have money in our reserves which sometimes is used to balance the budget. That is taxpayers' money. The health services we provide cost a lot of money.
"The medicines for combating cancer are very costly and the services we have are costly, so we have to take actions that are not popular. Nobody wants to increase taxes. We brought it down from $.18 to $.07 and in the past five to six years we've increased them back by two cents. So people are still ahead.
"If you compare $.09 to $.18, the people are still way ahead. We will have to watch our spending."
Adrián Ibarra -
Del Río Blvd. El Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas avisa a todos los automovilistas a salir con anticipación 15 minutos antes debido a la construcción, que está en curso hasta Octubre.
As part of Border Trinational Health Week, HOPE-K’s Trinational Health Council will be hosting a Bike Rodeo to promote bike riding safety during their 3rd Annual Ciclovía Border Trinational Health Week Inaugural event. Ciclovia events offer children and adults the opportunity to engage in various types of physical activity, including bike riding along the Maverick County Lake.
The 3rd Annual EPNR Antique Car Show will be held on Saturday Oct. 3rd @ 10am-3pm in the parking lot of the Multi-Purpose Center and Moncada Baseball Field. The event is to support our local Candles for Life and our community.
DEL RIO, Texas –
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station recovered a deceased individual from the Rio Grande River.
“Attempting to cross the Rio Grande River poses a great danger and risk,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch. “The river can be a death trap for those individuals not equipped or trained to handle the rough waters.”
As part of Border Trinational Health Week, HOPE-K’s Trinational Health Council will be hosting a Bike Rodeo to promote bike riding safety during their 3rd Annual Ciclovía Border Trinational Health Week Inaugural event. Ciclovia events offer children and adults the opportunity to engage in various types of physical activity, including bike riding along the Maverick County Lake. Children can enjoy many field day activities including sack races, hula hoops, volleyball and other fun events scheduled for the day.
A.D. Ibarra
-El Indio Highway
A freak accident caused damage to three vehicles and the sign in front of Dr. Sergio Zamora's office located at 2450 El Indio Highway.
When News Gram cameras arrived on the scene, two Eagle Pass Police department vehicles were on the scene and crews were cleaning up the debris from three parked cars which were struck by the glass truck which according to police, had been stolen.
The as of yet unidentified man who stole the large vehicle from the front of the Peter Rabbit truck stop located at the corner of Highway 277 and Highway 57 is currently under arrest and is pending magistration.
"The 2012 white Ford pickup is registered to a business out of Victoria. The suspect took the vehicle whose keys were left in the ignition and we believe the driver may have panicked when he saw a border patrolman," stated Humberto O. Garza, Public Information Officer for the Eagle Pass Police Department.
The vehicle which was fully loaded with automotive windshields and may have been top heavy causing the truck to veer off the road and across into oncoming traffic that fortunately avoided colliding head-on with the out of control unit.
The glass truck hit the front ends of four parked vehicles in front of the doctor's office which always has a heavy flow of patient traffic on any given day before plowing into the sign in front of the establishment.
Dozens of onlookers from a nearby adult daycare were also there to see what had summoned law enforcement units and an ambulance to the area.
A rollover of a company vehicle from our neighboring country of Mexico alerted law enforcement entities to Highway 57 this week.
According to a press release deputies responded to US Highway 57, where a 2015 white Nissan Versa was involved in a rollover accident. Contact was made with the driver, Aaron Guillermo Salas Rodriguez of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, who stated he was traveling Northbound on US Highway 57 when the steering column became stiff.
The vehicle veered to the right, causing it to rollover. Mr. Salas Rodriguez was transported to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center for further treatment.
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrived at the scene and has since taken over the investigation.
Volcadura de un vehiculo por la 57
Una volcadura de un vehículo de la compañía Rassini de nuestro vecino país de México alertó a personas de la ley a la autopista 57 esta semana.
De acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa en donde los diputados respondieron a la US Highway 57, donde un Nissan Versa 20015 estuvo involucrado en un accidente de vuelco. Se estableció contacto con el conductor, Aarón Guillermo Salas Rodríguez, de Piedras Negras, Coahuila, quien declaró que viajaba hacia el norte en la autopista US 57, cuando no pudo controlar el volante y la menejera se endureció
El vehículo se desvió hacia la derecha, haciendo que esto ocasionara la volcadura. El Sr. Salas Rodríguez fue transportado al Duncan Regional Medical Center de Fort para su posterior tratamiento.
El Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas llegó a la escena y desde entonces ha hecho cargo de la investigación.
A.D. Ibarra
-Sul Ross State University/Rio Grande College
The Sul Ross State University/Rio Grande College Small Business Development Center and the Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce combined their efforts to invite small business owners to witness motivational speaker Jennifer Webb who informed them of how to find ways to communicate with their employees to get the most out of them on a daily basis.
The seminar focused on leadership and management skills which are essential to creating a cohesive workforce, the skills needed to thrive within the corporate environment and techniques to influence others and create trust.
Marisela Brown of the Small Business Development center informed The News Gram of the fact that 30 such owners took advantage of the seminar.
"I wish our community would show more initiative and support to sessions such as these. We try to bring these specialized training sessions to our small business community. Everybody is welcome."
Ms. Brown said it was a leadership training which helped business owners to understand the different kinds of personalities of employees and staff members in order to have a better relationship with them for them to perform best for the company.
Webb also went to Del Rio and Uvalde to meet with business owners there on Tuesday.
Adrián Ibarra
-Loop 480
Big news in terms of touching the future in Maverick County. Raul Leal of the Texas Department of transportation has confirmed the preliminary plans for the eagerly awaited completion of Loop 480.
As you know, the project has been deemed unfunded for the past two years, however, sources indicated on Monday that talks of the impending study to determine the scope of the project as well as a possible price tag on the completion of this stretch of 15-20 miles of highway which according to County Commissioner Robert Ruiz would be important not only for the transport of goods to and from Mexico, but to any plans for a third international bridge.
"This is a project that would help not only the transport of goods and services, but it will also help in the exporting of Texas products into Mexico," said Ruiz.
According to the commissioner, 1/3 of all exports from the State of Texas go to Mexico.
"Texas depends a lot on commercial trade with Mexico. This will definitely open the doors for negotiations in order to one day have a third international bridge."
"This project is in the development stage whereby we are about to begin the preparation of the plans, specifications and estimates," said Leal.
"We are being proactive on our approach to this currently unfunded project in anticipation that the project will be ready when mobility funding becomes available."
State Representative Alfonso Nevarez also had the following to add in reference to the project, "We are excited that Loop 480 is nearing its final stages. This project is incredibly important to the region and we thank all the contributors that continue to work to make it possible."
TxDOT: Por terminar arreglos del proyecto Loop 480
Una gran noticia en términos de tocar el futuro en el condado de Maverick. Raúl Leal, del Departamento de Transporte de Texas ha confirmado los planes preliminares para la realización esperada del Loop 480.
Como ustedes saben, el proyecto se ha considerado no financiado por los últimos dos años, sin embargo, las fuentes han indicado que las conversaciones del estudio inminente para determinar el alcance del proyecto, así como un posible precio a la finalización de este tramo de 15 a 20 millas de largo de la carretera que de acuerdo con el Comisionado del Condado Robert Ruiz sería importante no sólo para el transporte de mercancías desde y hacia México, sino a cualquier plan para un tercer puente internacional.
"Este es un proyecto que ayudaría no sólo el transporte de mercancías y servicios, sino que también ayudará en la exportación de productos de Texas a México", dijo Ruiz.
Según el comisionado, un tercio de todas las exportaciones del Estado de Texas van a México.
"Texas depende mucho de intercambio comercial con México. Esto definitivamente va a abrir las puertas para las negociaciones con el fin de algún día tener un tercer puente internacional".
"Este proyecto se encuentra en fase de desarrollo por lo que estamos a punto de comenzar la preparación de los planes, especificaciones y estimaciones", dijo Leal.
"Estamos viendo en nuestro enfoque de este proyecto actualmente sin fondos de que estará listo para cuando haya fondos disponibles
El Representante del Estado Alfonso Nevarez también tenía lo siguiente para agregar en referencia al proyecto, "Estamos muy contentos de que Loop 480 se acerca a su fase final. Este proyecto es muy importante para la región y agradecemos a todos los colaboradores que siguen trabajando para que esto sea posible".
