A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

Dana Bacon and Ana Claudia Rodas were in town on Tuesday introducing the American Cancer Society's 'Know Before You Vote' campaign to the greater Maverick County area as well as throughout South Texas and the 23rd Congressional District to get a feel for the pulse of the campaign as well as to hear the candidates and their issues and stances on an issue which has become more and more personal and prevalent in the human landscape, that of cancer. All of us in some way have had our run-ins with this dreaded disease and thanks to advances in treatments, procedures and research, many have lived to tell about thier experiences, unfortunately for many a loved one, the opposite holds true, but the Americsn Cancer Society is making an effort to remind our legislators not to forget about much needed funding to continue the research which is making significant strides to defeat cancer once and for all.

Staff

-Eagle Pass

A meeting was held on Wednesday at the office of the Mexican Consulate between Federal authorities who work in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras in order to better communicate during emergency situations. On behalf of Piedras Negras, officials from Mexican Customs were also on hand to participate. David Zimov, American Consulate from Laredo was also present plus authorities from US Customs and Border Protection. Zimov expressed his concern with the recent problems in Piedras Negras and authorities simply want to insure open lines of communication between the two nations. He also added that the planting of the inert explosive device last week affected both countries due to emergency procedures and several ideas have been bantered about which could go into effect within the coming months. He added that there is presently a warning system in place that will alert citizens of an emergency via a text messaging system.