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Benefits of the Eagle Ford Shale Project: Per Capita has increased
Staff
-Eagle Pass
According to Ronnie Rivera of the Middle Rio Grande Development Council, the region in which the Eagle Ford Shale is operating has seen an increase in per capita.
Maverick County in particular has shown an increase in the annual income per person.
In the Eagle Ford Shale Project alone a total of 5,300 permits have been granted which has been an incredible economic factor to our region.
Dimmit County has shown the most increase with 36% from 2008 as the average per capita income was $25,205 and has gone up significantly to $34,379.
other counties which have shown similar increases are: McMullen, LaSalle, Zavala and Live Oak.
Many are working for the petroleum companies according to Rivera.
The present per capita income in Maverick County is $22,188 up from $19,038 in 2008.
Per capita income has increased 1.3% across the state while in Maverick County it has increased 13%.
This boom has translated into significant economic development which is projected for the next 20 years or more.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Texas Rangers are investigating an incident which occurred on Thursday at midnight in the parking lot of the Exxon station in the Seco Mines sector of the city where police officers opened fire on a vehicle being driven by a young man who hit two officers when attempting to flee from police.
Lieutenant Aldo Escamilla informed The News Gram that by recommendation of the District Attorney, the Texas Rangers will proceed to handle the case.
Police reports indicate that officers did draw their weapons and opened fire on the Chevy Suburban driven by Javier Rivas, 18, who was not injured as the shots hit windows and the driver-side door.
Chief of Police Antonio Castañeda stated that the reaction by the officers was justified as their life was placed in danger.
According to the report, the youth arrived at the McDonald's restaurant and was causing a disturbance, but when he saw the police arriving he jumped in his vehicle and fled and in the process, crashed into a police car, hit two officers with his door, was shot at and later caused an accident on Main Street.
Lieutenant Escamilla said that charges will be filed for the damage to the patrol unit, but harsher penalties will be forthcoming for assaulting the two officers with his vehicle.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Sheriff officials were able to affect the confiscation of 182 Lb.s of marijuana in an operative which took place in the Siesta Acres sector of the city.
Sheriff Tom Schmerber informed The News Gram that the incident occurred at approximately 8:00 P.M. when officials received word that there was a suspicious pickup truck in the area with Mexican license plates. The pickup truck was black in color.
Agents immediately reported to the scene.
According to the report, Sheriff's officials caught up to the vehicle in an alley behind a local convenience store.
Inside the cabin of the vehicle, in plain sight were three large containers containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. The weight was given at 182 Lbs., no equivalent street value was given.
No other information was given with respect to this case, however it was reported that there was at least one arrest, but the case remains under investigation.
THEWHITE HOUSE
Impact of March 1st Cuts on Middle Class Families, Jobs and Economic Security: Texas
Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts—called the sequester—will take effect
that threaten hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs, and cut vital services for children, seniors,
people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
A fatal accident occurred Friday afternoon at the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and Main St. where a motorcyclist died after colliding with a pickup truck. The victim was dead at the scene and the injuries were severe.
Police Chief, Juan Antonio Castaneda, said the victim was identified as Richard Robert Sanchez, a native of the city of Corpus Christi, who was in Eagle Pass to buy a motorcycle which he was riding at the time of the accident. .
According to data released the victim was on a test drive, and intended to buy the motorcycle. The victim was traveling on Veterans Boulevard southbound and struck a Ford F-150, which was driven by Jose Maria Lopez, an employee of the school district, which was traveling northbound on Veteran's Blvd, Lopez then turned left into Main street when the fatal impact occurred.
The Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Tere Melendrez, pronounced the death of the victim.
Because of this accident the traffic on Veteran's was reduced to a standstill, police were on scene to control the traffic situation. The accident occurred around 6 pm.
The police department is responsible for investigating the causes of the accident.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Police officers fired on a youth from the Rosita Valley area who put the lives of two officers in danger as he nearly ran them over in a Chevy Suburban.
The young man identified as Victor Rivas, 18, was not injured.
The incident occurred on Thursday at midnight at the parking lot of the McDonald's in the Seco Mines area where officers responded to a report of a youth who was over aggressive with restaurant employees and those of the store adjacent to the establishment.
Chief of Police Antonio Castañeda reported that the officers arrived on the scene and parked a unit behind the Suburban to keep it from leaving and ordered the man to get off of the vehicle.
According to the report, the subject disobeyed the order and placed the vehicle in reverse crashing into the patrol car.
The officers proceeded to get off of their unit on the passenger's side and attempted to reach into the Suburban to turn off the ignition, but the man continued in reverse hitting the officers with his door.
It was then that the officers feared for their lives and began shooting at the vehicle.
The SUV sped off despite being hit three times in the windshield and three times in the driver's side door. The Suburban sped away with a flat tire and did not come to a stop until it wrecked with another vehicle in which the passengers were a woman and her child.
The material damages were extensive.
Rivas was detained and will likely be charged with wreckless driving and most importantly harming the officers and using his vehicle as a deadly weapon.
It is unknown why the man was acting in such a way and the case remains under investigation.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
The next meeting of the EPISD Board of Trustees will probably include discussion on whether or not the district will be going to an accelerated program for our secondary level schools.
Samuel Mijares, Assistant Superintendent, informed The News Gram that he has traveled to San Antonio and Laredo where schools there have proven to be successful.
The plan is for students to remain longer in classes with their teachers and less time in the hallways exchanging classes. They will be able to finish with courses in one semester and take their end of course exam prior to beginning their next class after the Christmas vacations.
Students will have 80 minute blocks of their classes every day with a different group of classes and a different schedule the next semester.
Mijares feels that the system can be implemented locally, but the key in his perception is to get buy-in from the faculty as well as to inform the board what exactly it entails and how it will be better than the existing traditional schedule in place today.
If approved by the board, it could be implemented on a trial basis as soon as next year.
The accelerated Program allows students to receive more instruction in a shorter period of time and thus should perform better on their end of course exams because of this.
The item was brought upon the board at the last meeting, but the issue was tabled in order to allow the board members to be better informed on the details of the program.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
The well-known veterinarian Gerardo Chapa was taken to San Antonio after having been shot twice on Thursday afternoon in Piedras Negras.
The Maverick County Sheriff's Department reported that the 46 year-old veterinarian drove his pickup truck to the United States side of International Bridge II seeking aid as he had been shot by stray gunfire on the Mexican side of the border.
He was taken to Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center where he received first aid for his wounds and was then sent to San Antonio for specialized treatment.
Although he did not sustain life threatening wounds, he would need surgical intervention as one gunshot grazed his hand and the other was in his back.
Since the incident occurred on the other side of the border, it is not known how or why he was shot and may not be known for some time.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Hundreds filed in to the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade on Thursday evening to attend the 86th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
The illustrious Claudia Wright was the emcee on this night to assist the chamber in highlighting the reasons why we as Eagle Passans should look forward to a very bright future.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Ayer por la tarde se reportó un fuerte incendio en un lote por el Eidson Road y Callejón Teran. Varios carros se incendiaron desconociéndo las razones, pero el humo alcanzaba varios metros de altura que se miraba desde cualquier parte de ciudad.
