Maverick County Pct.3 Economic Development Association To Host The 100th Paint The Town Event At Seco Mines Mariana Street Park

Maverick County Precinct 3 –  The 100th Paint The Town event will be hosted by the Maverick County Precinct 3 Economic Development Non-Profit Association on March 3, 2012 at Mariana St. in Seco Mines in an effort to stop gang related graffiti throught out Maverick County. David Lopez director for the Seco Mines Community Center stated, "We are very happy and excited with this event, it is important and special to us as we will be honoring the memory of Hector Munoz Jr." Some of the events taking place are a ceremony of the park sign unveiling by the Eagle Pass High School Building Trades students following a Youth Baseball Tournament, Girl's Fast Pitch Tournament, and other activities for the public to enjoy such as DJ Music, Jumping Castle, and more. The public is invited to attend the 100th Paint The Town and we encourage those of you interested in volunteering to please come by the Seco Mines Community Center or simply give us a call at 773-5588 or 773-1716. We hope to see you there.

Sarrah Flores From Maverick County Precinct 3 Provides Information On The USDA Program And How It Assists Our Residents

Maverick County Precinct 3 –  Sarrah Flores from the Maverick County Precinct 3 office informs the public on a USDA program assistance that is currently being offered to low-income families in precinct 3. There are several issues that the USDA can assists the residents with. We urge those of you interested to come and apply. For more information on this available assistance please call Sarrah Flores at the precinct 3 Deer Run Office 773-1716, Monday-Friday 8am -5pm. Applicants must live within precinct 3 and outside of the city limits.

Controversial Border Coal Mine Back In Play Article Originally Posted In The San Antonio Express News

Maverick County Precinct 3 - Two decades after the first salvos were fired, a bitter battle over a plan to mine millions of tons of low-quality coal in Maverick County to be burned in smog-producing Mexican power plants will resume next week. On Monday, an examiner for the Texas Railroad Commission will begin hearing evidence on an application by Dos Republicas Coal Partnership, a company owned by Mexican industrialists, to operate a large strip mine just north of Eagle Pass.
The company wants to extract as much as 2.8 million tons of coal a year, for as long as 20 years, and ship it by rail through downtown Eagle Pass to federally owned power plants just outside Piedras Negras.