Some Texans on the border don't want to be fenced in Jul 22, 2008
Texas Eagle Pass and Mexico s Piedras Negras are connected by community but divided by a river ... Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass continue to operate basically as the same community, even though we represent two countries, Mayor Chad Foster said. (KHOU.com, TX)
Cargo plane crashes in Mexico killing U.S. pilot Jul 7, 2008
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A plane carrying a load of auto parts crashed Sunday as it was trying to land in northern Mexico, killing the pilot and severely injuring the co-pilot. The plane crashed before dawn Sunday half a mile (one kilometer) from the runway in Ramos Arizpe, 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of the U.S.-Mexico border, said Segismundo Doguin, the deputy civil defense chief for Coahuila state. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Mexicans Protest Border Fence By Planting Trees Jun 29, 2008
The mayor of a Texas border town attended Friday's tree planting in the town of Piedras Negras. Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster opposes the construction of 670 miles of border fence. (KWTX.com, TX)
Accidents involving buses that travel from U.S. to Mexico May 3, 2008
Aug. 30, 2006: Two passengers were killed after a bus traveling on a wet road near Piedras Negras, Mexico, across the border from Eagle Pass, hit a guardrail and overturned into a drainage ditch nearly 60 feet below. The driver was cited for high speed, abandoning the vehicle and abandoning those hurt. (KSLA.com, LA)
DPS Troopers Curiosity Leads To $3 Million Cocaine Bust Feb 27, 2008
(February 26, 2008)A resident of Piedras Negras Mexico was arraigned Tuesday in Del Rio on federal drug charges after a Department of Public Safety troopers curiosity about abnormalities in a flatbed trailer led to the seizure of 360 pounds of cocaine in Kinney County. The cocaine has an estimated street value of $3 million. (KWTX.com, TX)
U.S. defends Mexico truck pilot program Feb 8, 2008
The Teamsters Union, a foe of the project, slammed the Department of Transportation for allowing a Mexican carrier, Trinity Industries of Mexico, based in Piedras Negras, Mexico, to join the program after racking up an average of 112 safety violations per truck in the previous year. DOT spokesman Brian G. Turmail said the carrier was approved because the vast majority of (violations) were relatively minor. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
World Renowned Pianists Romance Audiences at MECA Dec 22, 2007
Artist-In-Residence and MECA alum Alejandro Vela of Piedras Negras, Mexico is joined by Rufus Choi, YAMAHA Artist and winner of the inaugural Jose Iturbi International Music Competition, to perform Romantic Favorites. The program features the musical genius of Franz Schubert, Frdric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninov, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Border crossers run bigger risk of jail Nov 5, 2007
While there, those agents arrested illegal immigrants who had traveled 600 miles from Piedras Negras, which is across from the Del Rio sector, to cross instead in Nogales. The immigrants said they made the longer trip to avoid going to jail if caught, said Hilario Leal, supervisory Border Patrol agent in Del Rio. (AZCentral -- News)
Are Mexican Soldiers Aiding Drug Smugglers on Border? Oct 29, 2007
Moving from west to east, these garrisons are located at Tecate, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonoyta, Agua Prieta, Ciudad Juarez, Ojinaga, Palomas, Ciudad Acuna, Piedras Negras, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. By the canons of international law, theres nothing wrong with it either. (Newsmax)
Cheap Flights to Monterrey, Mexico Oct 25, 2007
Regional airline Aeroliteral, owned by Aeromexico, uses Monterrey Airport (MTY) as a major hub with flights from Acapulco, Chihuahua, Ciudad del Carmen, Ciudad Jurez, Ciudad Obregn, Culiacn, Durango, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Len, Mrida, Mexicali, Piedras Negras, Puebla, San Luis Potos, Tampico, Tijuana, Torren, Veracruz, and Villahermosa. Non-Stop Flights from Monterrey Airport (MTY) on Mexican Full-Service Airlines. (Suite101.com)
Mexican soldiers convicted of raping women Oct 4, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A Mexican judge found three soldiers guilty of raping women last year in the northern border state of Coahuila, in a rare civilian trial of military personnel. The three were part of a group of eight soldiers charged with assaulting 14 women. (CNN -- World)
Senate Votes To Block Mexican Trucks Sep 12, 2007
The vehicles crashed on a highway near Piedras Negras, Mexico. Previous Stories. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
At least 37 killed in Mexico truck blast Sep 11, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico - A dynamite-laden truck exploded after colliding with another vehicle on a busy highway in northern Mexicos coal country, killing at least 34 people, including three reporters at the scene, state and federal officials said. Authorities said the two vehicles crashed into each other Sunday evening, drawing a crowd of curious onlookers as well as a small army of police, soldiers, emergency officials and journalists. (MSNBC -- International)
28 killed when Mexican explosives truck blows up Sep 11, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, MEXICO Mexican officials say a truck carrying ammonium nitrate to a mine caught fire after a highway crash and blew up, killing at least 28 people and injuring some 150. Authorities say two trucks smashed into each other Sunday night on a busy highway in northern Mexico, drawing a crowd of curious onlookers, as well as a small army of police, soldiers, emergency officials and journalists. (Globe and Mail)
Mexican Dynamite Truck Explodes; 37 Die Sep 10, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico A truck carrying explosives for the mining industry exploded after running into another vehicle in northern Mexico, killing at least 37 people, a federal police official said Monday. The two cars collided Sunday evening on a highway in Coahuila state, near the town of Sacramento, Luis Horacio de Hoyos said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Verdict on Hall: Guilty Sep 2, 2007
They crossed the border early the next morning and traveled to Piedras Negras, where they stayed in a motel. Mexican authorities expelled Pitonyak and Hall from the country on August 24 to Eagle Pass, where police apprehended him. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Jury selected for Hall trial Aug 28, 2007
Days after the slaying, Mexican authorities apprehended Pitonyak and Hall in Piedras Negras and extradited them to Eagle Pass, where police arrested Pitonyak. The case has attracted a large amount of media coverage, which was the No. 1 factor in selecting jurors. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Laura Hall's statements admissible Jul 3, 2007
A day after the murder took place, Hall drove him to Piedras Negras, Mexico. Eventually, Mexican authorities extradited Pitonyak to Eagle Pass, Texas, where police apprehended him. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Laura Hall To Be In Court Monday On Original Charge Jun 18, 2007
The two were arrested by Mexican authorities in Piedras Negras just across the border from Eagle Pass. For more on the case. (K-Eye News, TX)
Boy receives new heart at Ark. hospital May 16, 2007
Adrian lives with his mother and father in Piedras Negras, Mexico, just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. He spent more than 60 days at Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas, after doctors determined he suffered from cardiomyopathy - a condition caused in his case by a viral infection eating away at his heart tissue. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Local students celebrate Cinco de Mayo at State Capitol May 11, 2007
While at the celebration, Paschal also learned of an eight year old boy, Adrian Saucedo of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, who has come to Arkansas Children s Hospital in need of a heart transplant. I know the people of Jackson County will open their hearts for this little boy and pray for him and maybe even visit him, Paschal said. (Newport Daily Independent, AR)
Plans for security barrier threatens trade May 5, 2007
Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas reaffirmed his opposition to fixed barriers after learning 19 miles of fencing would separate his town from Piedras Negras. Mike Allen, the head of the McAllen Economic Development Council, told the Associated Press that local farmers would be hurt badly. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
10 killed along Texas and Mexico border Apr 29, 2007
At least 10 people were killed in both this community and Piedras Negras, a town on the other side of the Mexican border ... Neither Eagle Pass nor Piedras Negras had a siren warning system such as those that helped people evacuate before the same storm when it flooded streets and peeled roofs off homes in North Texas. (Gulf News)
H-E-B makes second major round of donations to tornado victims Apr 29, 2007
has donated multiple trailer loads of gallon drinking water and paper products such as diapers and toilet paper to victims of the tornadoes that tore through Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Mexico, earlier this week ... H-E-B donated 150 blue tarps to the town of Piedras Negras, while volunteers from the H-E-B store in Eagle Pass teamed up to make and deliver 1,000 sandwiches to the victims at Piedras Negras ... H-E-B also donated a trailer load of cleaning supplies to the residents in Piedras... (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Mexico Apr 29, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico, 9:05 p.m. March 28 (AP) : A judge in Mexico's northern state of Coahuila on Wednesday ordered five mine officials to stand trial on negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 65 coal miners killed in a gas explosion last year ... PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico, 11:58 p.m. March 19 (AP) : A judge has ordered the arrest of five mine managers and inspectors on charges of negligent homicide in the deaths of 65 coal miners killed in an underground gas explosion last year, company and... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Residents, volunteers dig out after border tornadoes Apr 27, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico Residents and volunteers, armed with shovels and heavy equipment, swarmed a plaza Thursday left ruined by tornadoes that killed 10 people in this community and its Texas twin, Eagle Pass ... In Piedras Negras, where the tornadoes leveled all but the bell towers of a church and sheared the concrete roof off an elementary school, three people were killed something residents said was amazing since the tornadoes hit a dense urban area with no warning ... Residents in Piedras... (Houston Chronicle)
Violent weather hits county overnight Apr 26, 2007
Officials from Piedras Negras, Mexico, across the Rio Grande, have confirmed three dead there, Eagle Pass Fire Chief Rogelio de la Cruz said. Officials said 76 people were taken to Fort Duncan Medical Center, Eagle Pass' only hospital. (Brenham Banner, TX)
10 Dead As Storms Strike Tex-Mex Border... Apr 26, 2007
Across the Rio Grande in Piedras Negras, three people were killed and 300 homes were damaged. About 1,000 people sought refuge in shelters in Piedras Negras, where 37 people were killed in flash flooding three years ago ... Neither Eagle Pass nor Piedras Negras had a siren warning system like those used to help people evacuate ahead of the same storm when it flooded streets and peeled roofs off homes in North Texas. (The Drudge Report)
* World News Quick Take Apr 26, 2007
In Piedras Negras, Mexico, at least three people were killed and 40 were injured in the severe weather, authorities said. The violent storm ripped roofs from homes, toppled power poles and damaged dozens of cars and homes, said Oscar Murillo, the city's civil protection director. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ten dead in tornadoes' wake Apr 26, 2007
Tornadoes killed at least 10 people in Eagle Pass and across the Rio Grande in Piedras Negras, Mexico ... At least two other people were killed in the Eagle Pass area, and three died in Piedras Negras ... More than 1,300 people, mostly in Piedras Negras, sought refuge in shelters. (Seattle Times)
Tornado, Violent Storms Kill 10 Near Tex-Mex Border Apr 26, 2007
The violent weather also raked Piedras Negras, Mexico, where at least three people died and 40 were injured, said Oscar Murillo, the city's civil protection director. The huge weather system that caused the destruction was plowing through the Midwest on Wednesday after spinning off tornadoes in Oklahoma and Colorado, causing flooding in Iowa and Nebraska and piling snow more than a foot deep in the Rockies. (Newsmax)
Violent storm kills 9 Apr 25, 2007
Six killed, dozens injured near Eagle Pass, Texas Three killed across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico Storm dumps more than a foot of snow in Colorado foothills School, 20 homes, sewage plant trashed in Eagle Pass Adjust font size ... Across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico, at least three people were killed and at least 40 were injured in the severe weather, authorities said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Storms Leave Path Of Damage, Flooding From Border To Border Apr 25, 2007
Across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico, authorities say at least three people were killed and at least 40 were injured in the severe weather. In North Texas, streets flooded and roofs peeled off homes as storms began moving through Tuesday afternoon. (KWTX.com, TX)
10 Die As Storms Hit Texas-Mexico Border Apr 25, 2007
One bus was stranded between two power lines," Finley said.Gov. Bill Ritter activated the Colorado National Guard to help rescue the buses Tuesday evening. They were stuck in snow and 60 mph winds about 30 miles east of Colorado Springs, Ritter's spokesman Evan Dreyer said.As many as 70 passenger vehicles also were caught in the storm, Dreyer said.In Eagle Pass, Texas, a city of 26,000 about 145 miles east of San Antonio, six people were killed when severe storms spawned a tornado, officials... (The Morning Star)
5 Mexican mine managers ordered arrested Mar 20, 2007
Posted: Tuesday March 20th, 2007, 12:11 AM Last Updated: Tuesday March 20th, 2007, 12:12 AM PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) A judge has ordered the arrest of five mine managers and inspectors on charges of negligent homicide in the deaths of 65 coal miners killed in an underground gas explosion last year, company and state officials said Monday. Industrial Minera Mexico, owner of the Pasta de Conchos mine, said in a news release that it "has knowledge" of the arrest orders and "trusts the Mexican... (Bakersfield Californian -- World)
Mexico mine disaster remembered Feb 20, 2007
"We're asking for more resources from mining companies and the federal government because safety conditions at the mines have not improved," said Bishop Alonso Garza of the city of Piedras Negras, close to the border with Texas. Earlier, about 100 relatives and friends of victims staged an all-night vigil, lighting candles and releasing 65 white balloons at 0215 the time of the explosion. (Aljazeera.Net)
Mexico Set To Challenge Civil Unions Feb 11, 2007
This will protect the organization and development of the family (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Police in Mexico investigated for allegedly raping Texas woman Feb 4, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico Two police officers in the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras are being investigated for allegedly raping a 22-year old woman from San Antonio, Texas ... The woman had been staying in Mexico with her boyfriend, who is from Piedras Negras. (KSLA.com, LA)
Bishop in northern Mexico says first gay civil union is 'a disgrace' Feb 3, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico -- A Roman Catholic bishop in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday called the first civil union of a lesbian couple "a disgrace." ... "This is a disgrace," said Bishop Alonso Garza, of the city of Piedras Negras, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. (North County Times)
Bishop blasts Mexico's first gay civil union Feb 3, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's first gay civil union has upset a Roman Catholic bishop in the state where it occurred. Bishop Alonso Garza of Piedras Negras said Friday that Mexico's first gay civil union -- which occurred Wednesday in his state's capital of Saltillo on -- was "a disgrace" and "a show.". (CNN -- World)
Couple registers as Mexico's first gay civil union Feb 1, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A lesbian couple registered what officials called Mexico's first gay civil union on Wednesday in the northern city of Saltillo. The couple, Karina Almaguer and Karla Lopez, traveled to Saltillo from their home state of Tamaulipas to register as a "civil solidarity union" under a newly passed law that made Coahuila the first of Mexico's 31 states to grant recognition to such unions. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Alleged Mexican kingpins in court Jan 23, 2007
In April 2004, he reportedly bankrolled a Children's Day party for thousands of flood victims in the border city of Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas. Collaborators with bullhorns drove through nearby towns announcing that the gifts including Nintendo sets and bicycles were thanks to "Osiel Cardenas, friend of the poor," according to local news reports. (Houston Chronicle)
Trial starting for UT student accused of murder Jan 22, 2007
He had fled to Piedras Negras, Mexico, with a female acquaintance. Sharon Cave said her daughter was a loving girl and possibly was unable to understand that someone would ever harm her. (KHOU.com, TX)
Mexican Bishop Fights Plan To Recognize Gay Unions Jan 13, 2007
(AP) The bishop of Piedras Negras, Mexico, today criticized approval of a bill to recognize gay unions in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila ... Piedras Negras is across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. (CBS 11, TX)
Destined to serve the blind, some pooches enjoy college campus life in New Jersey Jan 2, 2007
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- The partial remains of a second coal miner killed nearly a year ago in a mine blast have been recovered, while 63 more remain missing, officials in this northern Mexican state said Monday. The remains were found early Sunday, half-buried under tons of debris scattered by the explosion on Feb. 19, 2006, said Sergio Robles, deputy secretary of civil protection for the state of Coahuila, where the Pasta de Conchos mine is located. (North County Times)
Border crackdown fuels smugglers' boom on U.S.-Mexico border Jan 1, 2007
The research center interviewed migrants at airports, bus stations and border crossings in eight Mexican cities spread along a 1,952-mile border with the United States: Tijuana, Mexicali, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Piedras Negras, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros and Reynosa. Responses were weighted to account for factors including seasonality, day of the week and time of day. (North County Times)
