Development is on the move in Rio Rancho Apr 1, 2008
The land is at Vatapa and Tampico, west of NM 528 and Idalia. A United Methodist Church will be constructed. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Click for Full Story Feb 6, 2008
Today's Highlight in History:On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois. On This Date:In 1756, America's third vice president, Aaron Burr, was born in Newark, New Jersey. (KWTX.com, TX)
American Airlines Jan 29, 2008
American Eagle adds D/FW-Tampico flight - Dallas Business Journal ... American Eagle adds D/FW-Tampico flight ... will start new daily service from to Tampico, Mexico, in April. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
American Eagle adds D/FW-Tampico flight Jan 29, 2008
will start new daily service from to Tampico, Mexico, in April. Tampico is 300 miles south of the Texas border ... With Tampico, American Eagle and its sister carrier now serve 137 international destinations from D/FW.. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
While criticizing Arizona, Mexico ignores its own hiring law Jan 17, 2008
In October, agents visited 25 Chinese restaurants in the city of Tampico after noting a surge in Chinese requesting work visas there. All the Chinese workers had valid visas, the migration agency said. (AZCentral -- News)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Yuman's house is blessed a year after fire Dec 23, 2007
"We all grew up here and it's always been a full house," said Miguel Angel Hernandez, Hurtado's son who visited from Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Kids were running around, there was a table full of food, and laughter echoed through the new Hurtado house Saturday. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
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We've been snickering over a story in Galveston Co, where an illegal, brought in as a 2 yr old, is now awaiting trial on a manslaugher charge, then deportation to Tampico, his birthplace. He DOESN'T speak any SPANISH, heh, heh, heh. (Human Events Online)
In Mexico's drug trade, no glitter for grunts Dec 6, 2007
Many sell their souls for sums that are less than princely: In October, 25 officers of the Federal Preventive Police in the city of Tampico were arrested after allegedly receiving monthly payments of as little as $450 each for providing intelligence and protection to the Gulf cartel. No one in Montoya's family knows how much he was offered to work for the drug traffickers. (Los Angeles Times)
Letters, Nov. 21: Reject cliches about GMO technology Nov 23, 2007
I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
City approves controversial zoning request Nov 20, 2007
With the addition of the Wal-Mart to the north and Tampico coming out of the ground at the southwest corner of 528 and Idalia, there are many more choices now. So, rezoning that land for commercial use doesn t make as much sense today as it did two years ago. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Starkville Academy sees Bully off on his world tour Nov 10, 2007
Starkville Academy wished Bully well this morning as he headed off with Alan Daniels a local UPS driver, who was sent to the school to pick up the 12-inch stuffed bulldog which is as much a symbol of the Golden Triangle as it is Mississippi State University for a trip starting with a first stop in Tampico, Mexico. Bully's second great adventure will carry him around the world as well, as he visits students in Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Australia and two schools in Russia, said... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
OMA's October 2007 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 20.9% Nov 8, 2007
The decrease in the frequency or the suspension of some routes operated by scheduled international airlines affected international traffic at the airports at Acapulco, Tampico, and Durango. Total Passengers* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Thousand) Oct-06 Oct-07 Change Jan-Oct Jan-Oct Change % 2006 2007 % ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Domestic 808. (Primezone Releases)
Mexican Police Seize Record Drug Haul Nov 6, 2007
5-ton seizure doubles the Mexican record, set only last month when soldiers found more than 11 tons of cocaine at the port of Tampico on the Atlantic coast, home to Guzman's main rival, the Gulf Cartel. Some 4,500 people have been killed in Mexico in the last two years, mainly due to a turf war between the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels. (Fox News)
Mexico's Cocaine Seizures in Past 11 Months Exceed Those of Past 15 Years Nov 6, 2007
9 tons of cocaine found by Mexican police on Oct. 5 in Tampico, a northern Mexican city. To contact the reporter on this story: Patrick Harrington in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico in record cocaine seizure Nov 3, 2007
5 tons found last month at the port of Tampico. The US ambassador said the seizures showed Congress should approve funding for a major new anti-drug initiative. (BBC News -- Americas)
Mexico Seizes Record 26 Tons of Cocaine on Cargo Ship off Pacific Coast Nov 2, 2007
9 tons of cocaine found by Mexican police on Oct. 5 in Tampico, a northern Mexican city. The U.S. embassy didn't provide an estimate for the drugs' wholesale price. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
AXTEL Commences Operations in Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa, Tamaulipas Oct 25, 2007
"The commencement of operations in Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa demonstrates AXTEL's interest to further expand its presence in the state of Tamaulipas. From the Company's positive experience since the first quarter 2007 in Tampico, and neighboring Ciudad Madero and Altamira, we are confident that AXTEL's customer service orientation and innovative voice, data and Internet solutions will consolidate the Company's participation in this important northeastern state", stated Antonio de Nigris Sada,... (PR Newswire)
Cheap Flights to Monterrey, Mexico Oct 25, 2007
Viva Aerobus is a point-to-point airline with flights from Monterrey (MTY) up to twice daily to Cancun, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Veracruz, and Villahermosa; daily to Cuernavaca, Culiacan, Hermosillo, Leon (El Bajio), Mazatlan, and Tijuana; and at least three times per week to Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Morelia, Playa del Carmen (Cozumel), Puerto Vallarta, Merida, Queretaro, and Tampico ... Aviacsa uses Monterrey as a major hub with flights to Cancn, Ciudad Juarez, Culiacn, Guadalajara,... (Suite101.com)
Rising natural gas use, port worries a combustible combo Oct 25, 2007
The country's first gas terminal opened last year near the east coast city of Tampico, and another is under construction near the Pacific city of Manzanillo. In Puerto Libertad, many residents said they were excited about the terminal and the 1,500 construction jobs it is expected to generate. (USA Today -- Money)
Cheap Flights: Mexico City Region Oct 23, 2007
Interjet flies to Toluca from Acapulco, Cancn, Chihuahua, Ciudad del Carmen, Ciudad Jurez, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, San Jos del Cabo, Tampico, Tuxtla Gutirrez, Veracruz, and Zihuatanejo. Interjet is a point-to-point airline with no connection guarantees. (Suite101.com)
Bush Seeks Funds to Help Mexico Fight Drugs Oct 23, 2007
Concerned about killings tied to the narcotics trade, Mexican officials have made a series of drug raids, including one earlier this month in the city of Tampico that resulted in Mexico's biggest cocaine bust. "The United States will do all it can to support Mexico's efforts to break the power and impunity of drug organizations and to strengthen Mexico's capabilities to deal with these common threats," White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement. (Newsmax)
U.S. natural-gas companies pick international sites for terminals Oct 22, 2007
The country's first gas terminal opened last year near the east coast city of Tampico, and another is under construction near the Pacific city of Manzanillo. Another proposed terminal in the Pacific port of Topolobampo could send gas to Arizona. (AZCentral -- News)
Mexico: As U.S. pledges help, Mexico steps up drug busts Oct 20, 2007
TAMPICO, Mexico The Mexican army convoy rolled off a Hercules plane in the middle of the night, purred through this sweltering port city's dingy back streets and swooped on traffickers unloading cocaine in a warehouse ... They've captured a lot of drugs and narcos, said Isabel Pantoja, 58 and a mother of six, at her home in a run-down neighborhood near the raided warehouse in Tampico, part of the Gulf cartel's northeastern domain ... Busts like that in Tampico, and the September capture of 3. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cheap Flights: Guadalajara, Mexico Oct 10, 2007
Guadalajara-based low-cost airline Alma de Mexico has non-stop flights from Guadalajara to Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Obregon, Chihuahua, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatl;n, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Quer;taro, Tampico, Torre;n, Tuxtla Guti;rrez, and Veracruz. Alma de Mexico flies direct but with stops to Canc;n (CUN), Merida, Reynosa, Tijuana (TIJ), and Villahermosa. (Suite101.com)
Troops, traffickers exchange gunfire Oct 6, 2007
The shootout happened during an antidrug operation in the port city of Tampico, in Tamaulipas state, territory of the Gulf Cartel, one of the two most powerful Mexican drug gangs. Mexican newspapers reported on their websites that up to 15 people were killed in the fighting. (Boston Globe)
10 tons of cocaine seized in Mexico Oct 6, 2007
The shootout took place in Tampico in Tamaulipas state, which is territory claimed by the Gulf cartel, one of the two most powerful drug gangs in Mexico. The Defense Ministry denied earlier government and media reports that as many as 15 people had been killed in the shootout, but said that at least 10 tons of cocaine had been found in a large truck in the steamy Gulf of Mexico town. (Los Angeles Times)
Axtel Announces Effective Date for Stock Split Sep 29, 2007
The twenty-three cities in which AXTEL currently provides local services are Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torreon (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya, Irapuato, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Morelia, Merida, Xalapa and Hermosillo. Visit AXTEL on the web at For additional information, please contact: Investor Relations Adrian de los Santos. (PR Newswire)
Hurricane Lorenzo hits Mexican coast Sep 28, 2007
At 5 a.m. EDT, the depression's center was about 205 miles east-southeast of Tampico and about 150 miles east of Tuxpan. Maximum sustained winds were near 35 mph. (Anchorage Daily News)
Storm forms in Atlantic, may strengthen Sep 27, 2007
At 5:15 p.m. the storm was located about 190 miles east of Tampico, Mexico and moving toward the southwest near 3 mph with top sustained winds near 30 mph. Comments. (DeRidder Beauregard Daily News, LA)
Forecasters Keep A Close Eye On Two Developing Storms Sep 27, 2007
(September 26, 2007)The National Hurricane Center was issuing advisories Wednesday on both Tropical Storm Karen and on a tropical depression that has formed about 200 miles east-southeast of Tampico Mexico ... Meanwhile Tropical Depression 13 was over the southwest Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles east-southeast of Tampico and 135 miles east of Tuxpan, moving south at about 3 miles per hour. (KWTX.com, TX)
Tropical Storm Karen strengthens; new depression in Gulf of Mexico Sep 26, 2007
At 5 a.m., its center was located about 205 miles east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico, and moving toward the south near 3 mph with top sustained winds near 30 mph. A slow and erratic motion is expected during the next 24 hours. (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)
Tropical Storm Karen strengthens Sep 26, 2007
At 11 p.m. the storm was located about 165 miles east southeast of Tampico, Mexico and moving toward the west near 5 mph with top sustained winds near 30 mph. It was expected to slowly gain strength over the next 24 hours. (Orlando Sentinel)
Tropical depression forms in the Gulf Sep 26, 2007
Tropical Depression No. 13 should be no threat to this area, but for those living in Tampico; the weather system could become a real rainmaker. That s because most of the computer models suggest the depression will slowly make its way toward land, collecting plenty of moisture along the way. (KHOU.com, TX)
Cheap Flights from Tijuana, Mexico Sep 15, 2007
From Tijuana Airport, Aviacsa offer connecting flights with plane changes to Chetumal, Puerta Vallarta, Tampico, Tapachula, Tuxtla Gutierrez (Chiapas), Veracruz, and Villahermosa. Cheap Flights from Tijuana Airport (TIJ) on Mexican Budget Airline Viva Aerobus. (Suite101.com)
Law firm takes immigration fight to streets Sep 10, 2007
" (The Lawyers For You.) The Roswell-based firm's blend of guerrilla marketing and social activism has made it among the biggest and most controversial players in a state whose illegal immigrant population has swelled to nearly half a million. Fans say the Georgia-raised attorneys are at the forefront of the latest fight for a marginalized group in the cradle of the civil rights movement. Critics call them profiteers whose activism is more about the bottom line. All agree they are the faces of... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Floods cause 50,000 casualties in Mexico Sep 8, 2007
Some 3,000 families in Tampico and Altamira, coastal towns in the Gulf of Mexico, have been dislodged due to overflows of nearby rivers. The Mexican Army is carrying out Plan DN-III, a special program against disasters, but a lot of people refuse to leave their homes for fear of being looted. (Xinhuanet, China)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Stormy weather Aug 25, 2007
Later, the National Hurricane Center was forecasting landfall near Tampico, Mexico, far from the Bay Area, bringing a sign of relief. As The Citizen was going to press, the Hurricane Center in Miami was not absolutely sure which way Dean would go but felt it was headed for Mexico after slamming the island of Jamaica and Cancun on the Yucatan Penisula. (The Citizen - online, TX)
Texas-Sized Powerful Hurricane Dean Hits Mexico's Yucatan Aug 23, 2007
A hurricane watch is in effect for the Gulf coast of Mexico from north of Veracruz to Tampico. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours. (Science Daily)
Mexico Braces for Second Hurricane Landfall as Dean Reorganizes Over Gulf Aug 23, 2007
The storm may come ashore between the port cities of Tampico and Veracruz ``within a few hours,'' the U.S. National Hurricane Center said at 10 a.m. Veracruz time ... Many shops in Tampico are boarding up their windows, and the malls were packed yesterday with people stocking up on food and other supplies,'' Esdrey Escobar, a clerk at the Holiday Inn Tampico Altamira, said by telephone. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Dean wallops a prepared Yucatan Aug 22, 2007
Dean was expected to regain some strength in the Gulf before hitting the Mexican coast once more today between Tampico and Veracruz. Mexican President Felipe Calder n cut short his summit in Canada with President Bush and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to travel to the area and survey the damage late yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf Aug 22, 2007
Dean is expected to hit Mexico again at about 1300 (1800 GMT) on Wednesday between Veracruz and Tampico. On guard. (BBC News)
Dean Loses Lots Of Steam Aug 22, 2007
A hurricane warning remains in effect along Mexicos Gulf Coast from south of Progreso west to Tampico. Dean is moving west at about 18 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds near 85 miles per hour. (KWTX.com, TX)
Dean Loses Steam; Texas Relaxes Aug 22, 2007
A hurricane warning remains in effect along the Gulf Coast of Mexico from south of Progreso to Tampico. 13 Deaths. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Mexico spared brunt as Dean loses steam Aug 22, 2007
But the storm could dump heavy rain in Tampico, another important port city, and could cause mudslides in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains, he said. The storm will have little effect on Texas but will likely cause rain Southwest later in the week, the National Weather Service said. (AZCentral -- News)
Dean's Wrath Spares Yucatan Aug 22, 2007
" Dean, weakened over land, is forecast to regain strength as it passes over the Gulf of Campeche and onto Mexico's mainland today. The storm is expected to deliver winds in excess of 100 mph somewhere between Tampico and Veracruz, two of Mexico's most important port cities. It is expected to pass through Mexico's richest offshore oil fields and could veer close to the aging Laguna Verde nuclear plant. Hundreds of buses have been placed on alert in the event of radiation leaks. "Here in... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Monster Dean smashes into Mexico Aug 21, 2007
Mexican authorities also issued a hurricane watch for the country's western Gulf coast from the Bay of Campeche northward to Tampico, which means hurricane conditions were possible within 36 hours. Meanwhile, in Jamaica, residents cleaned up fallen trees and debris Monday as the island nation started to recover from its brush with Dean on Sunday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Hurricane Dean lashes Mexico Aug 21, 2007
A hurricane watch was in force along the gulf coast of Mexico from the north of Veracruz to Tampico. There were no immediate reports of casualties. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Eye of Hurricane Dean hits Mexico coast Aug 21, 2007
Workers take down commercial signs at a shopping plaza in preparations for the arrival of hurricane Dean in Tampico, Mexico, Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. Dean, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, has forced tens of thousands of tourists to flee the beaches of the Mayan Riviera as the storm heads toward the ancient ruins and modern oil installations of the Yucatan Peninsula. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Hurricane Dean Takes Aim at Mexico's Yucatan Aug 21, 2007
Computer models showed Dean crossing the YucataN on Tuesday, then moving into the Bay of Campeche in the southwest Gulf of Mexico before making landfall Wednesday afternoon in Mexico between Veracruz and Tampico. While Dean was not expected to land anywhere near the refineries or key oil and gas producing platforms located along the Texas coast, it was already disrupting oil and gas operations in Mexico's Bay of Campeche. (Planet Ark, United States)
Hurricane Dean lashes Jamaica, may hit Cayman Islands as a Category 5 Aug 20, 2007
From there, it was on a path to hit Mexico a second time near Tampico on Wednesday. By midafternoon Sunday in Kingston, only about 100 people had sought shelter in the arena. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Hurricane Dean roars toward Jamaica Aug 19, 2007
In Mexico the government called a state of emergency and state oil company Pemex launched its hurricane response plan, shutting down production platforms and evacuating personnel, as Dean appeared headed toward its southern Gulf of Mexico oilfields and the refining center of Tampico. Quintana Roo state Governor Felix Gonzalez ordered the evacuation of the 80,000 tourists from Cancun and other popular barrier islands of the "Mayan Riviera" and blocked the further arrival of more tourists to the... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Sea turtle hatchlings head toward Gulf Aug 8, 2007
Near the Somerset condo building, 129 of 134 eggs hatched July 19 shortly after 10 p.m. On July 17, 120 of 121 eggs hatched in a nest near the Tampico complex by Cape Marco, according to Nelson. When more than 90 percent of the eggs hatch, it is considered a good success rate, Nelson said. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Williams Scotsman targets petroleum industry with expansion in Mexico Jul 19, 2007
continues to grow its Mexican operations, opening two new branch offices in Queretaro and Tampico ... Major companies in the region include , , Honda and oil company PEMEX. Tampico is a central development location for Mexico's northern Gulf region, home to petrochemical plants and refineries including DuPont. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Immigration bill's critics accept poor 'status quo,' McCain chides Jun 12, 2007
" The debate over immigration has focused in part on whether the bill currently before Congress amounts to a grant of amnesty for people who are in the U.S. illegally. In general, the public is less supportive of providing "amnesty" for illegal immigrants than it is of providing a way for illegal immigrants to gain citizenship. Even so, a majority of Americans (54%) say they favor amnesty for illegal immigrants already in the country if they pass background checks and meet other conditions. The... (Yahoo News -- Immigration)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre Jun 11, 2007
Sixty years ago, three down on their luck adventurers, Americans cut loose in Tampico, Mexico, set out for easy fortune. Their situation was not unlike those of the men who were then watching them, soldiers just home from The Second World War, faced with unemployment and hungry for a nest egg. (Suite101.com)
Hispanics' growth marks cultural shift May 17, 2007
Products like La La Yogurt; Tampico, a Mexican drink; and empanadas have been added to the shelves, and they are doing well, Rockwell said. "We are always going to really focus on what our consumers are looking for and asking for," she said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Axtel Reports First Quarter 2007 Earnings Apr 27, 2007
Highlights: -- During this quarter, we started operations in Tampico and Cuernavaca, taking our geographic presence up to nineteen of the most important cities in Mexico with a population of over 43 million people ... The nineteen cities in which AXTEL currently provides local services are Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torreon (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya, Irapuato, Tampico... (PR Newswire)
People Profile - -Trostle stands tall in business world, community work Apr 24, 2007
Early career stops included the cities of McAllen, Texas, and Tampico, Mexico. Although Trostle and his wife were not fond of the destinations, they were excited about the doors that were opening in his career. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Miss Mexico's pageant dress raises eyebrows Apr 18, 2007
Milenio Diario de Tampico. Miss Mexico, Rosa Maria Ojeda, will have to tone down her Miss Universe pageant dress (shown here), which is accented with crosses, scapulars and a sketch of a man facing a firing squad. (USA Today -- Life)
Miss Mexico modifies dress after outcry Apr 18, 2007
Julio Nevero-milenio Diario De T / APMiss Mexico, Rosa Maria Ojeda, poses with a floor-length dress, belted by bullets and accented by sketches of hangings during Mexico's Roman Catholic uprising in the 1920s during a presentation in the city of Tampico, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. . (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Eight die, 24 injured as truck hits bus in Mexico Apr 12, 2007
The bus left the Tamaulipas state city of Tampico on Tuesday night heading for Veracruz's capital, Xalapa, 300 km from Mexico City. It was carrying 36 people at the time of the accident. (Xinhuanet, China)
OMA's February 2007 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 12.1% Mar 9, 2007
OMA's February 2007 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 12. OMA's February 2007 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 12. (PR Newswire)
