Macdona News

Samantha Morquecho and Breana Garza were looking forward to celebrating graduation from Southwest High School with their fellow classmate and best friend, Sophia Garcia.

A woman was killed early Sunday in South Bexar County when a Union Pacific train collided with a car she was driving, ejecting her, according to a Bexar County Sheriff's Office media release and a Union Pacific ...

“It is an abdication of government responsibility in the face of corporate power that endangers millions of Americans”

A national rail safety plan implemented four years ago after a series of fatal train wrecks, including one near Macdona, has resulted in a 23 percent decrease in accidents, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters ... via MySA.com

“Another good step in the right direction”

The latest thread in a regulatory safety net being cast over railroads is a rule that requires the most dangerous materials to be hauled on the least risky routes, federal officials announced Wednesday. via MySA.com

“This is about safety and preventing the loss of life”

U.S. railroad companies would be forced to replace an aging fleet of tank cars that carry hazardous materials at a cost of $350 million under a federal rule proposed Monday by the Department of Transportation. via MySA.com

A new federal rule stemming in part from the deadly 2002 derailment in Minot would replace railroad tank cars carrying hazardous materials and require them to slow down on half the nation`s tracks. via KFYR-TV Bismarck

“I'm hoping that we'll get some funding from the state, but we don't know yet”

More than five years after rising floodwaters prompted evacuations below the 96-year-old Medina Dam, officials still are scrambling to raise the $11 million needed for improvements to keep the dam from ... via MySA.com

“The protection of our residents in the southwest quadrant of our county is worth the $3 million investment in improving Medina Lake Dam”

Bexar County Commissioners have approved $3 million in funding to strengthen the stability of Medina Lake Dam. via Bizjournals

For five generations, Adrian Calderon's family has lived in Macdona, a small rural town in southwest Bexar County. via MySA.com