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Editor's note: In honor of this Veterans Day, the following article was written and contributed by Rossana A. Barrios who lives in Austin and is the daughter of Domingo C. Arenas.
In the past two weeks, one of Mexico's highest courts confirmed that the environmental permit for the Cerro de San Pedro mine was issued illegally - " what those who are opposed to the mine have been saying for decades.
Wynne Home to feature Mexican artista s work
The Wynne Home Arts Center will host a reception unveiling its new solo show in the Brown-Wynne Gallery by Mexican artist Adelina Moya this Saturday from 4-7 p.m. The show features nearly 30 pieces by Moya in several painting mediums, including watercolor, oil, acrylic and pointillism.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
KCS mines traffic from Mexican intermodal corridor
Kansas City Southern's newly rehabilitated Victoria-to-Rosenberg, Texas, line and new international intermodal service already are generating traffic in a corridor between Houston and points in Mexico.
Legend, Lore & Legacy: W.D. Smithers
Childhood can prove to be a difficult time, wrought with experiences that influence an individual's path to adulthood.
Family needs help for unhappy return to Mexico
A dream for a better life in Canada has become a nightmare for a family from Mexico who must return home before their visas expire Nov.
Mexico now embracing U.S. training in drug war
At a police academy ringed by brick walls and razor wire, dozens of American agents are helping to train Mexican police recruits as part of a $1.4 billion U.S. aid project aimed at helping Mexico fight its drug cartels.
Surrealistic jungle: Xilitla's Las Pozas a dazzling surprise
IN THE AFTERNOON sunlight, the peaks of the Sierra Gorda Mountains in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, have turned the color of burnished metal, while a smokelike mist hovers in the valley below.
Visit the Jungles of La Huasteca
La Huasteca, an expansive rainforest region in central and northeastern Mexico, is not easy to reach.
Mining firm announces lithium find in Mexico
A Mexican mining company says it has found large deposits of lithium in northern Mexico and predicts they could yield as much as 12,000 tons of the metal a year.
HARLINGEN, TX .a " Martin G. Guardiola
2, 2009 in Lubbock, TX. Martin was born on January 29, 1957 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Auto supplier Metavation to close Traverse City machine shop, lay off 122 workers
A Traverse City machining shop that makes automotive components says it plans close its doors and lay off 122 workers.
Australia wins junior Davis Cup
THIRD seeds Australians have won the Junior Davis Cup, beating Great Britain to claim the world 16 and under tennis title for the second time in three years.
NEW DELHI: India has been clubbed with the second-seeded Czech Republic, seventh-seeded U.S. and Chile in Group 'D' in the World Group Junior Davis Cup tennis tournament being played at San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
A. Shulman expands capacity at Mexican plant
A. Shulman Inc. said Monday it is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its plastics factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
SIUC celebrates Latino Heritage Month
Julia Rendleman ~ Daily Egyptian. Elena Esquibel, left, a doctoral student from California studying speech communication, Bryant Payne, center, a masters student from Chicago studying speech communication, and Gigi Perez-Langley, right, a doctoral student from Texas studying speech communication, demonstrate how the a oeTheatre of the Oppresseda ...
Josephine Montoya Martinez passed away September 14, 2009 at her residence. Services will be held Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 3:30 P.M. at Morehart Mortuary Chapel with Deacon Ruben Castaneda officiating.
Moldmakers play important role in successful tool transfers
Hold on to your runners! According to some industry experts, there's about to be an avalanche of molds transferred from failed or weak molding companies to other molding firms waiting with open arms.
First Majestic to buy Normabec Mining Resources in share swap deal
First Majestic Silver Corp. has struck a deal to acquire Normabec Mining Resources Ltd.
Hines' EcoLogistics 1 is First Industrial Building in Mexico to Achieve LEED Certification
The San Luis Potosi office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that its newly developed industrial building, EcoLogistics 1, has achieved certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system for Core & Shell projects.
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