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News & Updates
November 2, 2016
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| News items contained in this email are solely informational and
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BORDER SECURITY & IMMIGRATION REFORM
The Falfurrias Border Patrol station has initiated an information campaign to discontinue calling the checkpoint when reporting suspected illegal immigrants.
PAIC Robert Gilloon requests that the following numbers be utilized instead: (361) 325-7071 / (361) 325-7015. These numbers are monitored 24/7 and will assist with providing a more timely and coordinated response to reports of illegal activity in the Falfurrias Area of Operations.
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EMINENT DOMAIN
Organizations Launch Texans For Property Rights Initiative
Texans for Property Rights
As the state population continues to grow at a rapid pace, there is an increasing need for more property to build infrastructure for utilization of natural resources and to address transportation needs. While property owners recognize these demands, they also realize that their property rights must be better protected.
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HUMAN & ANIMAL HEALTH
Minors Being Tested For Zika In Cameron Co.
KRGV
Seventy five out of 107 people tested were minors from ages 11 to 17, detained at an immigration center. Health officials said at least four of those minors tested positive for Zika.
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WATER REGULATION & CONSERVATION
West Travis County Construction Hammers May Stop
Community Impact Newspaper
Officials of the West Travis County Public Utility Agency, which services Bee Cave, Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5 and parts of Hays County with water and wastewater, said it has exceeded, at least on paper, its service capacity.
NCBA, Farm Bureau Among Groups Filing Brief In WOTUS Challenge
The Westerner
"Cattlemen and women have long asked for clarity in the Clean Water Act, yet this rule adds subjectivity," NCBA President Tracy Brunner said in the release.
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Include Needs Of Wildlife In Texas' Water Plans
TribTalk
Whether you care most about catching redfish, hunting redhead ducks, hearing the call of belted kingfishers, floating down a stream or just enjoying healthy wildlife populations, you've got a stake in ensuring that river flows and freshwater inflows to coastal bays are protected. And you can bet that if we don't plan to protect river flows, they won't get protected.
Water Pipeline Construction Likely To Begin Early Next Year
San Antonio Express-News
Construction could begin as soon as January or February on a 142-mile pipeline to deliver water to San Antonio as the company in charge prepares to hit a key financial milestone this week.
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NEWS OF INTEREST
A New Breed: Women Ranchers
The Westerner
In the old West, around the turn of the century, a few ranchers' daughters - a brazen few - decided to shake up the establishment a little bit, rock the boat and rattle a few cages.
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Knolle Farm Culinary Update
Hearings and Meetings Schedule
TxDOT
Public
hearings and meetings
allow you to participate in the transportation planning process and are a coordinated effort to gather your input.
Webb Soil and Water Conservation District(SWCD) Annual Ranch Tour
November 4, 2016
Aguilares, Texas
Duval County Whitetail Deer Seminar
November 4, 2016
2 miles north of Benavides
Horses To Ride/Cattle To Cut
November 7, 2016
San Antonio, Texas
Border Patrol Stakeholders Meeting
November 17, 2016
Hebbronville, Texas
RSVP by Nov. 10th
More Information
Border Patrol Community Partnership Meeting
November 18, 2016
Noon-1 pm, luncheon with brisket
Falfurrias, Texas
361.325.7035
Brush Country Groundwater District Meeting
November 22, 2016
Falfurrias, Texas
361.325.5093
Prescribed Fire/Wildlife Summit
December 7-9, 2016
Manhattan, Kansas
Wildlife in Focus Photo Contest Registration
Orientation starts January 14, 2016
Contest begins January 15, 2016
Water for Texas 2017 Conference
TWDB
January 23-25, 2017
Austin, Texas
Wildlife in Focus Sporting Clay Shoot
March 25, 2016
Lonesome Coyote Ranch
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Border Operations Sector Assessment
South Texas Ranch Edition
The Border Operations Sector Assessment (BOSA) South Texas Ranch Edition is a monthly overview of drug, human smuggling and other criminal activity in south Texas and along the border to El Paso. The purpose of this report is to inform landowners and other related critical infrastructure partners, whose properties and interests are components of the 16 Texas Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Sectors, of emerging trends and relevant incidents.
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