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Presidio, Texas: Border Town Pins Hopes For Economy On Its Strategic Location

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PRESIDIO, Texas —The area around the present town of Presidio on the Rio Grande, known as La Junta de los Ríos, is believed to be the oldest continuously cultivated farmland in Texas. About 1500 B.C. indigenous corn farmers settled here … Continue reading →

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Mexico Energy Reform: Border Pipeline Challenge

Posted at 10:24 am on October 6, 2014

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Mexico’s oil and gas industry is about to open up to the rest of the world — and American oil and gas companies are eager to get a foothold in a market closed to outsiders since 1938. That’s the year … Continue reading →

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