Zapata (United States)

Type: City

Name: Zapata (United States)

Latitude: 26.907301

Longitude: -99.2714

population: 4,882

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Spider among reasons Ballenger says it went bust

Cicurina venii is a small and blind spider that Harlingen contractor Ballenger Construction says is partly to blame for the company’s recent financial woes.LOCAL PROJECTSBallenger Construction Company defaulted on 22 projects throughout the state. Eight ... [Published McAllen Monitor - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: United States, Falfurrias (United States), Zapata (United States), Harlingen (United States)

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

American Electric Power Company

Texas PUC approves construction of new transmission line

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas PUCT unanimously approved an application by Electric Transmission Texas, LLC ETT for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity CCN to build a 345-kV transmission line from the Laredo area into ... [Published Electricity Forum - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Construction, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, American Electric Power Company

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Mexican drug cartel leader guilty of killing 2 American agents in 2011

WASHINGTON ?$ The Mexican drug cartel leader known as “Tweety Bird” has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C. to ordering a hit on two American immigration agents in 2011. Reuters reports that the two Americans were ambushed by two ... [Published Accuracy in Media - May 30 2013]

Entities: Mexican Drug Cartels, Zapata (United States), Julian Zapata Espinosa, Jaime Zapata

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Four Laredo Sector Border Patrol Mustangs Named

The first ceremony was held on May 21, at Norman Thomas Elementary in Freer. The school was honored for suggesting âSpiritâ as a good name for one of the horses. The following day, Ramirez/Burks Elementary in Cotulla, was recognized for their name selection ... [Published U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection - May 24 2013]

Entities: Border Patrol, Cotulla (United States), Norman Thomas, Freer (United States), Zapata (United States)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 7 reports

Cartel leader pleads guilty to murder

By LAURA B. MARTINEZ The Brownsville Herald Valley Morning StarA commander of the Zetas drug cartel pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata and the attempted murder of fellow agent Victor Avila.Julian Zapata Espinoza, ... [Published Valley Morning Star - May 24 2013]

Entities: Jaime Zapata, Zapata Espinoza, Zapata (United States)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Stewart Title Voted Best Title Company in Laredo for Second Year in a Row

) - Stewart Title$ has been voted Best Title Company in Laredo Morning Times' 2013 Reader's Choice Awards for the second consecutive year. The awards are determined by write-in ballots from area residents. The top companies are selected across eight categories ... [Published Noodls - May 23 2013]

Entities: Title Company, Real Estate, Jim Hogg, Zapata (United States), Stewart Information Services Corporation

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

RIVERSIDE: Immigrant parents request college prep guidance

When Barbara Zapata immigrated to the United States 15 years ago, she said she came with hopes of a better life for her family, especially a good education for her children.By the time her son, Alex, entered high school, he was enrolled in Advance Placement ... [Published Riverside Press Enterprise - May 22 2013]

Entities: Zapata (United States), Santa Ana (United States), Ayala (Mexico), Immigration

First reported Apr 02 2013 - Updated Apr 03 2013 - 1 reports

Yes, Rick Perry still hates Medicaid

We’re not surprised by this , right? It’s constitutional – deal with it The Texas rhetoric around a key facet of federal health reform — whether the state will expand subsidized insurance to its poorest adults — reached the high water mark on Monday, ... [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 02 2013]

Entities: Medicaid, Rick Perry, John Cornyn, Ted Cruz

First reported Mar 12 2013 - Updated Mar 12 2013 - 1 reports

idfive Executive Vice President of Strategy Named SmartCEO Magazine...

Andres Zapata Honored Among Top Baltimore Executives Recognized by Magazine for Exceptional Leadership Andres Zapata, Executive Vice President of Strategy at idfive in Baltimore Baltimore based interactive marketing agency, idfive is proud to announce ... [Published PRWeb - Mar 12 2013]

Entities: Zapata (United States), Baltimore (Maryland, United States), Maryland Institute College of Art, Leadership, Higher Education

First reported Jan 30 2013 - Updated Jan 31 2013 - 1 reports

Kia Sorento Limited - Space Babies - (2013) :75 (USA)

VideoCredits David&Goliath Chief Creative Officer: David Angelo Executive Creative Director: Colin Jeffery Creative Director, Copywriter: Ben Purcell Creative Director, Art Director: Steve Yee Head of Production: Carol Lombard Executive Producer: ... [Published adland.tv - Jan 30 2013]

Entities: Kia Sorento, Executive Producer, Dariusz Wolski, David Angelo

First reported Dec 21 2012 - Updated Dec 22 2012 - 1 reports

Continued ...

MERIDA, Mexico — Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, marking what many believe is the conclusion of a vast, 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar ... [Published Enid News and Eagle - Dec 21 2012]

Entities: Maya (Mexico), Conch, Genaro Hernandez

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...shares the detail that "a Navy general with 30 years of links to the Minister of Foreign Relations was placed in retirement for length of service. "The military imposed itself on the justice system in a eminently political blow" he writes

DR1 Daily News -Monday, 10 June 2013 [Published CaribSeek - Jun 11 2013]

"Special agent Zapata died for his country in a senseless brutal attack, and special agent Avila was grievously wounded in the same ambush by members of the Los Zetas cartel" said Mythili Raman, acting assistant U S attorney

Cartel member pleads guilty in agent's murder [Published Houston Chronicle - May 24 2013]

...The cartel members "continued to fire at the vehicle as the agents attempted to escape by driving away."

Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death [Published Los Angeles Times - May 24 2013]

When U S Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camerena was abducted and killed in 1985 by the Zetas gang members, U S officials "virtually shut down the border ... and began car to car searches, ostensibly for Camerena" said Nathan Jones, a drug policy analyst at Rice University's James Baker School of Public Policy

Mexico drug cartel commander pleads guilty in murder of U.S. official [Published Baltimore Sun - May 23 2013]

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