What is Eagle Pass relationship like with the neighboring Mexican community, Piedras Negras?
If there’s a fire in Piedras Negras, the Eagle Pass Fire Department responds to it. If there’s a fire in Eagle Pass, the Piedras Negras Fire Department responds to our needs. Mexico endured their first tornado in the history of the country on April 24, 2007. I called Piedras to see what their needs were. There was an older neighborhood [that] needed chainsaws and generators to [remove debris]. [The] tornado [came] from Piedras, jumped the river and hit Maverick County, Texas. The governor of Coahuila, Mexico, [went] to Piedras Negras with resources to help [the city] with their cleanup. [Then], he sent manpower and equipment and helped us with our cleanup and never asked for a dime. That’s the way we work on the border. We’re two countries that have historically worked as one community.
