Zapata NewsLocal news for Zapata, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Labor Lull: Valley not immune to farm worker shortage- May 22, 2008 It used to be as simple as posting a sign on the roadway. But now, South Texas farmers are forced to recruit field labor through employment agencies and repeated phone calls to harangued work crew leaders.http://www.topix.net/city/zapata-tx/2008/05/labor-lull-valley-not-immune-to-farm-worker-sh... MOM - " Mothers Owed Money- May 10, 2008 "You start to run out of ideas" For all the mothers out there, consider one word today: union. Think about it - you could take the world of fathers by storm if you banded together to fight for adequate wages. via Themonitor.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/zapata-tx/2008/05/mom-mothers-owed-money?fromrss=1 DWI Costs Lives- May 6, 2008 "We don't have a county jail big enough to hold all the people that I should be sending to county jail." One family continues to wait for justice for their daughter, two years after a drunk driving accident left her dead. via KRGVhttp://www.topix.net/city/zapata-tx/2008/05/dwi-costs-lives?fromrss=1 Westside Park could have a buyer- May 5, 2008 "There's people across Mexico that have a great deal of faith in McAllen and the economic boom here." A group of Mexican businessmen has expressed interest in purchasing Westside Park, which is on the auction block for $23.2 million. via Themonitor.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/zapata-tx/2008/05/westside-park-could-have-a-buyer?fromrss=1 |