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  Handbook of Texas Online: EAGLE PASS, TX
Eagle Pass, the county seat of Maverick County, is located on the Mexican border at the intersection of U.S. highways 277 and 57, Farm Road 1021, and the Southern Pacific Railroad in the far western part of the county.
Piedras Negras, established in 1850 across from Eagle Pass in Mexico, became a haven for fugitive slaves, and both banks of the river were infested with outlaws.
Eagle Pass grew slowly in the early decades of the twentieth century, reaching 2,729 inhabitants in 1900 and 5,765 in 1920.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/EE/hee1.html   (1108 words)

  
 City of Eagle Pass, Texas
The City of Eagle Pass rests on the banks of the Rio Grande River approximately 140 miles southwest of San Antonio, opposite of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.
Eagle Pass embraces a storied history rooted in trade and the US Military's development of Fort Duncan, as well as, its strong ties with the Mexican culture.
One of the fastest growing border communities in the country, today, Eagle Pass is a major port of entry for trade to and from Mexico.
www.cityofeaglepass.com   (109 words)

  
 EAGLE LAKE
Highways serving the community are U.S. 90A, and Texas FM 102, FM 3013 and FM 1093, and 12 miles to the north is Interstate 10.
Today, Eagle Lake is diversifying its economy with a strong emphasis on bringing new industry into the area as well as helping existing business prosper and grow.
The rice fields, along with the largest private lake in the State of Texas, Eagle Lake, provide an attractive wintering ground for many migratory birds.
www.eaglelake-tx.gov   (298 words)

  
 Eagle Pass, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, to the south across the Rio Grande river.
Eagle Pass was the first United States settlement on the Rio Grande.
Eagle Pass is served by the Eagle Pass Independent School District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eagle_Pass,_Texas   (611 words)

  
 Texas Eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile (2102 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States.
Amtrak's Texas Eagle is the direct successor of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Texas and Pacific Railway train of the same name, which was inaugurated August 15, 1948.
The Texas Eagle runs as trains 21 southbound/westbound and 22 northbound/eastbound; the continuation to Los Angeles along the Sunset Limited is assigned the numbers 421 and 422.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas_Eagle   (806 words)

  
 Hutchison Capitol Comment - Amtrak "Eagle" Flourishes in Texas
The expansion of the Texas Eagle schedule from four days a week to seven is a milestone in the development of a Texas transportation system for the 21st Century.
Eagle ridership grew nearly 10 percent from 1998 to 1999, and is up 11.2 percent for the first six months of this year.
The historic Texas and Pacific (T&P) depot in Marshall was restored after more than a decade of hard work and dedication on the part of the Marshall Depot, Inc., the citizens, and school children of Marshall, and retired T&P employees.
www.senate.gov /~hutchison/cceagle2.htm   (780 words)

  
 City of Eagle Pass, Texas - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The City of Eagle Pass, Texas has a history rooted in trade and the U.S. Military's development of Fort Duncan.
Eagle Pass is located on the banks of the Rio Grande River across from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.
During the remainder of the 1800s several schools and churches were opened, the mercantile and ranching industries grew, a railway was established and Eagle Pass grew to a town of approximately 2,000.
www.cityofeaglepass.com /history.htm   (203 words)

  
 Maverick County Development Corp.
She is a graduate of the National Hispana Leadership Institute and a graduate of Leadership Texas.
She is a member of the Eagle Pass Rotary Club and serves as Board President for the El Camino Girl Scout Council.
The Port of Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras is the primary U.S.-Mexico border crossing for the industrial Mexican state of Coahuila.
www.portofeaglepass.com   (875 words)

  
 Lakehouse.com - Texas Lake Property - Eagle Mountain Lake
Eagle Mountain Lake, located just 12 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the greatest places in the state to live.
Eagle Mountain Lake is 9,200 acres, located on the West Fork of the Trinity River for recreation and Fort Worth water supply purposes.
Eagle Mountain is about 10 miles long and about 3 miles across at its widest point.
www.lakehouse.com /texas/eaglemountain.htm   (229 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: EAGLE LAKE, TX
Eagle Lake is on Highway 90A east of the Colorado River and fifty miles southwest of Houston in southeast Colorado County.
Eagle Lake is marked on early Texas maps.
In the 1960s Eagle Lake became a recreational center for hunting geese and ducks that wintered on the prairies in the rice stubble and around the lake.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/EE/hge1.html   (617 words)

  
 Austin Texas Relocation - Eagle Moving
Austin Texas moving company that is committed to bringing our customers a home moving company that understands their needs and expectations, while maintaining the highest degree of excellence and customer satisfaction.
Eagle Moving is a locally owned business, providing the most professional and courteous relocation service available to all its customers.
Eagle Moving specializes in homes and apartments and employs movers that handle all your valuables with the utmost care.
www.eaglemovingaustin.com   (152 words)

  
 Eagle Pass Texas, Historic Eagle Pass and Eagle Pass Hotels.
The name Eagle Pass was named after migrating eagles or one particular eagle that flew to and from its nest while the military was deciding what to name their first camp.
Eagle Pass was 94 percent Hispanic in 1980.
This mission was the original mission and the headquarters from which the fathers operated in their forming and governing the missions in Texas including the Alamo.
www.texasescapes.com /SouthTexasTowns/EaglePassTexas/EaglePassTx.htm   (789 words)

  
 Eagle Scouts of West Texas
A First Class Scout could go directly to Eagle Scout by earning any 21 merit badges (none of which had to be among the five required for Life Scout).
There was just one Eagle Scout from Texas in 1913 (There were only 54 in the entire country that year) W. Merrem of Shiner, Texas.
In 1965, a requirement was added to Eagle that an Eagle Scout applicant must have served for at least six months in a youth leadership position since becoming a Life Scout.
www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net /award_eaglepage.html   (713 words)

  
 Eagle Lake Texas.
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After the war, when the railroads were expanding all over the state, Eagle Lake became a railroad crossroads.
The Cane Belt, San Antonio and Aransas Pass, Southern Pacific and later the Santa Fe all had a presence in Eagle Lake.
www.texasescapes.com /CentralTexasTownsSouth/Eagle-Lake-Texas.htm   (396 words)

  
 Medical and Nursing jobs in Eagle Pass, Texas - MedHunters
Eagle Pass, Texas, is situated on the Rio Grande, across from Piedras Negras, Mexico.
Eagle Pass is the county seat of Maverick County, and home to 22,413 residents.
The 1849 Fort Duncan is Eagle Pass' prime historic attraction, and features many restored building, a museum with exhibits and...
www.medhunters.com /jobs/eagle-pass-texas-usa.html   (163 words)

  
 Eagle Pass Texas Chamber of Commerce : Chamber
Welcome to Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico where time moves at whatever speed moves you.
If you want, we'll fill your days and nights with activity; but if 'quittin' time' is more your mood, Eagle Pass is still the place to mosey into.
For recreation, there are numerous tennis courts throughout the city, a 9-hole municipal golf course, and Maverick County Park offers picnic facilities and a small lake for your enjoyment.
www.eaglepasstexas.com   (182 words)

  
 Rail Travel News - Inaugurating the Texas Eagle California Service by Gene Poon
Yet the Texas Eagle is unique in being a long-distance Amtrak train which was saved by the tireless efforts of countless rail travel advocates and local volunteers from along its route.
The first seating begins at 7:00pm; as usual on the Texas Eagle, the diner is behind the revenue sleepers, coaches, and lounge.
The vivacious Joy Smith, Texas Eagle product line manager, and her assistant Shiela Ready seem to be everywhere, very much in charge of the onboard celebration.
www.trainweb.com /texaseagle/rtn_21.html   (3581 words)

  
 Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce
The Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce consists of businesses and individuals throughout Colorado and the surrounding counties.
The Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce prides itself on the promotion of member businesses, economic development and tourism.
You are welcome to join the Chamber and be a part of Eagle Lake's prosperous future.
www.visiteaglelake.com   (188 words)

  
 Amtrak Routes and Schedules
The Texas Eagle operates daily between Chicago and San Antonio.
Texas Eagle equipment operates in the Sunset Limited consist.
Texas Eagle-California Service operates as one train through between Chicago and Los Angeles.
www.cwrr.com /Amtrak/w_eagle.html   (593 words)

  
 The Sun News | 10/01/2006 | Riding the Texas Eagle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A year before, I flew up to Chicago, the northernmost point of the Texas Eagle route, then took it to Little Rock, a 13-hour ride.
Gill said she chose the train in part because she had watched officials repeatedly try to eliminate federal funding for Amtrak and feared their efforts would spell the end for money-losing, long-distance routes such as the Texas Eagle.
The northbound Texas Eagle departs daily from San Antonio at 8 a.m., arriving in Chicago at 2:14 p.m.
www.myrtlebeachonline.com /mld/myrtlebeachonline/15652976.htm   (1418 words)

  
 Texas Eagle
I took the name Texas Eagle as a humorous (at least I thought it was humorous) jab at something that then-Vice-Perpetrator Albert S. "Weird" Algore, Jr.
After showing The Creator Of The Internet how to turn the calculator on, the staffer informed him that he received a letter from two Texas "seasoned citizens"(aka Bluehairs) who were concerned about a report they had heard that, in an effort to cut costs, Amtrak would no longer have trains stop at their local station.
In his response, Weird Algore said he shared their concern for endangered animals and promised that he would do everything he could to protect the Texas Eagle from extinction.
www.freerepublic.com /~texaseagle   (881 words)

  
 Eagle Broadband - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Eagle Broadband is a leading provider of advanced broadband, Internet Protocol (IP) and communications technology and services that create new revenue opportunities for broadband providers and enhance communications for government, military and enterprise customers.
Eagle Broadband’s SatMAX is an advanced communications system that enables users to quickly and easily make fully wireless, satellite voice and data communications available from any non-line-of-sight location.
Eagle Broadband designs and manufactures the advanced line of MediaPro IP set-top boxes, designed for a wide range of markets.
www.eaglebroadband.com   (138 words)

  
 Hutchison Capitol Comment - Texas Eagle Saved from Extinction
The bad news was announced in Washington: come November, Amtrak would discontinue the Texas Eagle and three other passenger routes.
With expanded service in Texas and a new line coming in from Oklahoma, Amtrak is carrying passengers across our country cheaply and conveniently.
We simply could not allow the Eagle to be grounded, so Texans mounted a true cooperative effort to save it.
www.senate.gov /~hutchison/cceagle.htm   (597 words)

  
 The Bryan-College Station Eagle > Texas & Region
Wintry weather blasted northwest Texas on Tuesday, leaving holiday travelers faced with treacherous, icy roads and the prospect of snow and sleet.
DALLAS - With a statewide drill planned for next year to test Texas' preparedness for a possible pandemic flu outbreak, health officials are continuing to tweak the state's response plan.
AUSTIN - Three University of Texas at Austin fraternity members were indicted Wednesday on hazing charges in last year's alcohol-related death of a freshman pledge.
www.theeagle.com /texas   (1411 words)

  
 Amtrak announces plans to expand Texas Eagle service
Kay Bailey Hutchison, the Texas Republican who stepped in last year as the Texas Eagle faced imminent cancellation, applauded the announcement.
She termed the expanded service "an indication that the Eagle's wings are getting stronger." The Eagle, which serves 19 Texas cities, was targeted last year for termination by Amtrak, which is in dire financial shape.
Both Congress and the Texas Legislature stepped in and provided the funds necessary to keep the Eagle afloat.
www.texnews.com /texas97/eagle101197.html   (303 words)

  
 Eagle Pass, Texas, Outdoors Recreation
Lots of great nature around Eagle Pass, Texas just waiting to be explored.
Eagle Pass Super 8 Motel, Eagle Pass, Texas, 5 miles away
Eagle Pass Golf Course, Eagle Pass, Texas, 5 miles away
www.hikercentral.com /metros/20580.html   (704 words)

  
 Wild Texas: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Bald eagles measure approximately thirty-six inches tall, with an average wingspan of seven feet.
Bald eagles are attractive birds with a brownish-fl body, large yellow feet and beak, and a distinctive snow white head, neck, and tail.
Some of the best bald eagle viewing in the state, however, is probably at Fairfield Lake State Park where eagle watching tours are held each Saturday from November through February.
www.wildtexas.com /wildguides/baldeagl.php   (343 words)

  
 Texas Eagle Forum president: Fight Trans-Texas Corridor, North American Union - Myopenforum
Eagle Forum President Cathie Adams spoke to some 54 people at the Petroleum Club.
Formed by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972, the St. Louis, Mo., and Washington, D.C.-based Eagle Forum is pro-family, pro-life group.
She said those attending should keep their eye on the 2008 presidential race, ask their state representatives and senators to support eminent domain legislation in 2007, back keeping tolls from the Trans-Texas Corridor in-state and redirect the Texas Mobility and state highway funds to build roads.
www.myopenforum.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9684   (365 words)

  
 Through The Heart of Texas.... The Texas Eagle
The Eagle travels through the piney woods of northeast Texas before landing in Dallas, the premier city of the southwest.
The Eagle then moves onto Fort Worth, one of the country's fastest-growing cities before turning south to Temple and the Waco area towards Austin, Texas' capitol.
At San Antonio, the Eagle interconnects with the Sunset Limited, a true cross-country train that goes through the spectacular desert southwest in its Orlando to Los Angeles route.
www.trainweb.org /amtrakphotos/trains/eagle/eagle.htm   (234 words)

  
 Welcome to Eagle Gymnastics Academy!
Eagle Gymnastics Academy holds back-handspring clinics throughout the year.
Reservations are required, and the clinics are open to those 6+ years with the proper skill set.
Located near downtown Frisco, Texas, Eagle Gymnastics provides proud parents with the opportunity for your child to learn and grow.
www.eaglegymnastics.com   (428 words)

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