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Hermine Downgraded to Tropical Depression

(Sept. 7) -- Sweeping north from Mexico, Tropical Storm Hermine lashed south Texas with heavy rains today before weakening to a tropical depression. The Rio Grande Valley escaped fairly lightly as the system plowed northward. The storm made landfall in Mexico at 65 mph, but winds dropped to 45 mph as it moved into Texas....

Hurricane Alex Now a Category 2 Storm

News from the National Hurricane Center is not good. Hurricane Alex has been upgraded to a Category 2 storm. Alex's sustained winds have been clocked at 100 miles per hour. The storm, which is moving west at a speed of 12 mph, is expected to make landfall in northeastern Mexico within the next few hours. As the storm...

Where Is Tropical Storm Alex?

Gaining strength as it headed over the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Alex was poised to be upgraded to a hurricane sometime tonight, the National Hurricane Service said. With waves from the storm affecting oil spill cleanup efforts from Florida to Louisiana, Alex's impact has already been felt...

brownsville News From the Web

06/02/12 Brownsville church concludes Virgin Mary celebration Source: Valley Morning Star - Harlingen TX A monthlong celebration of the Virgin Mary has concluded at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
06/02/12 Brownsville student valedictorian at Med Tech Source: The Brownsville Herald - Brownsville TX A total of 81 graduates from the Class of 2012 of South Texas Academy of Medical Technology received their diplomas Saturday at Marine Military Academy's Yeckel Auditorium.
06/02/12 SpaceX Brownsville Space Port Opposed By Texas... Source: Slashdot MarkWhittington writes "The proposed SpaceX space port in Brownsville, Texas, has run into opposition from an environmental group. Environment Texas is conducting a petition drive to stop the project. According to a news release by the group, the proposed space port, which would include a launch pad and control and spacecraft processing facilities, would be 'almost surrounded' by a park and wildlife refuge. Environment Texas claims the launching of rockets would 'scare the heck' out of every creature in the area and would 'spray noxious chemicals all over the place.' The petition will demand SpaceX build the space port elsewhere."

Background on brownsville

Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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