Thank you for visiting our web site. We hope that you will find it informative and helpful. Please check back periodically for upcoming TMBC events as well as program information and reminders.
The Texas/Mexico Border Coalition is a Community-based Organization. The purpose of the Coalition is to establish and maintain the health, social, environmental, and economic integrity and survival of small, rural communities along the Texas-Mexico border.
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At A Glance...
Click on the "Events" link above for more details.
Bi-National Ranchers Conference
June 24, 25, 2009
Embassy Suites Hotel
Laredo, Texas
(956)723-6643 ext 3 or (956)721-2626
Southwest Texas Goat Producers Goat Field Day
June 27, 2009
8:30am - 1:00pm
Double S Ranch
Quemado, Texas
(830)279-0164
NRCS Accepts Applications for Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
TEMPLE, TEXAS, April 10, 2009 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), a voluntary conservation program that helps farmers and ranchers keep their land in agriculture.
Eligible entities can apply at any time, but must submit applications on or before June 1, 2009, to receive consideration for funding in fiscal year 2009. For more information: www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/frpp/index.html..
NRCS Will Restore Flood-prone Lands with Economic Recovery Funding
TEMPLE, TEXAS, March 9, 2009 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide up to $145 million to eligible landowners nationwide through the floodplain easement component of its Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to restore an estimated 60,000 acres of frequently flooded land to their natural state. CLICK HERE FOR THE PRESS RELEASE.
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HERE'S HOW TO CONTACT US:
tmbc@tm-bc.org
| IN SAN ISIDRO:
5 FM 2294
(at the San Isidro School)
Phone: 956-481-3256
Fax: 956-481-3950
| IN RIO GRANDE CITY:
USDA NRCS Office
208 S. Norris
(between O'Reilly's and Pizza Patron)
Phone: 956-487-5598 ext 3
Fax: 956-487-2412
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