2012 Calendar of Events and Meetings in the Four-State Region of the U. S.-Mexico Border 2020 Environmental Program
Calendar of environmental events and meetings of possible interest to public and private stakeholders in the Four-State Region of the U.S.-Mexico Border 2020 Environmental Program.
Notes:
- The web page for the Four-State Regional Workgroup (Texas-Tamaulipas-Nuevo Leon-Coahuila) explains the geographical coverage of the Border 2020 Task Forces (Gulf, Falcon, and Amistad).
- For meetings of actual Border 2020 entities, links to agendas are included and, where possible, links to minutes.
- For meetings that are not explicitly part of Border 2020 and not organized by EPA or TCEQ, links to other organizations are provided for additional information.
Day/Date |
Event |
Place |
Contact |
Agenda Minutes Photos | |
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| JANUARY | |||||
| Wed., Jan. 11 | Lower Rio Grande Citizens Forum, Int'l Boundary and Water Commission meeting | Mercedes, Texas | IBWC Citizens Forum webpage,  |
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| Sat., Jan. 28 | "Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: River of Life, River in Peril" Conference | Laredo, Texas | Tricia Cortez, RGISC, telephone: 956-718-1063 | Conference Poster | |
| FEBRUARY | |||||
| Sat., Feb. 4 | Composting Workshop, by Healthy Communities of Brownsville | Brownsville, Texas | Workshop Flyer | ||
| Wed.-Fri, Feb. 15-17 | Americas 2020 Trade and Transportation Summit | San Antonio, Texas | Border Legislative Conference, telephone: 916-553-4423 | ||
| Fri, Feb. 17 | Workshop on Daylighting and Integration of Lighting Systems, by UT PanAm | Edinburg, Texas | Workshop Flyer | ||
| Tue., Feb. 28 | Workshop on Energy Efficiency, by UT PanAm | Edinburg, Texas | Workshop Flyer | ||
| MARCH | |||||
| Fri.-Sat., Mar. 2-3 | Collection of Electronic Waste for Recycling | Matamoros, Tamaulipas | Announcement | ||
| Thu., Mar. 8 | Falcon Task Force - Water Committee | Laredo, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | Minutes |
| Wed., Mar. 21 | Gulf Task Force - Waste Committee | Harlingen, Texas | Claudia Lozano, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | Minutes |
| Thu., Mar. 22 | Gulf Task Force - Environmental Education Committee | McAllen, Texas | Claudia Lozano, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | |
| Tue., Mar. 27 | Gulf Task Force - Emergency Preparedness Committee | McAllen, Texas | Claudia Lozano, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | |
| Wed.-Fri., Mar. 28-30 | 14th Annual LRGV Stormwater Management Planning Conference | South Padre Island, Texas | Texas A&M Kingsville | Program | Registration Form |
| Wed.-Fri., Mar. 28-30 | XXV Border Legislative Conference | Sacramento, California | Border Legislative Conference, telephone: 916-553-4423 | ||
| APRIL | |||||
| Wed., Apr. 18 | Falcon Task Force - Environmental Education Committee meeting | Laredo, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | |
| Wed., Apr. 18 | Falcon Task Force - Environmental Health Committee meeting | Laredo, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | |
| Thu., Apr. 19 | Falcon Task Force - Waste Committee meeting | Laredo, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | |
| Sat., Apr. 21 | Workshop on Rainwater Harvesting by Health Communities of Brownsville | Brownsville, Texas | Workshop Flyer | ||
| MAY | |||||
| Tue.-Wed., May 1-2 | Annual TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair and Conference | Austin, Texas | TCEQ Trade Fair website | ||
| Wed., May 23 | Amistad Task Force | Eagle Pass, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Agenda Minutes |
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| JUNE | |||||
| JULY | |||||
| AUGUST | |||||
| Wed.-Thu., Aug. 8-9 | Annual "National Coordinators Meeting" for Border 2012 | Tijuana, Baja California | Paula Flores, EPA | Agenda (English) Agenda (español) | |
| SEPTEMBER | |||||
| Thu., Sep. 6 | City of Harlingen's 1st Annual Scrap Tire Workshop | Harlingen, Texas | Flyer | Agenda | |
| Sat., Sep. 8 | Laredo Fall Community Cleanup - Nature Trail | Laredo, Texas | Call RGISC at (956) 718-1063 | Flyer | |
| Sat., Sep. 22 | Binational Beach Cleanup | Brownsville & Matamoros, Texas | Hilario de León, City of Brownsville | ||
| OCTOBER | |||||
| Mon.-Sat., Oct. 1-27 | Month-long Celebration of "Día del Rio" | Laredo, Texas | Tricia Cortez | Schedule | |
| Thu., Oct. 4 | Valley Environmental Summit | Brownsville, Texas | Summit website Valley Environmental Summit, |
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| Thu., Oct. 11 | Falcon Task Force | Laredo, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Minutes | |
| Sat., Oct. 13 | Valley Proud's "Rio Reforestation" Project | Near Brownsville, Texas | Susan Hoehne, Valley Proud | Agenda | |
| Thu., Oct. 18 | Laredo Environmental Summit | Laredo, Texas | Summit website Laredo Environmental Summit, |
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| Mon.-Wed., Oct. 22-24 | Border Energy Forum XIX | Hermosillo, Sonora | See Border Energy Forum website Border Energy Forum XIX, |
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| NOVEMBER | |||||
| Thu., Nov. 15 | Amistad Task Force | Eagle Pass, Texas | Victor Wong, TCEQ | Agenda Minutes | |
| DECEMBER | |||||
| Thu., Dec. 6 | Gulf Task Force | McAllen, Texas | Claudia Lozano, TCEQ | ||
