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Socorro Resident Arrested For Allegedly Dumping Solid Waste On Neighbor’s Property

El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal today announced the arrest of a Socorro resident who has been charged with violating the Texas Health and Safety Code by illegally dumping solid waste in Socorro, Texas. According to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, 58 year-old Victor Manuel Villanueva is...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 03-22-2013
El Paso Assistant County Attorney Appointed To National Environmental Advisory Committee

The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lisa P. Jackson has appointed El Paso Assistant County Attorney Cristina Viesca-Santos to EPA’s 12-member Governmental Advisory Committee. The committee advices the EPA’s Administrator on a broad range of environmentally related strategic...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 11-21-2012
2012 Environmental Summit “Eco Out-Reach El Paso”

EL PASO - The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Senator José Rodríguez (D-El Paso), and El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal will host the 2012 Environmental Summit "Eco-Outreach El Paso" on Friday, October 12, 2012, at the El Paso Marriott Hotel, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 09-26-2012
Clint Resident Sentenced For Illegally Dumping Trash At Railroad Yard

El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of an East El Paso resident who pled guilty to violating the Texas Health and Safety Code by illegally dumping trash on private property in Clint, Texas. 21 year-old Francisco Hernández pled guilty to two counts of illegal dumping...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 10-20-2009
Fabens Resident Sentenced For Polluting the Air By Illegally Burning Trash

El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez announced today the sentencing of a Fabens resident who pleaded guilty of violating the Clean Air Act, on a piece of property in the Fabens in far east El Paso County. 31-year-old Leobardo González was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and court costs after pleading...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 06-10-2009
Fabens Residents Can Trade Old Mercury Thermometers For New Digital Ones

On Friday, May 15, 2009, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Fabens residents can bring mercury fever thermometers to the Thomason CARES clinic and exchange them for digital thermometers, free of charge. This thermometer exchange is intended both to remove mercury from the municipal waste stream and to educate Fabens...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 05-08-2009
El Paso Resident Is Sentenced To 75 Days In Jail For Illegal Dumping

El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of an East El Paso resident who pled guilty to violating the State Illegal Dumping Statute, on private property, in East El Paso County. 48-year-old Jesús Fernández pled true to a motion to revoke his probation for illegal dumping...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 02-10-2009
San Elizario Resident Convicted Of Dumping Trash On The Desert

El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez today announced the sentencing of a San Elizario resident who pled guilty to violating the State Illegal Dumping Statute, on private property, in far east El Paso County. 21-year-old Luis Javier Perales pled guilty today to 2 counts of illegal dumping (transporting...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 02-10-2009
County Attorney to Address Members of Presidential Advisory Committee on Environmental Issues

On Wednesday September 24, 2008, El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez will deliver welcoming remarks and briefly address some of the county’s most important environmental issues during a meeting of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board in El Paso. The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB...

Posted to County Attorney Press Releases (Weblog) by edominguez on 09-24-2008

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