Guess who won.... "Grupo México is extremely pleased with the resolution from the Corpus Christi Bankruptcy Court and considers it a complete victory for the Parent, ASARCO"

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Federal Judge Ratifies Superiority of Grupo Mexico's ...
Business Wire (press release)
Grupo México is extremely pleased with the resolution from the Corpus Christi Bankruptcy Court and considers it a complete victory for the Parent, ASARCO ..."

January 13, 1999 one month before ASARCO closed, the ASARCO site became part of the Empowerment Zone...

The Empowerment Zone (EZ)coincidentally is within the areas hit hardest by the historical ASARCO smoke-plume.


"On January 13, 1999, El Paso was one of 15 cities nationwide, and the only city in Texas, to receive an Empowerment Zone (EZ) designation from HUD under Round II of the federal EZ Program. El Paso's EZ has been named El Corazon de El Paso (the Heart of El Paso) because of its rich historical and cultural significance. Encompassing the central core of the city and a portion of the Ysleta area on the east side of town, El Corazon de El Paso is rich in economic possibilities, yet is also one of the most impoverished urban areas in the United States...."

http://www.elpasotexas.gov/elpasoez/