INTERNATIONAL FANFARE MARKS GRAND OPENING OF NEW GAS STATION NEAR HOBBY 
Mexico’s nationally-owned Pemex has chosen the corner of Park Place Blvd. and Dover Ave., 1 block southwest of I-45, as the location of its first gas station outside of Mexico. Yesterday’s grand opening included a visit from the governor of the state of Campeche, one of Mexico’s most prominent oil-producing regions, as well as a performance by a mariachi band. Jordan Blum writes: “The new station includes what Pemex calls a ‘taco shack’, but other items in its convenience store are typical of such shops in the United States, and the gasoline is U.S.-produced. The fuel on Thursday was among Houston’s cheapest, at $1.55 cash per gallon of regular and $1.59 for credit card purchases.” [Houston Chronicle] Photo: Univision
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Pemex is the source of a lot of the “Wealthy Mexicans” that live in the Woodlands, the corrupt contracts, government monopoly, sweetheart deals led to a lot of undeserved fortunes. Now that Mexico is allowing competition from the big boys like Shell and Exxon, Pemex will go down the tubes in a hurry, in fact it may reshape the luxury real estate market in the Woodlands.
In terms of protocol, I wonder if the Campeche (Mexico) governor’s office told our own Overlord Governor of Texas of his visit to our fair city – and to the glamour that is the corner of Park Place and Dover.
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It would be shame that a high-ranking official came all this way and wasn’t met by some local welcoming dignitaries such as the Mayor. After all, the gas and sales taxes fall into our local buckets.
^Sour grapes much? Awww, Wendy lost. :(