The university gave ten Plant Lamps to the villagers of Nuevo Saposoa on October 20. So far, they have been a huge success! Elmer Ramirez, the UT professor who invented the lamp, believes the Plant Lamp could help improve the lives of many people, especially small rainforest communities, 42% of whom have no electricity.

Last October Nuevo Leon had 60 federal police officers; it now has 550.

At least 141 inmates escaped Friday from a prison in Mexico's northeast border city of Nuevo Laredo, CNN reported.