BEDC-EPISD Procurement Workshop to be held
(PRESS RELEASE) The Eagle Pass Business & Economic Development Committee (BEDC) and the Eagle Pass Independent School District will hold a procurement workshop on Friday, May 11, 2018, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the International Center for Trade (East…
An Open Letter to the Citizens of Maverick County
April 24th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) By: David J. Castañeda April 22, 2018 Dear Citizens, Yes, David John Castañeda II, is my son. We were surprised, shocked, when we found out that he was being arrested and what he was being charged with. This…
Eagle Pass Police Detective Raul Gonzalez Appeal Denied
April 24th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) On March 3, 2017 Chief of Police Alberto Guajardo terminated then Sergeant Raul Gonzalez for excessive force after striking a female in the face and utilizing pepper spray while the female was already being restrained by a fellow…
EPHS Student Alex Alonso Selected for AAU Basketball Team
April 24th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) Alex Alonso, junior Guard, at Eagle Pass High School (EPHS) is taking his Hoop Dreams to the next level. Alex has been selected to play for an exclusive select AAU team from San Antonio. The H.O.H. Brotherhood Team….
Yes, All Immigrants – Even Undocumented – Pay Billions in Taxes Each Year
April 24th, 2018By: Melissa Cruz, Immigration Impact Immigrants—both documented and undocumented—contribute billions of dollars in taxes to the United States every year. Immigrants who are authorized to work in the United States file the same taxes as any U.S.-native including local, state,…
Eagle Pass Author to Visit Winn High School
April 24th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) Ms. Guadalupe Garcia McCall, award winning author of the novel, Under the Mesquite, will be visiting CC Winn High School on April 27th at 2:50 pm. Ms. McCall is an Eagle Pass High School graduate whose novel is set in Eagle…
Shutdown of Texas schools probe shows Trump administration pullback on civil rights
April 24th, 2018By Annie Waldman, ProPublica April 23, 2018 Beside a highway in Bryan, Texas, tucked between a motorcycle bar and the county jail, stands a low-slung, sprawling complex with tinted windows, sandstone walls and barbed wire lining parts of its roof….
The Supreme Court Strikes Down Vague Deportation Law
April 24th, 2018By: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling on Tuesday in Sessions v. Dimaya, declared a provision of immigration law so vague as to be unconstitutional. Noncitizens—including green card holders—can be deported for a conviction for…
Environmentalists Condemn EPA Coal-Ash Proposal
April 24th, 2018By: Andrea Sears, Public News Service – PA HARRISBURG, Pa. — Environmental groups say changes proposed by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt would gut federal coal-ash regulations put in place in 2015. Coal ash contains toxic pollutants such as…
Report: Women at Texas community colleges aren’t getting the kind of birth control they want
April 24th, 2018By Sydney Greene, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2018 Austin Community College student Katran Packard said she was hoping not to get pregnant before her expected graduation in December. “And now we’re having a baby in December,” said the business…
High Profile Cases Highlight Border Patrol Abuses and Need for Systemic Change
April 24th, 2018By: Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—the Border Patrol in particular—has a reputation for repeatedly and systematically violating the rights of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Border Patrol agents are known for regularly using excessive force…
