Texas STAAR results improve in math and reading after pandemic dips
There had been fear that after another school year of COVID-19 disruptions, scores would not improve. By Brian Lopez, The Texas TribuneJuly 1, 2022 “Texas STAAR results improve in math and reading after pandemic dips” was first published by The…
Eagle Pass KEPS-KINL Radio Stations Shut Down Operations on June 30, 2022
July 1st, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 After more than 70 plus years on the airwaves, Eagle Pass’s very own KEPS-KINL radio stations closed their doors on Thursday, June 30, 2022 due to current economic conditions…
Gold Eagle Security Grand Opening Hosted by Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce
July 1st, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce hosted the grand opening ceremony of the new corporate headquarters of Gold Eagle Security, LLC on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 920 Eidson…
Jacqueline C. Stephens Named Chief Operating Officer at Stat Specialty Hospital
July 1st, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Stat Specialty Hospital of Laredo Chief Executive Officer Alan Gonzalez announced that Jacqueline C. Stephens has been named Chief Operating Officer of Stat Specialty Hospitals in Eagle Pass and…
“Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meeting
June 30th, 2022Uvalde’s mayor said city officials could be prosecuted for releasing details of the investigation. Pete Arredondo, the City Council member and school district police chief, was absent for the second straight meeting. By Uriel J. García, The Texas TribuneJune 30,…
Breaking News! Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department of Public Safety to Add Additional Commercial Truck Inspection Checkpoints and Implement New DPS Strike Forces
June 29th, 2022By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2022 Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced at a press conference on the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 that he was…
El Paso lawmakers say that despite polarized climate, Texas Legislature must act on guns, reproductive rights
June 29th, 2022During a Texas Tribune event, Democratic state Reps. Joe Moody and Claudia Ordaz Perez and state Sen. César Blanco said the Uvalde school shooting and the overturning of Roe v. Wade demand action in the Texas Legislature. By Texas Tribune…
Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shooting
June 29th, 2022The timeline is still unclear for demolishing the school building. The district has plans to replace it with a memorial park. By Brian Lopez, The Texas TribuneJune 28, 2022 “Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School…
Abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can temporarily resume in Texas, judge rules
June 29th, 2022A ban in effect before Roe v. Wade cannot be used, as threatened last week by Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a judge’s ruling Tuesday. However, the stopgap measure will, at most, extend abortion access in the state for…
Texas congressional Democrats call on Attorney General Ken Paxton to release Uvalde shooting records
June 29th, 2022Uvalde, state and federal officials have refused to release records related to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. Nine members of Congress said in a letter that families of victims deserve to know the full truth about what…
John Ratcliffe, former Texas congressman, warned Trump staffers against trying to undermine 2020 election
June 29th, 2022White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson testified about Ratcliffe’s warnings before the U.S. House committee investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection. She was an assistant to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. By Abby Livingston,…
