by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Feb. 1, 2016 Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat, pressed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday to explain why the agency plans to reduce its aerial surveillance on the Texas-Mexico border. In a letter to DHS Secretary…

The first case of a sexually-transmitted Zika virus, the infectious disease spreading quickly across the Americas, has been confirmed by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) in Dallas County, Texas. Previously believed to only be transmitted through mosquito bites, Zika has already been labeled a “global emergency” by…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently intercepted a shipment of narcotics from making entry into the United States, seizing more than 1,600 pounds of contraband. On the afternoon of Jan. 29, CBP officers at Camino Real International Bridge,…

Tuesday, January 12, 2015, 12:56pm: A K-9 Officer assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division assisted Texas Department of Public Safety Patrol Units by deploying his assigned K-9 on a grey 2004 Ford F150. The vehicle had been stopped by DPS Patrol Units on Highway 57 for a…

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station arrested a Mexican national, convicted of sexual battery. “Homeland security is our primary mission, but apprehensions like this help keep our communities safe,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodolfo Karisch. On Jan. 29, Alejandro Velasquez-Aboytes,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 All Maverick County and surrounding counties military veterans are cordially invited to meet and greet Texas State Senator Carlos I. Uresti, Senate District 19, of San Antonio, Texas at Fuddruckers, 406 S. Bibb Avenue, in Eagle Pass, Texas from…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 According to Corpus Christi news reports, both Alice Independent School District and Corpus Christi Cal Allen Independent School District plan to appeal the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) 2016-2018 realignment of their high schools in District 29-5A announced on…

By: Laura Nelson (Press Release) Warm and breezy weather welcomed local, state, and federal officials as they joined Sul Ross State University administrators to celebrate the dedication of the expansion of Rio Grande College’s site in Eagle Pass on Friday, Jan. 29. Sul Ross State University President, Dr. Bill Kibler,…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced on Monday, February 1, 2016 that the Eagle Pass C.C. Winn High School Mavericks and Lady Mavericks will be staying in District 29-5A with five new members joining the district while three…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016 The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles and Lady Eagles will be remaining in District 29-6A for 2016-2018 with the previous district schools together with two new schools added to the Border District, announced Texas University Interscholastic League on…