by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Dec. 22, 2015 The number of people apprehended by immigration agents while trying to enter Texas illegally dropped by more than 35 percent during the federal government’s 2015 fiscal year, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics released Tuesday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Eagle Passan Alfredo Barrientos, age 47, was tased to death by Laredo, Texas Police Officer Ricardo Rodriguez while a patient at Laredo Medical Center on Monday, December 21, 2015. Preliminary reports indicate Barrientos was a patient at the Emergency…

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently discovered a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine in a vehicle coming from Mexico. On Dec. 18, CBP officers working at Eagle Pass International Bridge I encountered a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, driven…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 A suspicious vehicle high speed chase originating in the Hopedale Road area resulted in a rollover accident at the intersection of Del Rio Boulevard and Bonnett Avenue at the new EduCare Preschool and Childcare Center on Monday, December 21,…

Michael Torralba has authorized the Eagle Pass Business Journal to announce his candidacy for Maverick County Constable of Precinct 3-AB, also known as Precinct 3-1, for the Democratic Party Primary scheduled for March 1, 2016. An experienced law enforcement officer for over 20 years, Torralba seeks to bring integrity, fairness,…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass Police Department swept top honors at the recent City Awards Banquet as Police Chief Alberto Guajardo was named the City’s Director of the Year while Detective Hazel Diaz garnered the Employee of the Year…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College held its 2015 Winter Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the John Harrell Auditorium on the campus of Uvalde High School in Uvalde, Texas. Among the SRSU-Rio Grande College graduating students…

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas is pleased to announce the opening of its new Miniature Golf Course (Putt-Putt) located at the City’s Golf Course, 483 Bliss Street, announced Interim City Manager Hector Chavez. Chavez added that the City’s…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015 The future of the Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Port of Entry is extremely bright as the City of Eagle Pass hosted the official ground breaking ceremony for the construction and development of two commercial traffic…

As of December 19, the number of consumers signed up for Marketplace coverage surged to more than 8.2 million nationally, including 1,040,246 in Texas. Those who selected a plan by December 17 or were auto re-enrolled will have coverage effective January 1, 2016. High consumer demand as we neared the…